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Unearthed: England’s national conservation advisor is no longer independent from government - its outgoing chair told MPs last week.

Nairobi’s authorities have bulldozed 2,000 buildings in a bid to prevent flooding, but garbage-choked rivers still overflow each rainy season.

Extinction Rebellion represents the emergence of large-scale direct action - but can it drive political change?

Chimps demonstrate elaborate cognitive skills by 'using' each other to perform beneficial tasks.

Defra’s decision to interfere with badger cull licensing could be unlawful, new research suggests.

XR wants to spark civil disobedience around the world - but US campaigner says it will have to lose white, middle class image.

London-based front groups pushing for the most deregulated form of Brexit have strong ties to major US libertarian influencers.

The energy minister has published a statement in defence of coal, which was swiftly disavowed by the presidency of the upcoming Cop24 climate negotiations.

If talks in Poland produce tough rules, it will build confidence that all countries are sticking to the climate bargain.

Indigenous communities fear water essential to life is becoming contaminated by the nearby ilmenite mine.

A Kosovar lignite plant was closed because it could not compete with renewables on price, said bank president Jim Yong Kim

Children are at the forefront of suffering from air pollution, explains a World Health Organisation (WHO) report.

Thousands of volunteers cleaned 487 beaches, river banks and lakes this autumn.

Storytelling and collective reflection can enrich efforts in environmental restoration.

Humpback whales participate in a shared, constantly evolving song cycle.