Biodiversity
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The Somerset Levels’ ancient landscapes can teach us how to cope with 21st-century floods
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Bears, birds and butterflies at risk as Bulgaria prepares to build EU-funded road through the stunning Kresna valley conservation area
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After a 400-year absence, the industrious rodents are back. On a river near Okehampton their reintroduction has led to biodiversity and cleaner water
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Even before the Zika virus, mosquitoes were the deadliest creatures on the planet. But gene modification means these blood suckers’ days might be numbered. Is it dangerous to talk about ‘editing nature’, or should we consider eradicating them for good?
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While some believe the palm oil certifier is taking a significant step forward, others fear the creation of a system that excludes smaller companies
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Mary Creagh: Strong progress made on everything from biodiversity to recycling will all be put at risk if the UK votes to leave the European Union
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Researchers at France’s Haute-Touche nature reserve develop techniques to aid the conservation of threatened species
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In December, the world’s nations agreed on an aggressive plan to combat climate change. But what, if anything, will the landmark Paris agreement do for thousands of species already under threat from global warming?
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The ‘very beautiful’ gold and silver coloured grunter is one of 20 newly-identified fish species from the remote Kimberley in Western Australia
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Overhunting affects seed dispersal and thus survival of hardwood trees, resulting in drastic reduction in Earth’s natural carbon storage, study finds
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Climate change and habitat loss pushing species to the brink with pollinators and natural pest controllers most at risk, analysis of 39 years of records shows
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There is a disconnect between sustainability and consumer understanding and action. How much is this harming progress towards better practice?
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A new palm oil plantation in Borneo, Malaysia, is being used by researchers to study ways of retaining endangered wildlife, including the orangutan
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The critically endangered Mulanje cedars are being razed by illegal loggers. Can a massive tree-planting campaign reverse the decline?
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Janaki Lenin: The state is ignoring conservation, ecological and social concerns in its pursuit of building a shipping port in Aghnashini estuary
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Country Diary: Egglestone, Teesdale Looking at wildflowers and seeing an image of ourselves implies an empathy with the natural world
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The west African nation is working to balance competing demands of retaining biodiversity and mitigating climate change with the immediate needs of its people
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It was easy to miss in the prime minister’s bluster about green ‘sabotage’ of the Carmichael mine, but the project’s delay was down to administrative error
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Letters: There are large gaps in our knowledge about the economic and social aspects of human interactions with the sea
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We’ll get far greater biodiversity for our buck by investing in conservation in developing countries, rather than focusing on high-profile British projects
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Environmentalists are wrong to say that excess sheep are ruining the Lake District. Generations of families like mine have worked to maintain a delicate ecosystem
LA, a surprise nature hotspot, is home to one of the biggest biodiversity studies