Rainforest at Coed Nant Gwernol and Coed Hendrewallog, Wales. Jordan Mansfield/WTML for Woodland Trust February 13, 2023 Livestock grazing is preventing the return of rainforests to the UK and Ireland Emma Garnett, University of Oxford The meat industry is competing with native forest for the same land.
Julie Yates/Shutterstock February 3, 2023 Environment plan for England asks farmers to restore nature – but changes are likely to be superficial Elise Wach, Institute of Development Studies Tinkering around the margins of English farms won’t benefit biodiversity, research suggests.
Cow burps are a major contributor to methane emissions. Shutterstock July 5, 2022 The UK urgently needs to cut its methane emissions by 2030: cows and sheep hold the key to success Ian Plewis, University of Manchester If the UK government is to cut methane emissions by 30% before 2030, it needs fewer cows and more crops.