Rewilding in wealthy nations could drive extinctions in species-rich regions, experts warn
13 February 2025Researchers call on the international community to recognise and start tackling the ‘biodiversity leak’.
Pork labelling schemes ‘not helpful’ in making informed buying choices, say researchers
11 April 2024Farmers don’t have to choose between lowering environmental impact and improving welfare for their pigs, a new study has found: it is possible to do both. But this is not reflected in the current food labelling schemes relied on by consumers.
Offset markets: new approach could help save tropical forests by restoring faith in carbon credits
30 October 2023A new way to price carbon credits could encourage desperately needed investment in forest preservation and boost vital progress towards net-zero.
Cost to protect globally important forests falls disproportionately on those living closest
17 August 2023Local communities are not incentivised to protect tropical forests that are hugely valuable for global climate regulation, a new study has found. International funding could help smallholder farmers to boost yields on their existing land to incentivise long-term forest protection.
Current conservation policies risk damaging global biodiversity, warn researchers
21 June 2023Rewilding, organic farming and the so-called ‘nature friendly farming’ measures included in some government conservation policies may accelerate global biodiversity loss, say two leading researchers.
New animal welfare scoring system could enable better-informed food and farming choices
22 March 2023Cambridge University scientists have come up with a system of measuring animal welfare that enables reliable comparison across different types of pig farming.
Paying farmers to create woodland and wetland is the most cost-effective way to hit UK environment targets
20 December 2022Study of farmer preferences shows that turning whole areas of farmland into habitats comes with half the price tag of integrating nature into productive farmland, if biodiversity and carbon targets are to be met.
Intensive farming may actually reduce risk of pandemics, experts argue
24 June 2022Scientists evaluate the evidence that intensive livestock farming is causing pandemics, and find that intensive farming could actually reduce the risk of future pandemics compared to 'free-range' farming.
Protected areas saw dramatic spikes in fires during COVID lockdowns, study finds
05 May 2022Scientists suggest that some staffing of protected areas should be considered “essential services” in future crises.
Forest restoration: trade-offs between environmental and wood production goals
17 March 2022Forest restoration schemes should prioritise restoring native forests for greatest climate and environmental benefits, but these benefits incur a trade-off with wood production in comparison with tree plantations.
