Focus on market has led to climate crises, with spiritual, cultural and emotional benefits of nature ignored

‘Catastrophic’ global decline due to dams, mining, diverting water and pollution threatens humans and ecosystems, study warns

Retired salesman John Stimpson was so moved by the cries of birds unable to find nests, he decided to act. Now he has made enough boxes to house half the UK’s swifts

Scores of trees destroyed in hours on Tuesday despite petition signed by 16,000 people

Sainsbury’s is one of six European supermarkets to stop selling some or all beef products from South American country

The dramatic decline of marsh tits in an ancient Cambridgeshire woodland is a story repeated across the UK as human activity drives species towards extinction

Fencing small areas to keep out some of Britain’s 33m sheep can allow native plants and trees to regrow, boosting biodiversity

Margaret Bradshaw has spent decades studying Teesdale – and is fighting to preserve its unique mix of plants

In this special Age of Extinction mini-series from Science Weekly, Guardian biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston explores the murky world of the illegal killing of birds of prey on grouse moors and...

The first study to quantify what our felines eat on a global scale finds they have a significant impact on wildlife

Petition calls for outlawing use of chemicals in private and public areas to slow insect decline and protect human health

Rewilding Europe’s 10th project ‘has potential to benefit both nature and people’ in one of the continent’s least populated areas

Once-in-a-decade plans to protect the natural world and halt its destruction will be decided in Canada in December

They store carbon and are havens for wildlife – it’s no wonder experts are calling for the UK’s hedge network to be extended

Wild Justice takes legal action, citing ‘ecological assault’ and harm to rare wildlife from mass release of birds for shooting

Frantic conservation efforts couldn’t save the tiny, intricately colored songbird, whose obit is the first in our new series of memorials for species that have gone extinct in living memory

Species now extinct in 20 counties in England due to loss of woodland scrub and milder winters

H5N1 bird flu may lead to extinction of species as data revealed by Guardian shows worst losses in decades

Chris Packham, Mark Avery and Ruth Tingay have faced threats and insults for taking the fight for wildlife to court, but they are not going away

In this special Age of Extinction mini-series from Science Weekly, Guardian biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston explores the illegal killing of birds of prey on grouse moors, and asks why it is so...

Reintroducing the big cats could control deer numbers and enrich ecosystems but farmers and the public need reassurance, say experts

From Peckham to Plymouth, wildflowers are thriving in urban areas as councils let the grass grow to create ‘managed messiness’ for wildlife to thrive

Rogue creatures from bushtucker trials including ‘ultimate survivor’ cockroaches could threaten Welsh countryside

Outrage in Colaton Raleigh after government agency issued licence for the trees to be felled

Book aims to raise awareness of conservation – and some much-needed funding

The mysterious world under our feet is under threat. Protecting it is as vital as tackling the climate crisis, scientists warn

State of the World’s Birds report warns human actions and climate crisis putting 49% in decline, with one in eight bird species under threat of extinction

Conservationist says if world leaders do not go to the summit a strong deal to halt and reverse nature loss is at risk

In December nearly 200 countries will meet in Montreal, Canada to agree a landmark deal to save nature.

Conservationists condemn latest cull as ‘trophy hunting’, while hunters admit it is ‘about the excitement’

Government scheme, due to launch this month, promises to protect and enhance biodiversity, but remains dogged by delays and uncertainty

‘Polluting elite’ responsible for same amount of carbon dioxide in a year as poorest 10% are in more than two decades, data shows

Letter says bioenergy is wrongly deemed ‘carbon neutral’ and contributes to wildlife loss

Law comes into force in 30 countries in move campaigners hope will stop an estimated 1m waterbirds a year dying of lead poisoning

Scientists brought endangered species back from the brink by simply building more ponds.

Movement is growing to give legal rights and political representation to nonhuman animals, species and places

Proposal to improve soil health throughout continent by 2050 criticised for lack of legally binding targets

Dozens of coastal sites in the UK closed to the public as H5N1 sweeps through wild bird populations across the world

‘Frightening’ global decline is ‘tearing apart tapestry of life’, with climate crisis a critical concern

Insect declines mean reduced yields of healthy foods like fruit and vegetables and increased disease in people

Natural England biodiversity metric will let valuable wildlife habitat be logged as ‘degraded’ land and penalise rewilding, warn ecologists

Loss of intensity and diversity of noises in ecosystems reflects an alarming decline in healthy biodiversity, say sound ecologists

Sustainable food systems are a cornerstone to cutting emissions but have been largely absent from the agenda in Glasgow

The natural world is caught in a vicious cycle – extreme weather is destroying natural habitats and wildlife, yet these are crucial to fighting the climate crisis

Report warns of ‘yawning gap’ between government rhetoric on environment and reality of years of underfunding

We have been measuring our organisation’s biodiversity footprint – here’s how we did it

Sobering new report says world is failing to grasp the extent of threats posed by biodiversity loss and the climate crisis

George Smith helped secure the conviction of two men for trading in wild raptors. Now, his work is helping to unveil an illegal multimillion-pound international industry

French wild pansies are producing smaller flowers and less nectar than 20 to 30 years ago in ‘startling’ act of evolution, study shows

Sustainable food systems are a cornerstone to cutting emissions but have been largely absent from the agenda in Glasgow

Course would aim to instil love of wildlife in teens and inspire them to protect it. Plus: test your knowledge with our quiz

Rural self-isolation has given one Guardian writer a chance to reappraise – and video – the natural world she grew up with

Virus has spread around the world, with 200,000 wild birds dead in Peru alone and concerns Australia could be next

As the soundscape of the natural world began to disappear over 30 years, one man was listening and recording it all

Exclusive: ‘Road building generates more car journeys, creating a vicious cycle. This money would be much better spent on reducing CO2 emissions’

‘We must start setting records on cutting emissions,’ UN boss says after temperature records obliterated in 2023

‘New alliance with equal rights’ needed, say indigenous delegates at IUCN biodiversity conference

Research prompts warnings humanity is ‘financing its own extinction’ through subsidies damaging to the climate and wildlife

Could replacing empty shops with wetlands, woodlands and meadows offer a new model for cities?

The story of the damage done to the world’s biodiversity is a tale of decline spanning thousands of years. Can the world seize its chance to change the narrative?