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  • 1 week ago | bbc.com | Esme Stallard

    Planning change to make installing heat pump easier for millionsEsme StallardClimate and science correspondentGetty ImagesA key planning restriction that heat pumps need to be one meter from a neighbour's property has been lifted as the government seeks to accelerate the take up of the low-carbon technology.

  • 1 week ago | bbc.com | Jonny Humphries |Esme Stallard

    Zoos told to bring in 'long overdue' welfare reformsJonny Humphries & Esme StallardBBCChester Zoo has welcomed the changes and already developed plans to increase the size of its elephant enclosureZoos will be legally required to give animals more enclosure space as "long overdue" animal welfare reforms come into force. The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) said new standards published on Saturday would modernise British zoo practices for the first time in over a decade.

  • 2 weeks ago | envirolink.org | Mark Poynting |Esme Stallard

    From BBC 9 hours agoShareSaveMark Poynting and Esme StallardBBC Climate & ScienceShareSaveGetty ImagesThe world’s tropical forests, which provide a crucial buffer against climate change, disappeared faster than ever recorded last year, new satellite analysis suggests. Researchers estimate that 67,000 sq km (26,000 sq mi) of these pristine, old-growth forests were lost in 2024 – an area nearly as large as the Republic of Ireland, or 18 football pitches a minute.

  • 2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Mark Poynting |Esme Stallard

    Tropical forests destroyed at fastest recorded rate last yearMark Poynting and Esme StallardGetty ImagesThe world's tropical forests, which provide a crucial buffer against climate change, disappeared faster than ever recorded last year, new satellite analysis suggests. Researchers estimate that 67,000 sq km (26,000 sq mi) of these pristine, old-growth forests were lost in 2024 – an area nearly as large as the Republic of Ireland, or 18 football pitches a minute.

  • 2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Mark Poynting |Esme Stallard

    The Dangerous World of the Honey Hunters of Nepal: A Visual Reminder of Our Responsibility to the Ecosystem That Sustains UsPhotography is an art form, but it can also be a powerful vehicle for social change. With the stability of our global food supply threatened by the …

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Esme Stallard
Esme Stallard @EsmeStallard
11 Jan 25

RT @BBC_CurrAff: 🌡️ Is the world’s 1.5 degree temperature target dead in the water? 🍌 Why are African farmers turning to banana wine? 🐳…

Esme Stallard
Esme Stallard @EsmeStallard
28 Dec 24

What a wonderfully hopeful story to wake up to! Thanks ⁦@Vic_Gill⁩ https://t.co/KCVx3qiQ5m

Esme Stallard
Esme Stallard @EsmeStallard
19 Dec 24

RT @Vic_Gill: Buried deep in the ⁦⁦@BBCNews⁩ site, a story we’ve worked on for many months: Dive into life in the polar bear capital of th…