The coronavirus outbreak has brought Britain to a near standstill, with road travel plummeting by as…
Month: April 2020
Climate monitoring and research could fall victim to coronavirus, scientists fear
The coronavirus pandemic has stalled scientific fieldwork and may even start to affect the monitoring of…
Brazil: coronavirus fears weaken Amazon protection ahead of fire season
The coronavirus pandemic is weakening Brazilian state protection for the Amazon rainforest and its people ahead…
Farmers across Europe bank on improvised armies of pickers to save harvest
At this time of year John Greene is usually preparing to welcome dozens of Slovakian strawberry…
Beware hungry seagulls during lockdown, Yorkshire residents told
They are already the scourge of the seaside day tripper, mounting mobbing raids on those enjoying…
‘We must use this time well’: climate experts hopeful after Cop26 delay
Green campaigners and climate leaders have vowed to keep up the pressure on governments around the…
Lockdown eases seasonal smog – but less than expected
We think of spring as the time of blossom and fresh new green growth, but it…
Secret footage shows calves from Ireland beaten and kicked in France
Footage which appears to show Irish calves being beaten and kicked at a French feeding station…
‘Thank you Greta’: natural solutions to UK flooding climb the agenda
There is ponding on nearly every field in the valley where the rivers Severn and Vyrnwy…
House sparrows flocking back to British gardens, survey shows
The decline of the house sparrow in British gardens appears to be reversing, according to the…