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Latest controversy comes at a problematic time for UK anti-radicalisation scheme Ex-Prevent chief criticises terror list’s inclusion of Extinction Rebellion The now recalled guidance issued by counter-terror police that placed Extinction Rebellion alongside the likes of jihadists and neo-Nazis emerged at a problematic time for the government’s flagship anti-radicalisation programme, Prevent. The voluntary initiative is

US greenhouse gas emissions are up since 2017 and Trump’s administration has ripped up curbs on climate polluters Climate pollution in the US is up under Donald Trump and threatens to undermine international efforts to stall the crisis, especially if he wins re-election this year and secures a second term in the White House. While

Social media claims of an arson epidemic and obstructive environmentalists have infected mainstream reporting of the bushfire crisis Lies have spread faster than grassfire during Australia’s unprecedented national emergency. They’ve ranged from the exaggerated to the outrageous. Related: Australia is built on lies, so why would we be surprised about lies about climate change? |

Performers join forces with experts for two-month Climate Change festival in a London theatre After Extinction Rebellion’s call for urgent action on the streets of London last year, the issue of climate change is to stage another major London takeover. From 23 March, the wider environmental debate will dominate proceedings inside a West End theatre

Impact of increase in shrubs and grasses not yet known but scientists say it could increase flooding in the region Shrubs and grasses are springing up around Mount Everest and across the Himalayas, one of the most rapidly heating regions of the planet. Related: 1.9 billion people at risk from mountain water shortages, study shows

Our readers have donated £825,000 for charities battling the climate emergency and our appeal ends on Sunday • Please donate to our charity appeal here The climate emergency was this year’s highly topical Guardian and Observer charity appeal cause, and our aim was to raise money to plant, protect and renew forests and woodland in

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Publication date: April 2020 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 170 Author(s): Cornelius Hirsch, Tamás Krisztin, Linda See Abstract Worldwide increasing demand for agricultural products poses the critical question of where this additional production will take place. In this context, the phenomenon of large scale Foreign Land Acquisition (FLA) is one strategy that has been controversially discussed