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Farmers and charities call on businesses to step up to tackle nature crisis
…the John Lewis Partnership, warn that the UK’s food system is driving biodiversity decline. The UK has lost almost half of its biodiversity since the industrial revolution and recent reports…
Are we on the brink of a nature finance breakthrough?
…populations, on average, have experienced a 69% decline since 1970. In a bid to combat the ongoing biodiversity and nature crisis, nations ratified a new Global Biodiversity Framework last year…
UK’s Biodiversity Net Gain requirements expanded
…delivered a minimum uplift of 10% in the amount of biodiversity at the site, relative to its biodiversity prior to their intervention. Plans for boosting biodiversity must be submitted alongside…
OVO Foundation: Nature and Biodiversity Project of the Year
…including habitat degradation, biodiversity loss and limited access to green spaces—issues exacerbated by rapid urbanisation and historical biodiversity decline. According to London’s Natural History Museum, Britain has lost more of…
Hundreds of EVs for Amazon and water stewardship schemes: The sustainability success stories of the week
…ENERGY: Solar farms can provide a biodiversity boost, study finds Last year, Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss both included commitments to limit ground-mounted solar panel development in the UK in…
Encirc: ‘Woodland Walk’ adjacent to factory in boost for biodiversity
…The UK is one of the most nature-depleted nations in the world. The global Biodiversity Intactness Index lists the UK as having less than 10% of its biodiversity intact. Recent…
UK councils to get more funding to support developers with biodiversity net gain
…responsibility for the delivery of biodiversity net gain, and also for conserving places of interest. Related news: UK only has slim chances of meeting 2030 nature conservation promise, warn Lords…
John Laing Group launches new sustainability strategy including stronger biodiversity risk assessments
…to biodiversity. One-third of John Laing’s projects are in places classed as ‘biodiversity-sensitive’. A new screening criteria will ensure the business avoids projects which are environmentally harmful where no meaningful…
Therese Coffey calls on businesses to ‘shape efforts’ to deliver global nature goals
…Dimbleby MBE and the chief executives of Tesco, NatWest and Triodos Bank and the chair of the John Lewis Partnership, warned that the UK’s food system is driving biodiversity decline….
The Global Stocktake: We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make nature the climate-fighting tool it really is
…biodiversity and social impact at scale. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has highlighted that effective conservation of a minimum of 30% of Earth’s land, freshwater and ocean areas…
The case for investing in nature-based solutions in 2024
The road to net-zero and biodiversity recovery will be long and winding, with no easy solutions. However, the promise of nature-based solutions (nbs) has created a perception that perhaps we…
Landsec launches nature strategy, going beyond biodiversity net-gain requirements
…the intensifying impacts of climate change.” A deeper dive into the strategy Last month, the UK Government rolled out its Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) policy, requiring all major housing developments…
28 voices on COP28: What we want from the climate summit (part 1)
…an opportunity to course correct. It must galvanise temperature management and ambition. “We need COP 28 to maintain momentum on the implementation of the global biodiversity framework agreed at COP15…
Youth Climate Stocktakes and energy majors’ joint renewables plan: The six biggest stories from 8 December at COP28
…ocean health and biodiversity. The initiative is based on the report, ‘Navigating the Future: Bridging Shipping, Biodiversity, and Decarbonisation,’ which underscores the need for a coordinated approach in shipping practices,…
ESG is a way to help birds and the natural world
…25 years ago? While climate change and biodiversity are hot topics for discussion, the UK’s wild birds have been signaling the detrimental impact of human activity for decades. As chief…
Report: Business giants fall short on regenerative agriculture commitments
…has called on the UK Government to ramp up approaches to regenerative farming practices, stating that Defra should set up a dedicated Task Force to help improve biodiversity, combat the…
How businesses can lead the way in creating a positive environmental legacy
…charity dedicated to reversing woodland decline, we know that the regeneration of natural landscapes is a key part of fighting the climate crisis as well as our biodiversity crisis, and…
Taskforce sets out suggestions to embed nature into financial markets
…biodiversity has declined by 70% since 1970. The UK and France launched the Global Roadmap for Biodiversity Credit Markets in June this year, highlighting five challenges for equitable biodiversity and…
European cities are turning to nature-based solutions amid climate crisis
…of adaptation projects. The report emphasises that an effective adaptation strategy will encompass primary advantages like decreased flood risk, along with secondary benefits such as enhanced biodiversity or nature restoration…
Ella’s Kitchen teams up with RSPB for British nature conservation and restoration
…wildflower-rich grasslands, rich in biodiversity including an array of birds and insects. It is hoped that the partnership will feed into the UK’s commitment to conserve 30% of land and…
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