There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Campaigners warn proposals being voted on in Commons are threat to ‘long and legitimate history’ of peaceful action

The government’s new planning bill is tearing down environmental protections to benefit developers. This nation of nature lovers won’t stand for it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Editorial: Rachel Reeves’s drive to speed up development is beginning to treat wildlife and the environment as expendable. Voters want homes built, but not at any cost

Species index fell by 4% between 2019 and 2024 – although data shows woodland populations beginning to stabilise

Chancellor stopped short of saying which regulators were in government’s crosshairs

The legacy of Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty reminds us: cruelty to any creature is everyone’s concern

Biodiversity is linked to people’s diversity, and nature lends itself to people who are different, says author Joe Harkness

Collaborating with Indigenous artists and sampling melting glaciers, the Northern Irish artists are championing Arctic culture – and documenting a collapsing world

Residents are evacuated from a tower block after embers from a major fire at Hotspur House spread.

PRESS RELEASE: Conservation campaign group Wild Justice has issued a legal challenge to the government’s claim that the new Planning […]

Vast areas of land are now dominated by one species – purple moor-grass – and good luck with seeing a bird or insect there. How do we revive these habitats, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot

As Labour plans an overhaul of planning rules on the preservation of bats, Alex Ross finds a system met with frustration and defence by homeowners and conservationists alike

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The rise of generative AI has exploded the demand for energy, including from fossil fuels.

Exclusive: Planning bill includes mechanism for developers to ‘pay to pollute’ valuable ecosystems, experts warn

A new UVM-led study shows that wildlife underpass tunnels dramatically reduce deaths of frog, salamanders and other amphibians migrating across roads.

Wild Justice is a not-for-profit company which takes legal cases on behalf of wildlife. CEO: Bob Elliot. Co-Directors: Chris Packham CBE & Dr Ruth Tingay.

Exclusive: Defra sources say scheme, which pays farmers to protect nature, will be targeted at ‘small farms’