Environment
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NFU raised questions over water pollution, tree planting and rewilding targets, according to documents -
Adam McKay also selling walk-on role in next film, vintage Marvel comics and basketball cards
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Lawyers argue judgment to end wild camping without landowner’s permission may be flawed -
With record numbers of the once heavily hunted mammal popping up around the UK, they have been seen in some unlikely places -
Wood fires produce more particle pollution than traffic exhausts in UK, and controls remain ineffective -
While the honeymoon mood created by the new government will run up against political reality, the euphoria is not blind
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Spotlight
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A competition to deplete the invasive, warty amphibian has attracted plenty of contestants – who take it deadly seriously -
Residents of Rio Verde Foothills had their water turned off by Scottsdale, which cites the mega-drought for the move -
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Selling credits should fund forest protection, but unscrupulous firms are making deals where local land stewards lose out, say Indigenous leaders -
US climate envoy says there needs to be work on details of ‘loss and damage’ fund in 2023 -
Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is one step to confront the crisis, but a divided Congress will hamper additional measures -
Rapporteur Tendayi Achiume says projects are at expense of marginalised groups and Indigenous peoples
Opinion
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Editorial: Protecting nature requires financial incentives. Serious problems uncovered in carbon markets must be fixed -
Where the US leads in using state aid and subsidies, the EU is now following. But the UK will need a change of mindset, says the Guardian’s economics editor, Larry Elliott
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Editorial: Journalists and environmental defenders are at greatest risk in Latin America. All those who put them in danger must be held accountable
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Case brought under Bern convention on nature may set precedent for destruction of biodiversity in war -
A Guardian investigation has found that more than 90% of the carbon offsets verified by the company Verra did not reduce deforestation. Patrick Greenfield reports -
British multinational to spend huge sums on carbon offsetting as new investigation reveals widespread problems with the market
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From an eerie flooded cave in Mexico to a lone jellyfish in Cornwall, the winning images of the 2022 DPG/Wetpixel Masters competition highlight our planet’s breathtaking diversity and the art of underwater photography -
Calls for mandatory measures to reduce underwater noise pollution as melting ice opens up shipping routes -
Multimedia
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The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including a swooping kingfisher, a giant cane toad and feral chickens -
Plastic, a production by Japanese company K-Ballet, draws attention to a global pollution crisis with its unusual set and wardrobe design. Resembling space-age creatures with PET bottles strapped to their bodies, dancers including US guest star Julian MacKay move through a shifting plastic labyrinth -
The people of the Hawizeh marshes of southern Iraq have an ancient history living in the world’s most unique and biodiverse wetlands. The region has been reduced to near-desert as a result of the climate crisis, devastated by drought and man-made dams. Thousands of families are having to leave.
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The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including an injured kite, baby seal pups and a rescued joey -
The Guardian joins Extinction Rebellion on the group's first action since declaring it would 'quit' protests that disrupt the public
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Greta Thunberg joins a panel of climate activists on the penultimate day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
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