Conservation

Herds of goats are used to rid the earth of grasses and shrubs that could be a fire hazard, from the US to the Mediterranean,

Ten trees have been shortlisted in The Woodland Trust competition and members of the public are invited to vote for their favourite.

Campaigners are working to protect and extend our right to roam, and to create a future in which we are all free to connect with nature.

More than 1,200 scientists back protection of Los Cedros Reserve in Ecuador.

Is HS2 just a vanity project that will gobble up £200bn, promote aviation and trash 108 ancient woodlands. The Ecologist investigates.

Twyford Rising is not just a great story, but helps us understand today’s protests and is packed with inspiration for current campaigners.

Corporations in India can explore shale gas reserves without obtaining environmental clearances.

Small trees that grow up in drought conditions could form the basis of more drought-resistant rainforests, new research suggests.

Lack of access to clean water has during the coronavirus crisis been highlighted in developed countries like the United States in ways not previously noticed.

How can anyone be proud of killing such magnificent creatures, asks leading primatologist Jane Goodall.

Conservationists welcome 'groundbreaking decision' by government to allow the beavers to remain on the River Otter.

The nature in our skies is valuable - for its own sake, for our mental health and for the planet. But it is in a precarious state.

Save the Oaks campaign has united communities with coppicing experts and woodland ecologists to rescue tens of thousands of oak saplings from destruction.

Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin will host online Hen Harrier Day on 8 August.

Donald Murray explores the good – and the dark – side to peat-digging.