• An effective peat strategy for England? Not yet.
    England needs a peat strategy. The widespread recognition of the importance of our peatlands for nature, for climate control and for livelihoods, does not match the parlous state of much of our peat soils...
  • Third time unlucky and yet...
    Jim Densham RSPB Senior Land Use Policy Officer, Climate Last week the Scottish Government announced that Scotland had once again missed an annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction target...
  • Already off course on emissions - Heathrow puts wildlife at greater risk
    Today the Government has signalled its preference for a new runway at Heathrow. A vote in Parliament next year will result in a final decision. The RSPB has long had an interest in the issue of airport...
  • New research shows how land sparing can reduce greenhouse gas and benefit wildlife
    Guest blog by Dr Rob Field , Senior Conservation Scientist, RSPB Centre for Conservation Science A recent paper 'The potential for land sparing to offset greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture'...
  • Science to shape our views
    There’s a lot of noise from the climate sceptics at the moment, as no doubt you’ll have seen. I’m confounded by the dismissal of science and hard information as we build and shape our views, activities...