Briefing


The bias of balance: net zero, denial and political spin

The bias of balance: net zero, denial and political spin

ByAndrew BrooksJul 24, 2025
From climate change to Gaza, the pursuit of ‘balance’ often misleads rather than informs, warns Andrew Brooks
Clear on Deer screenshot

Better World Video Awards 2025: Clear on Deer

ByVictoria HeathJul 24, 2025
Explore the challenges & future of deer management in Scotland, and discover what change means for wild places in the nation
Belang, Indonesia - November 30th, 2024 - Baby tuna and skipjack tuna become raw materials for tuna canning

Tuna vessels supplying UK supermarkets linked to appalling treatment of African crew

ByVictoria HeathJul 23, 2025
Senegalese and Ivorian crew working on European tuna vessels launch renewed push for minimum ILO base salary
Review: Under the Open Sky

Review: Under the Open Sky

ByVictoria HeathJul 21, 2025
Feature-length documentary on nomadic camel-herding family shows how industrialisation is threatening their traditional way of life
Ocean view of sky from underwater

Unpacking the world’s ocean economy

ByVictoria HeathJul 21, 2025
Find out more about the vast economy that lies within the watery blue – and what nations are turbocharging it
Isobel and Poppy holding graduation certificates

University of Cumbria students win award for conservation film

ByVictoria HeathJul 21, 2025
Film raising awareness of issues of wildfire disturbance on Cumbria coastline wins special award for final-year University of Cumbria students
Pollution in the river Thames at Hammersmith, London

Serious water company pollution incidents in England up by 60 per cent last year

ByVictoria HeathJul 18, 2025
Three water companies are responsible for 81 per cent of serious pollution incidents in England
Modern Hydroponic Greenhouse with Vertical Farming System

How is urban farming working across the world?

ByVictoria HeathJul 17, 2025
From a farm within an office in Tokyo to urban rooftops repurposed as farms, discover how urban farming is taking cities by storm worldwide
Refugees entering refugee camp in Opatovac enear the border. They will be here only one day and then they will continue into Hungary.

Why is Iran expelling millions of Afghan refugees?

ByVictoria HeathJul 17, 2025
Deportation of around 4 million Afghans is being accelerated by Iran, with more than 250,000 people returning to Afghanistan from Iran in last month alone
Shetland Island Landscape and Walls Shetland bay

Shetland Islands plan to build underground tunnel network

ByVictoria HeathJul 15, 2025
Multi-million pound project will create tunnels to four outlying isles in the Shetland archipelago, replacing ferries
Rancabali Indonesia 28 July 2024 a farmer is spraying chemical pesticides on vegetable plants in a large, open field

Environmental impact of pesticides underestimated, new study finds

ByVictoria HeathJul 14, 2025
Nine pesticides, used in grape cultivation, exceed the threshold levels set for chemicals in the atmosphere
Big Ben

What nations are experiencing brain drain and brain gain?

ByVictoria HeathJul 14, 2025
From Portugal to Canada and the United States, discover the countries where individuals are flocking to and leaving in search of jobs
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