Patrick Greenfield
📝Reporter @guardian covering biodiversity and the environment. Cruise ships during the pandemic. Former @CNNi . [email protected]
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Banks lent $2.6tn linked to ecosystem and wildlife destruction in 2019 – report
Lack of policies regulating impact on natural world means finance industry effectively bankrolling biodiversity loss, analysis finds
South African environmental activist shot dead in her home
Fikile Ntshangase was involved in legal dispute over extension of coalmine in KwaZulu-Natal
South African environmental activist shot dead in her home
Fikile Ntshangase was involved in legal dispute over extension of coalmine in KwaZulu-Natal
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Patrick Greenfield
Fikile Ntshangase, a 65-year-old environmental activist who opposed the expansion of a coal mine near her home in South Africa, was shot dead yesterday.
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How an 'orchard renaissance' could bring nature back to UK cities
Volunteers are reviving a legacy of fruit trees that stretches back to the Romans, hugely increasing biodiversity – and cider production
Counting the species: how DNA barcoding is rewriting the book of life
We do not know how many species live on Earth. Barcoding could change that – and open the way for incredible discoveries
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Patrick Greenfield
We do not know how many species live on Earth. DNA barcoding could change that.
My piece for @guardian
Once again, Costa Rica is leading the world on a major environmental issue.
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#BioAlfa #biodiversity
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Xi Jinping to address world leaders at UN biodiversity summit – live
Leaders prepare to discuss the destruction of the natural world as the international community negotiates a set of targets for the next decade
All eyes on China: what to look out for at the UN biodiversity summit
Everything you need to know about who will be there, who’s staying away and what the hot topics will be at Wednesday’s virtual event in New York
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Patrick Greenfield
It's a big day for biodiversity.
World leaders will discuss the crisis in our natural world at a UN summit in New York later on today.
Here's what you need to know.
@phoeb0 & I will be live blogging #BiodiversitySummit proceedings for @guardian .
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World leaders pledge to halt Earth’s destruction ahead of UN summit
France, Germany and UK among more than 60 countries promising to put wildlife and climate at heart of post-Covid recovery plans
World leaders pledge to halt Earth’s destruction ahead of UN summit
France, Germany and UK among more than 60 countries promising to put wildlife and climate at heart of post-Covid recovery plans
Don't look away now: are viewers finally ready for the truth about nature?
For decades David Attenborough delighted millions with tales of life on Earth. But now the broadcaster wants us to face up to the state of the planet
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Viewing figures for Sir David Attenborough's #ExtinctionTheFacts surged throughout the hour on BBC1 last Sunday.
Are viewers finally ready for the truth about nature?
My piece with comments from @juliapgjones , @jack_bootle & Sir David himself.
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World fails to meet a single target to stop destruction of nature – UN report
‘Humanity at a crossroads’ after a decade in which all of the 2010 Aichi goals to protect wildlife and ecosystems have been missed
World fails to meet a single target to stop destruction of nature – UN report
‘Humanity at a crossroads’ after a decade in which all of the 2010 Aichi goals to protect wildlife and ecosystems have been missed
Up to 48 species saved from extinction by conservation efforts, study finds
Extinction rates for birds and mammals since 1993 would have been ‘three to four times higher’ without action
Up to 48 species saved from extinction by conservation efforts, study finds
Extinction rates for birds and mammals since 1993 would have been ‘three to four times higher’ without action
Humans exploiting and destroying nature on unprecedented scale – report
Animal populations have plunged an average of 68% since 1970, as humanity pushes the planet’s life support systems to the edge
Record 212 land and environment activists killed last year
Global Witness campaigners warn of risk of further killings during Covid-19 lockdowns
Increase in invasive species poses dramatic threat to biodiversity – report
Tourism, transport and the climate crisis found to be major drivers of rise in alien plants and animals, which can decimate ecosystems
Boris Johnson says newts are a drag on the UK’s economy. Here’s why he’s wrong
Last week the PM claimed conservation causes construction delays – but newts are not the pantomime villains developers would have us believe
Boris Johnson says newts are a drag on the UK’s economy. Here’s why he’s wrong
Last week the PM claimed conservation causes construction delays – but newts are not the pantomime villains developers would have us believe
Wildlife traffickers target lion, jaguar and leopard body parts as tiger substitutes
But demand for ivory and rhino horn shows signs of falling, says UN wildlife crime report