Conservationists are working to safeguard 10 species facing threats from climate change, habitat loss and human activities this year.

Local projects across Scotland’s Highlands and islands are responding to years of unsustainable fishing practices and other human-driven impacts.

Funding and depopulation are putting a strain on projects that could take years if not decades to yield meaningful change.

Campaigners welcomed the move but urged ministers to commit to a ban starting in January.

New finds of toothy toadstools from the UK, orchids from across Indonesia and climbers from tropical Asia are among the list of more than 170 species.

An international body of experts say biodiversity loss, water and food insecurity, health risks and climate change should not be addressed in silos.

ShareAction warned the banks they can expect to see shareholder action next year if they fail to meet investor expectations for greener practices.

Concerns are growing over new models coming to market that are driving up the waste crisis as the incoming ban on single-use vapes looms.

Alternative proteins for the turkey, resilient super-spuds and ‘cheese from peas’ may help to keep the meal on tables for generations, experts say.

The Government unveiled a major action plan on Friday to reach 95% clean energy in the UK by the end of the decade.

Ed Miliband has announced a comprehensive roadmap to achieving Labour’s 95% clean power target by 2030.

While detected residues were mostly below legal limits, Pesticide Action Network expressed concerns of cumulative exposure to toxic chemicals.

The charity deployed crisis response teams following Storm Bert and Storm Darragh in the past few weeks.

The Wildlife Trusts and WWF are among numerous bodies who have signed a letter to Environment Secretary Steve Reed raising their concerns.

The UK shipped enough of a bee-killing insecticide overseas to spray an area bigger than England, a Greenpeace investigation found.

The plans would have required coffee shops with more than 10 staff to provide bins and make recycling arrangements for paper cups used by customers.

Neonicotinoids destroy bees’ nervous systems and are banned in Europe, but have been authorised for use every year in the UK since 2021.

Experts trained Ivor, a six-year-old cocker spaniel Labrador cross, to identify the highly destructive pathogen phytophthora ramorum.

The owner of the Danish butter brand announced a trial aimed at tackling climate-heating methane emissions produced by cows during digestion.