Citizens of Cáceres, Spain, are opposing lithium mining project that jeopardises World Heritage and sustainable livelihoods at a new extractive frontier.
Professor Clifford Stott of Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) said bad government communications a "massive problem" in Covid-19 outbreak.
Campaign groups have tough work ahead to shape the UK environmental legislation that will take over when the Brexit transition period ends, according to a legal expert.