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  1. Environmental Science

Sustainable fishing rules ‘scientifically obsolete’

A group of leading ocean experts have called for action to end the “ongoing destruction of our oceans by fishing” and say the current definition of sustainable fishing is “dangerously flawed”. In a paper published in the journal Ocean Sustainability, the researchers have laid out 11 “golden rules” which they say would help renew fish […]
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Child health threat from wood burners

Wood burners in urban family homes should be phased out to protect children’s health, leading paediatricians have said. A new position statement from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) calls for tougher Government action to curb air pollution. One key new recommendation is to “phase out domestic wood-burning in urban areas, assist […]
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Pig sick of welfare washing

Misinformation While we continue to import such products, highlighting that they fail to meet our existing welfare standards is a vital step towards increasing consumer knowledge. But these proposed labelling improvements alone simply won’t cut it. The public may know of a few highly publicised examples of abhorrent farming practices that don’t meet our standards, […]
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Poorer pupils suffer ‘nature gap’

Overall, the report finds that currently, students’ chances of benefitting from spending time in nature – including benefits to their physical health, mental wellbeing and quality of education – are a lottery, depending on school year group, size, location, and affluence of the catchment area.  Provision Critically, being in nature not only helps pupils, it […]
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Plastic protesters single out Unilever

Greenpeace UK activists blocked access to Unilever’s headquarters in central London on Thursday morning, claiming the consumer goods company is “trashing the planet and harming communities” through single-use plastics. Members of the environmental campaign group locked themselves on to barricades made from giant Dove products, one of Unilever’s biggest brands, with each product’s logo changed […]
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‘We are drowning in fashion’

Second-hand clothes are not “second best”, Oxfam activists have said as the charity prepares to open London Fashion Week with a runway show that spotlights sustainable outfits. Launching its sixth Second Hand September campaign on Monday, the charity is focusing on fashion’s impact on the planet’s water resources this year, and raising awareness of how […]
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Road verges ‘can save Britain’s biodiversity’

Road verges should be used as wildlife corridors to increase biodiversity, says campaign group Nature 2030 in its new ‘Restoring a Green Britain’ report. The report launch, supported by global charity Plantlife, comes as the new Labour government has set nature recovery as one of the five priorities for the Department for Environment, Food and […]
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