nature
Programmes supported will include the flagship Blue Planet Fund for marine conversation as well as projects to maintain forests and tackle the illegal timber trade and deforestation
The funding is expected to trigger total investments of nearly €590m
That’s the dire warning from the University of Exeter, which says this could cause a catastrophic feedback loop
Around 35% of respondents said they now trust their government’s ability to tackle the climate crisis less than they did before the pandemic
On average, there has been a 68% decrease in the population sizes of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish between 1970 and 2016
That’s the call from Friends of the Earth, which claims some of the biggest landowners in England have woodland cover ‘even lower than the weak national average’
Microplastic and other man-made fibre particles were found in 67% of the creatures studied
The money comes from an award the Swedish teen activist has won and will be used to support environmental causes around the world
An addition £4 million of funding will support green spaces in four areas which have been hit hard by coronavirus
The plan will see the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty expanded by around 38 square kilometres