UK shooters still killing most birds with lead despite voluntary phase-out pledge
The shooting industry recently urged MPs not to introduce statutory limits on the killing of a bird - the woodcock ...
Tag: Environment
UK plan to protect animals from tourism abuse weakened as devolved nations fail to opt in
An Asian elephant called Moti recently lay collapsed on the ground in India for almost four weeks. He passed away ...
Brits reject public funding of Drax, as tree-burning firm reveals bumper earnings
Drax announced its 2022 earnings on 23 February. The tree-burning firm raked in £731m, which is an 84% increase on the ...
Award-winning ocean experts call for UN to ban high seas fishing at treaty talks
The recipients of a 2023 environmental award have called on the United Nations (UN) to ban fishing on the high ...
Day of action against pipeline project after Tanzania greenlights construction
Tanzania's government gave its approval on 21 February for the construction of a $3.5bn crude oil pipeline, part of a ...
Major firms still not doing enough to curb deforestation, report finds
Many major global firms and financial institutions directly or indirectly contribute to deforestation. Yet they do not have any policies ...
In rare move, environment watchdog chimes in on Surrey oil project legal case
The UK environment watchdog has applied to intervene in a legal case over the approval of an oil project in ...
Canada bans deep-sea mining as concerns mount over risk to marine life
Canada announced a moratorium on deep-sea mining in its domestic waters on 9 February. The country's move came just days ...
Sri Lanka moves on plastics ban in wake of wildlife deaths
Sri Lanka will further ban some single-use plastics, its government said on 14 February. The move follows a series of ...
Police body’s fox hunting crime lead admits illegal killing is prolific in UK
A video recently emerged that appeared to show blatant fox hunting taking place. In the footage, people dug foxes out ...
Explosive Wildlife Trusts’ report says HS2 will damage nature much more than expected
An explosive report from the Wildlife Trusts says that HS2 has massively underestimated the damage it's doing to nature and ...
Vigils and rage: Brits react to hike in energy prices amid sky high corporate profits
Average households in Britain will face up to a 40% increase in already excessive energy prices in April, according to ...
Chilean mega-drought fuels devastating forest fires in the country
Forest fires in Chile have razed some 667,000 acres of land - an area larger than Luxembourg. They had claimed ...
A senior Tory has received a blue plaque for his commitment to filth
Jacob Rees-Mogg has been 'awarded' a satirical blue plaque for his contribution towards Britain's waterways. If you think his politics ...
Vast iceberg breaks off Antarctic ice shelf
An iceberg nearly the size of Greater London has broken off the Antarctic ice shelf near a UK research station, ...
UK plan to rip up thousands of laws gets green light in House of Commons
The Conservative government’s bill that could rip up thousands of retained EU laws passed its latest reading in the House ...
Mexico to ban solar geoengineering in wake of unauthorised experiment
The Mexican government announced a ban on solar geoengineering experiments in its territory on 17 January. The move came after a ...
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