The eco audit
Examining the truth behind environmental claims in the news
In their hunt for misspent EU cash, even rare birds are fair game for Brexit camp
Vote Leave campaign head mocks partly-EU funded conservation project to revive numbers of little terns as ‘aphrodisiacs for birds’
Australia’s worst invasive plant species available for import on Amazon and eBay
Internet trading sites host ads for prohibited weeds, with Invasive Species Council warning postal system a ‘big gap’ in quarantine system
The global air pollution 'blindspot' affecting 1 billion people
More than 100 of the world’s poorest and most poorly governed countries have no or limited monitoring of the polluted air their citizens are breathing
Headlines 'exaggerated' climate link to sinking of Pacific islands
Report’s author says many media outlets have misinterpreted the science by conflating sea-level rise with climate change
How forest management helps lay the conditions for wildfires
Amazon and eBay hosted ads for banned invasive species
Will real-world emissions tests clean up diesel cars?
Ministers say the new tests put the car industry on the ‘right path’ but critics warn they have been weakened and their impact is uncertain
Is it safe to dump Fukushima waste into the sea?
Japan has called for hundreds of thousands tonnes of irradiated water from the nuclear plant to be released into the Pacific Ocean. Karl Mathiesen looks at the potential impacts
Green policies are not responsible for the Tata steel crisis
Analysis of the figures show Port Talbot may actually have been profiting from efforts to reduce carbon emissions
Brexit could put Britain's environment at risk, says Stanley Johnson
Father of leading leave campaigner, Boris Johnson, warns absence of EU laws will embolden traditional Tory approach and weaken environmental standards
How long can the UK's coal industry survive?
Karl Matheisen: Scotland’s last coal power station is set to close and by the end of the year just six UK stations will remain. But in a challenging market, can these keep firing until the government’s 2025 deadline for the end of UK coal?
Climate change warnings for coral reef may have come to pass, scientists say
As coral bleaching threat is raised for Great Barrier Reef, experts say events show that dire projections for reefs under global warming were not alarmist
Could a new plastic-eating bacteria help combat this pollution scourge?
Karl Mathiesen: Scientists have discovered a species of bacteria capable of breaking down commonly used PET plastic but remain unsure of its potential applications
Why is 2016 smashing heat records?
January and February have both broken temperature records. Karl Mathiesen examines how much is down to El Niño versus manmade climate change
World heritage forests burn as global tragedy unfolds in Tasmania
‘Devastating’ long-term prognosis for ancient Gondwana ecosystem as bushfires turn trees more than 1,000 years old to tinder
No, South Africa hasn't turned the tide on its rhino poaching crisis
2015 may have seen a small dip in the number of rhino poached in South Africa, but the level of killing is still double natural reproduction rates
Climate change 'made record UK rainfall in December more likely'
Study finds global warming made Britain 50-75% more likely to receive catastrophic rainfall that caused floods, but natural variation also played a role
How satellite technology is helping to fight illegal fishing
A new initiative is arming coastguards with satellite intelligence that allows them to target their search for pirate fishing vessels in remote marine areas
Is the Shenzhen landslide the first of many more?
This is the first time experts know of a slide of construction waste, but it fits a pattern of catastrophes that have become endemic to developing countries
Are rich countries selling the developing world short on climate change?
Rich countries say they are on track to beating the $100bn climate fund target, but poorer countries criticise the unfair burden of loans and a stark lack of money for adaptation
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