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We need to worry about what Theresa May’s speech means for our environment

In her Mansion House speech in March 2017 the prime minister said “As we leave the EU we will uphold environmental standards and go further to protect our shared natural
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We need to change our land use practices now to solve the environmental crisis

This post is by Georgina Mace, professor of biodiversity and ecosystems at University College London. The recent UN IPBES Global Assessment on biodiversity and ecosystems exposed the dramatic decline of
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Why aren’t farmers loudly (and proudly) demanding climate action?

While travelling with my dad from Little Rock to Springdale, Arkansas, we took the scenic route through the Ozark National Forest. My lungs, eyes and ears were refreshed by the
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Could Theresa May be remembered for anything other than Brexit?

Legacy is “planting seeds in a garden you never get to see” rapped one of America’s founding fathers on the day of his death, at least according to the musical
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How citizens’ juries can help to create a mandate for climate action

Today, a pub landlady, a student and a retired police inspector will be amongst those sitting in a church hall in the Lake District, debating the future of climate policy
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Changes parliament should make to improve public scrutiny of legislation

This week I gave evidence to the Liaison Committee, which comprises the chairs of all of parliament’s select committees. It is looking into the effectiveness and influence of the select
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Nature is in crisis: now the UK government must respond

It’s hard to ignore the findings and recommendations of the hard-hitting global assessment of nature led by the UN’s Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Its stark
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