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Biodiversity conservation in the Global South is defined and implemented through multiple approaches and frameworks, but in most cases, there is little understanding or value for cultural ecosystem services (CES). CES remain a challenge to incorporate, not only because of their intangibility, but also because of multiple definitions and specificities that emerge from particular human–nature

Plan B Earth group argued ministers had not taken ‘practical and effective’ steps to reduce emissions An environmental campaign group that challenged the lawfulness of the UK government’s climate policies has lost a high court fight. Plan B Earth argued that ministers had not taken “practical and effective” steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It

Tim Crosland was found in contempt for prematurely revealing court’s decision on third runway A lawyer and climate campaigner who leaked the result of a supreme court ruling on the Heathrow airport expansion has lost an appeal against a contempt of court finding. Tim Crosland, the director of environmental campaign group Plan B Earth, was

David Attenborough will tell of ‘pristine’ skeletons found with other extinct species Five ice-age mammoths in an extraordinary state of preservation have been discovered in the Cotswolds, to the astonishment of archaeologists and palaeontologists. The extensive remains of two adults, two juveniles and an infant that roamed 200,000 years ago have been unearthed near Swindon,

Scientists are hoping La Niña conditions might yet stave off threat from predicted heat accumulation in northern and central reef Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Corals across large parts of the Great Barrier Reef could be hit by mass bleaching for the fourth time in just seven years by the

As global change increases the frequency and severity of drinking water threats, managers work toward building resilient water systems to adapt to these disturbances. A critical component of resilience is citizen trust in their water utilities. Trust in an institution is a function of individual’s calculation of their water utility’s capability and track record (rational

Ecosystem services (ES) from urban green and blue infrastructure (GBI) provide cities and their citizens with benefits necessary to cope with present and future sustainability challenges. Long-term comprehensive urban greening strategies, policies, and plans are thus central to the development of sustainable, liveable, and resilient cities. However, urban greening strategies are increasingly tailored to provide