UK’s protected peatlands being hit by illegal fires, finds new report

An investigation by Greenpeace suggests more than 250 fires took place over six months despite the new ban

Farmers to be offered grants of up to £30k for ‘greener’ practices

Regenerative practices designed to protect rivers will be supported by Severn Trent’s funding

Tajikistan to boost climate resilience with $45m World Bank support

The project aims to support sustainable land management in the Central Asian country and promote collaboration with other nations in the region on landscape restoration

Scotland ploughs £30m into low carbon farming

More than 600 rural businesses will share the funding under the latest round of the Agri-Environment Climate Scheme 2021

Natural England launches new tools to measure biodiversity net gain of developments

The Biodiversity Metric 3.0 will provide a way of measuring and accounting for nature losses and gains resulting from development or changes in land management

Government announces early rollout of Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme

The new scheme will reward farmers for adopting more sustainable farming approaches