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From national and global organisations to shops, brands and even a band – awareness is growing that plastic is not fantastic. We round up 10 that are taking action

Olympus, the Grand Canyon, Uluru and the Serengeti: national parks are home to many of the wonders of our natural world. Aaron Millar explores their importance in conservation and how these [...]

Parliament is under pressure to curb its plastic consumption after a new website is launched, allowing members of the public to contact their local MP. Its aim is to discourage politicians from [...]

A supermarket in Amsterdam now features a dedicated aisle of almost 700 plastic-free, organic products – and there are plans for it to go national

Richard Eckersley, along with his wife Nicola, runs the UK’s first dedicated zero-waste shop. Before launching Earth.Food.Love he played football for Manchester United. What prompted the career switch?

Increasing demand for wild plants – as ingredients for food, cosmetics and wellbeing and medicinal products – can put species at risk, as well as the communities that depend on them. The FairWild [...]

An estimated 30 per cent drop in the number of plastic bags littering seabeds around Britain has been connected to the introduction of charges for plastic bags across Europe

The news when it comes to climate change isn’t exclusively catastrophic. Quick-developing global megatrends suggest the fight is not over yet

Bad news about our planet can paralyse us, says former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres. Instead, it’s time to focus on the opportunities in tackling climate change. She explains why ‘radical [...]

The latest results from the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch reveal a surge in sightings of goldfinch, long-tailed tit and coal tit. More than 420,000 took part in the annual survey in January this year

From South Devon to Scotland, Ella Foote of the Outdoor Swimming Society picks five of the UK’s best wild swimming spots

Swimming underneath open skies has a soul-stirring power, writes keen wild swimmer Suzanne Bearne

Much is made about young people disconnecting from nature, forgoing the outdoors in favour of TV screens and games consoles. But some are passionate advocates for the natural world. We meet four [...]

When you know where to look, each season provides a generous spread of tasty treats ripe for the picking. Foraging can be an adventure for the whole family, writes Tiffany Francis, whose new book [...]

Surely not, you cry! And yet, leaving the EU might just be a once-in-a-century chance to restore our countryside and rescue its wildlife. Martin Wright investigates

The number of cities that get at least 70 per cent of their total electricity supply from renewable energy has more than doubled since 2015

A third of Earth’s soil is acutely degraded due to agriculture. What could be done? Our pick of five possible solutions

Is it the end of the car age? From Denmark to Spain, five cities that are urging residents to opt out of automobile-use

Scientists from the University of Leicester have won a ‘Space Oscar’ for their research into combatting deforestation

Save the people, save the forest. In rural Indonesia, a pioneering clinic is showing how the health of people and forests could and should be intertwined