Environment

Record sightings as red kites enjoy second wind

Red kites, the majestic birds of prey which 20 years ago were one of Britain's rarest creatures and confined to the Welsh mountains, are now being regularly seen in gardens around Britain, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has found.

Inside Environment

Tokyo says goodbye to Molly

Monday, 2 May 2011

Molly, the world's oldest captive orang-utan, died yesterday at the age of 59 at Tokyo's Tama Zoological Park. She arrived at Ueno Zoological Gardens, also in Japan's capital, from Indonesia in 1955 aged three. In the past decade, she had become well known in the country as an artist after developing a talent for drawing with crayons.

UK gets its walking boots on and heads for the hills

Sunday, 1 May 2011

Nina Lakhani: IoS survey finds that more and more of us are legging it. Children are even walking to school.

Green schemes are 'wide open to major corruption'

Sunday, 1 May 2011

Millions of pounds in grants and aid are being siphoned off by fraudsters, warns report.

Eco labels 'mislead consumers'

Sunday, 1 May 2011

The UK is failing to deal with greenwash – the practice of making products sound more environmentally friendly than they really are. The problem arose because government guidelines to ensure "clear, accurate, relevant and verifiable" environmental claims were "non-binding". Ministers last year rejected MPs' calls for "direct intervention" to remove inaccurate and misleading claims. Instead they preferred to rely on eco-labelling schemes sponsored by industry or non-governmental groups.

Trapping threatens near-extinct Philippine eagle

Sunday, 1 May 2011

Conservationists raised alarm Thursday over the future of the near-extinct Philippine eagle after several maimed or diseased birds were retrieved from captivity over recent months.

'Cedar mafia' threatens Morocco's cherished wood

Sunday, 1 May 2011

Revered as the "king of the forest" in Morocco, the native cedar tree is under increasing threat from illegal logging - a crime which also threatens the country's main water reserve.

Devon under siege from rise of the toxic caterpillar

Saturday, 30 April 2011

For most of the country the past few weeks of glorious sunshine have allowed us to shed our winter coats and savour an unseasonably early spring. Not so for the residents of Woodville Road, Exeter, where warm temperatures have led to an invasion of toxic caterpillars.

Ancient symbol of love heads for unhappy ending

Saturday, 30 April 2011

Michael McCarthy: The turtle dove has vanished from half its nesting sites in the past 20 years.

Green agenda: Solarexpo in Italy

Saturday, 30 April 2011

Though an industry-oriented event, the Solarexpo in Italy provides insight into the latest solar technologies and a glimpse into the future of this renewable energy source. Now in its 23rd year Solarexpo expects to attract around 70,000 visitors and overshadows, both in terms of stature and numbers, the growing Asia Solar exhibition held from May 5-7 in China. After the Asia Solar exhibition the latest in industrial and domestic 'green' information technology will be showcased at the Grix Green IT Expo in Japan.

World could lose 230mn hectares of forest by 2050: WWF

Saturday, 30 April 2011

The world stands to lose 230 million hectares of forest by 2050 with drastic consequences for the climate, biodiversity and the global economy, the WWF wildlife campaign group said on Wednesday.

More environment: