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4 out of 10 companies have made no commitment against deforestation
According to Global Canopy 201 of the 500 companies and financial firms most exposed to deforestation have taken no action to address the problem. Financial institutions perform worse than non-financial companies

Missing invertebrates: the UK has already lost a third of its earthworms
The biodiversity crisis is also affecting invertebrates. In the United Kingdom, says a study by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), the abundance of earthworms in the soil declined by 33 to 41 percent. Poor agricultural practices are a crucial determinant

Out-of-control mining fuels deforestation in Venezuela
Mining exploitation in Venezuela has doubled the rate of deforestation in five years. A phenomenon fueled by guerrillas in neighboring Colombia with the acquiescence of president Maduro's government according to NGOs

Global lockdowns during Covid-19 outbreak did not curb deforestation
Alliance of Biodiversity study: deforestation in 2020 followed expected trends based on historical data. A sign of how closures have not affected the phenomenon

UK researchers investigate carbon sequestration capacity in forests
British forests can contribute significantly to climate mitigation. A project aims to define the potential of agroforestry and open the way to a new market

Banks’ support for deforestation grew since Paris Agreement
Since the Paris Agreement of 2015, three hundred corporations contributing to commodity-related deforestation have received $267 billion in funding, according to the NGOs coalition Forests & Finance. Amazon and Southeast Asia are the epicenters of this phenomenon

Bees rejoice: the popular proposal for a EU law reaches one million signatures
The EU Commission has confirmed the validity of the signatures of the European popular initiative bill "Save bees and farmers". Now the European institutions will have to express on the request to ban synthetic pesticides, responsible for the collapse in the number of pollinators, by 2035

Meat can be sustainable thanks to agroecology
According to the Soil Association in Edinburgh, the transition to agroecology in agriculture and livestock paves the way for a lower-impact production system. But extending the practice on a large scale requires a change in diet

Fertiliser crisis provides a boost to regenerative agriculture
As fertiliser prices soar, British agriculture sector faces new risks as it remains too dependent on imports. More than 60 companies are now calling on the government to implement a transition plan to a new production model

The UK proposal: “No more peat for gardening”
Peatlands are essential carbon sinks. But conservation efforts are threatened by the use of peat for gardening and horticulture. In 2020, 2.3 million cubic meters were used in the United Kingdom. The Wildlife Trusts propose to definitively ban this practice