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Why biodiversity offsetting is a contentious issue in conservation

As a new law is introduced in England, requiring developers to create 10 per cent more wildlife habitat than they destroy when developing a site, does it really work to destroy nature in one place, but preserve it elsewhere, asks Graham Lawton

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Sand Martin Wood in Faugh near Carlisle, Cumbria, UK, was acquired by the carbon offset company co2balance in September 2006 It has been planted with a broad mix of native trees over 6 hectares and is managed for wildlife as well as the companies offset clients Though seen as controversial by some carbon offsetting is one way of a company or individual to reduce their emissions, as the trees absorb and sequestrate carbon as they grow. (Photo by Ashley Cooper/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images)

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It's time to accept that we are in the Anthropocene once and for all

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https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/gallery-earth/en/ NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman tweeted this photo from the International Space Station on Tuesday morning, Sept. 2, 2014. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

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If gene-edited meat eases the climate crisis, then we must embrace it

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E5APW3 North Platte, Nebraska - The North Platte Livestock Feeders feedlot, operated by the Gottsch Cattle Company.

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Greener way to dye denim could cut the environmental impact of jeans

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Alarm over ultra-processed food shouldn't put us off plant-based diets

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Alarm over ultra-processed food shouldn't put us off plant-based diets

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PTG8E9 Snowplow removes snow off icy road in winter

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Grit salt on our roads is killing freshwater wildlife. What can we do?

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BF3CDY girl and tree in front of solar panel

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Not the End of the World review: Crunching the data on saving Earth

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The best photos of the natural world in 2023

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The unlikely extremophiles lurking in your kitchen

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The unlikely extremophiles lurking in your kitchen

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How counting the true cost of cheap food could make a better world

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How counting the true cost of cheap food could make a better world

What we pay for food and other goods doesn’t reflect the environmental and social damage they cause. But a radical new approach to economics could change that

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Breathtaking images from Environmental Photographer of the Year awards

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Umm al-Ma Lake - Idyllic oasis in the Awbari Sand Sea, Sahara Desert, Libya; Shutterstock ID 72697231; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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The surprising life and avoidable demise of Earth’s remarkable oases

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RCH095 The Netherlands, Kootwijk. Motorway and eco crossover for fauna. Ecoduct crossing A1 highway. Aerial. Ecoduct. Wildlife bridge. Wildlife crossing.

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Crossings review: How to help wildlife live with motorways

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Wildfire smoke is reversing decades of progress on clean air

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