Scotlands woodland is worth almost £100 million a year for its help to prevent flooding, according to a new study.
Increasing the amount of meat substitutes eaten in processed products is likely to have ‘perverse’ environmental consequences, according to a top professor.
²ÝÁñÉçÇø have become pioneers in providing nature based solutions to climate and biodiversity challenges but financial incentives have to stack up if more businesses are to follow suit.
High costs, economic turmoil and extreme weather were all features of 2022 that are set to feature again in 2023
On-farm renewable energy projects are being severely hampered by an inability to secure grid connections and planning permission.
The energy crisis has sparked greater interest in renewables projects as farmers look for opportunities to slash their own bills or to diversify into producing energy for the National Grid.
A conservationist has warned that adopting a land sparing approach to food production would lead to ecological apartheid.
A conservationist has warned that adopting a ‘land sparing’ approach to food production would lead to ‘ecological apartheid’.
The Government has set out a raft of legally binding targets, including a 40 per cent reduction in on-farm nitrogen and phosphorus pollutants and a 16.5 per cent increase in woodland cover, to help boost the natural environment.