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Brazilian president-elect pledges ‘big fight against deforestation’

Brazil’s president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has vowed to fight deforestation as he made a series of public appearances and attended meetings at the UN climate summit in Egypt. Mr da Silva, who in the past year has made an extraordinary ...

16 Nov 2022 at 15:03

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County Derry environmental issues influenced Seamus Heaney's writing

Seamus Heaney HomePlace in Bellaghy will host a talk shedding light on how the County Derry environment and its pollution influenced Heaney's outlook and writing. It will explore how Heaney’s poems not only focused on nature but also ...

04 Jan 2023 at 14:33

Replacing 20% of beef with fungi alternative could halve deforestation – study

Replacing a fifth of the beef people eat with fungi-based meat alternatives by 2050 could halve deforestation, a study suggests. Meat from “ruminants” such as cattle contributes to climate change because carbon-storing forests are ...

04 May 2022 at 17:25

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Pope says revised environmental encyclical will be released on October 4

Pope Francis has said he will release an update to his landmark 2015 environmental encyclical on October 4 – the feast of his nature-loving namesake, St Francis of Assisi. Francis has called for an end to the “senseless war ...

30 Aug 2023 at 14:06

Barclay urged ‘to remove deforestation from supermarket shelves’ without delay

Rules that would help to remove deforestation from supermarket shelves must go ahead “without delay”, a group of cross-party MPs and peers have said. Under Government plans, businesses that have a global turnover of more ...

21 Mar 2024 at 21:03

UK ‘risks sending mixed signals’ with approach to global deforestation rules

The Government risks sending “mixed signals” with its current approach to developing new rules aimed at preventing global forest loss, MPs have warned. Government plans will see businesses prohibited from using or ...

26 Mar 2024 at 00:01

Supermarkets urge PM to introduce deforestation laws promised two years ago

Seven of the UK’s leading supermarkets have called on the Prime Minister to introduce deforestation legislation promised two years ago. Aldi, Co-op, Lidl, M&S, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose signed an open ...

05 Dec 2023 at 19:08

Sunak wraps up 11-hour Cop28 trip with new deal for UK wind farm

Rishi Sunak has said the UK’s impact at the Cop28 climate summit should not be measured by “hours spent” as he ended his 11-hour visit by announcing new investment for Dogger Bank wind farm. The Prime ...

01 Dec 2023 at 15:49

UK imports ‘linked to deforestation twice the size of Paris in under two years’

UK imports have been linked to deforestation almost twice the size of Paris since the Environment Act was signed into law nearly two years ago, according to campaigners. Researchers from ...

07 Nov 2023 at 11:09

Pressures on Amazon rainforest could lead to large-scale collapse, study warns

Swathes of the Amazon face pressures that could lead to a “tipping point” by 2050, prompting large-scale collapse of the key forest systems, scientists have warned. A study published in ...

14 Feb 2024 at 16:00

UK pledges £6m to back ‘climate-smart’ farming in Zambia and curb deforestation

The UK has pledged £6 million to help train Zambian farmers in “climate-smart agriculture” and reduce deforestation, the Government has said. The funding aims to boost Zambia’s efforts ...

21 Mar 2024 at 09:24

British shoppers urged to buy Fairtrade chocolate over Easter

British shoppers are being urged to buy Fairtrade chocolate this Easter as the cocoa industry faces turmoil caused by poor harvests. Cocoa prices have soared to new records in recent ...

27 Mar 2024 at 13:16

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