Going with the grain: how restoring biodiversity led one farmer back to heritage wheat

Henry Astor looked back to his grandfather’s time for the inspiration to find older varieties that could help nature on his Cotswold farm

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Britain's scorched fields mean a food crisis – and the government is ignoring the one measure that would help | George Monbiot

This summer’s extreme weather and wars in Iran and Ukraine have made our need for food stockpiles more pressing than ever, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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How rewilding could help stop the spread of Britain’s wildfires

Done properly, rewilded landscapes are more fire-resistant.

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‘A great thrill’: baby puffin is first one seen on Dorset coast in three decades

Puffling excites volunteers trying to save the last known regular nesting site on mainland of southern England

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Statement on the Government decision on Dartmoor’s Ponies

Responding to this statement from the Government, Tony Whitehead, speaking for Dartmoor Nature Alliance, said: “This is a deeply disappointing U-turn by a government that has caved in to conspiracy th...

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Revealed: how Europe’s most powerful farming lobby killed EU’s pesticide law

Exclusive: High-level documents show how Copa Cogeca worked to weaken legislation to protect climate and wildlife

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‘It makes your heart sing’: can a pioneering project show that rewilding really works?

The long read: Intensive farming has all but destroyed England’s ancient woodlands and freshwater wetlands. On a farm in Lincolnshire a radical aristocrat hopes to show there’s money in protecting nat...

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Listen to Britain’s dawn chorus of 1976: the dramatic loss of birdsong in 50 years

Guardian recreates audio landscape of past filled by loud morning symphony before 73m wild birds were lost

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Amoc collapse could change Europe’s climate 10x faster than expected. We aren’t ready

The system of ocean current that moves heat in the Atlantic Ocean plays a key role in regulating climate. Today’s monitoring of it may be discontinued

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‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival

Global report provides an alternative to climate breakdown, political extremism and economic tensions

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Country diary: A jaw-dropping bounty of wildlife – and a reminder of what Britain has lost | Amy-Jane Beer

Biebrza marshes, Poland: Biebrza marshes, Poland: It’s not just the abundance of elks, orchids and eagles that sets the mind racing, it’s the wild interactions between the ‘exotic’ and the familiar

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The English community that brought its river back from the brink: ‘If we can get it right here, we can do it everywhere’

For 150 years, the Mease had been altered by human hands, which destroyed habitats. But in 2013, a restoration project began – and now its wetlands are abuzz with wildlife

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Sounds of hope in Kent as more nightingales join dawn chorus

Elusive nightingale ‘doing well’ at Northward Hill, Kent, but experts cite concerns around loss of habitat

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Gen Z leads birdwatching boom as more Britons reach for the binoculars

Birdwatching no longer niche, old-fashioned pastime, says RSPB as research shows 47% increase in hobby since 2018

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‘Suicidal’ model of capitalism leading to war and fascism, climate summit told

Colombia president Gustavo Petro tells 57-country talks on a green energy transition that fossil fuel interests could destroy humanity

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More than half of Britain’s butterfly species in decline, monitoring scheme shows

Warmer weather has benefited some species in Britain, but others that rely on specific plants or habitats have struggled

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Golden eagles could be reintroduced to England after more than 150 years

Study identified eight areas that can sustain a population and government has given £1m for recovery programme

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Anger as swifts’ nesting holes in Derbyshire rail viaduct ‘blocked up’

Campaigners say birds could die trying to access ancestral nests that were sealed during rail refurbishment

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UK’s smallest bird of prey among 200 species at risk of extinction, study finds

Merlin could disappear in worst-case scenario, with British isles facing ecological ‘point of no return’

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‘Drinking from a fetid pond’: superbug-creating genes found in UK’s largest lake

Exclusive: Lough Neagh, which supplies drinking water for 40% of NI, contains genes resistant to last-resort antibiotics

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Large tortoiseshell butterfly confirmed no longer extinct in UK

Early spring sightings show colourful insect is a resident species for first time in decades, says conservation charity

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Countries can rewild borders to deter invasions, says EU environment chief

Jessika Roswall cites Poland and Finland, which have made border areas near Russia or its allies ‘more hostile’ to cross

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'One of the most successful wildlife comeback stories': The Alps lost its vultures - then it got them back

Decades after its release into the wild, a super-ageing, bone-crunching vulture called Balthazar reveals a major conservation success.

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Germany moves to legalise wolf hunting in response to livestock ‘bloodlust’

Lower house votes in favour of polarising law after rapid increase in population and attack on grazing farm animals

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Lynx could return to Scotland – but can rewilders win over wary Highlanders?

With most Scots supportive of reintroducing the wild cat, charities are focusing on those whose jobs could be affected

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No trees, no food, shot for fun … yet Serbia’s imperial eagles are making an improbable return

Less than a decade ago, the Balkan country had just one breeding pair of the eastern imperial species of raptor left. Now things are changing, thanks to the dogged work of conservationists

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Showdown in the American west as Colorado River faces crucial deadline: ‘Mother nature isn’t going to bail us out’

Seven states must make deal for sharing basin that supplies 40 million people, before US government steps in. With negotiations at an impasse, what’s at stake?

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‘We feel kinda bad when a solo bird shows up’: Canada sees its first European robin – but how did it get there?

Birdwatchers flock to Montréal for rare sighting of ‘vagrant’ bird that has made its home during a bitterly cold winter

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