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Heavy machinery including an excavator and dump truck operating at a sand mining site, extracting and transporting sand for construction use.

UN Warns Global Sand Extraction Is Destroying Ecosystems and Coastal Communities

UN Warns Global Sand Extraction Is Destroying Ecosystems and Coastal Communities The rapid extraction of sand around the…

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Pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly resting on wildflower in grassland, displaying orange wings with black spots and distinctive pale pearl-like edge markings

UK Butterfly Trends: Winners, Losers and What the Data Really Shows

UK Butterfly Trends: Winners, Losers and What the Data Really Shows Long-term data is revealing a clear shift…

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Newly planted UK trees in protective guards along roadside for reforestation and climate resilience

UK Tree Planting Targets at Risk as Drought Kills Millions of Saplings

More than one in five trees planted using taxpayer funding in the UK died during last year’s drought,…

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Merlin falcon, UK’s smallest bird of prey, perched in natural habitat

UK’s Smallest Bird of Prey at Risk: Merlin Among 200 Species Facing Extinction

UK’s Smallest Bird of Prey at Risk: Merlin Among 200 Species Facing Extinction The Merlin, the UK’s smallest…

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Bee on colourful tropical flower highlighting pollination in rainforest ecosystem

Tropical Flowers Blooming Out of Sync Due to Climate Change

Tropical Flowers Blooming Out of Sync Due to Climate Change Tropical flowers are blooming significantly earlier or later…

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Mountainous landscape of Peneda-Gerês National Park in northern Portugal with forests, rivers, and rugged hills

Portugal Fined €10m for Failing to Protect Biodiversity

Portugal Fined €10m for Failing to Protect Biodiversity Portugal has been fined €10 million (£8.7 million) by the…

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António Guterres, UN Secretary-General, speaking at a podium during a United Nations conference on global economic reform and climate action.

UN Calls for Global Economic Reform Beyond GDP

UN Calls for Global Economic Reform Beyond GDP The global economy must be radically transformed to stop rewarding…

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