Leading Colombian conservationists tell me about their experiences working in the most dangerous country to fight for wildlife #Cop16 theguardian.com/environment/20…

International biodiversity offsetting “doesn’t work”, according to experts aiming to create a nature market that avoids the pitfalls of carbon offsets theguardian.com/environment/20…

The UK's Labour government has pledged to provide £11.6bn of international climate finance by 2026. But meeting this goal relies on a Conservative-era decision to change what the UK defines as "climate finance". This has added an extra £1.7bn without providing any new money.

Here's my column this week, about the astonishing moment in which we find ourselves: facing the greatest predicament humankind has ever confronted, and doing sweet FA about it. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

‘I couldn’t care less if I saw another sunrise’ – what older people who are ‘tired of life’ can tell us about the assisted dying debate bit.ly/3Zr9JEs

Are Scotland’s sea eagles killing hundreds of lambs? I went up to Scotland to find out theguardian.com/environment/20…

Brilliant nuanced piece of reporting by Phoebe Weston about the re-introduction of sea eagles in Scotland. No easy answers here as her subjects grapple with how restore a depleted biosphere while supporting struggling farmers theguardian.com/environment/20…

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It is no coincidence that bats & newts are receiving flack for supposedly stopping infrastructure, house building & other development. These are some of the only wildlife which has substantive protections, both on the treatises themselves & their habitat. Most other parts of

Guard bees protecting the hive entrance from intruders They can use alarm pheromones to call for reinforcements if there is trouble. You can see foragers arriving with full pollen baskets

In late 2022, the world agreed to protect 30% of the planet for nature. More than half the world’s countries have no plans to deliver on the target, according to analysis by Carbon Brief & The Guardian . Full story below 👇 theguardian.com/environment/20…

Crucial UN nature talks are about to reopen in Rome – but will enough countries turn up? Phoebe Weston previews #Cop16 in Rome theguardian.com/environment/20…

Governments reached a deal at #Cop16 in Rome last night. But it is clear that this decade's biodiversity agreement is already on life support. Phoebe Weston reports from the Italian capital theguardian.com/environment/20…

In the 1960s, the Swiss had some of the dirtiest water in Europe. Now, their cities boast pristine rivers and lakes – and other countries are looking to follow their lead (but not the UK...). My report from Geneva theguardian.com/environment/20…

Nominations have flown in for Invertebrate of the Year competition and here is the wonderfully gruesome first on the 10-strong shortlist. We'll announce one each day this week and next. The polls open once all 10 are revealed! theguardian.com/environment/20…

Turtle doves will be allowed to be shot for sport again across Europe, as the EU lifts a ban on hunting that was credited with the species’ tentative recovery theguardian.com/environment/20…

The world is on track for disastrous global heating – but this will create profits for some air conditioning companies, according to Wall Street theguardian.com/environment/20…

Hello! What are the best wildlife cams out there? Looking for ones like this bear sanctuary youtube.com/watch?v=V3aTpI… or these storks tvsyd.dk/storkereden?se… Please post links below 👇 If you are a wildlife cam obsessive/ know one, please get in touch - [email protected]

'Forever chemical' found in dozens of UK rivers, study finds news.sky.com/story/forever-…