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Phoebe Weston

Phoebe Weston

@phoeb0

Biodiversity reporter at the Guardian.

London Katılım Eylül 2014
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Helena Horton@horton_official·
One export which Britain is still dominating the market in - illegally poached falcons, sold to wealthy Emiratis to be driven around in supercars and used for racing. Fascinating piece theguardian.com/environment/20…
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Turtle doves will be allowed to be shot for sport again across Europe, as the EU lifts a ban on hunting that was credited with the species’ tentative recovery theguardian.com/environment/20…
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Nominations have flown in for Invertebrate of the Year competition and here is the wonderfully gruesome first on the 10-strong shortlist. We'll announce one each day this week and next. The polls open once all 10 are revealed! theguardian.com/environment/20…
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In the 1960s, the Swiss had some of the dirtiest water in Europe. Now, their cities boast pristine rivers and lakes – and other countries are looking to follow their lead (but not the UK...). My report from Geneva theguardian.com/environment/20…
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Guard bees protecting the hive entrance from intruders They can use alarm pheromones to call for reinforcements if there is trouble. You can see foragers arriving with full pollen baskets
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RT @paulpowlesland: It is no coincidence that bats & newts are receiving flack for supposedly stopping infrastructure, house building & oth…
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Marina Hyde@MarinaHyde·
I will be joining my colleagues at the Guardian and Observer who are on strike for 48 hours over the sale of the Observer. I will be back at work on Friday. For more information please follow @GoNUJ93 and @NUJofficial or visit nuj.org.uk/savetheobserver
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Brilliant nuanced piece of reporting by @phoeb0 about the re-introduction of sea eagles in Scotland. No easy answers here as her subjects grapple with how restore a depleted biosphere while supporting struggling farmers theguardian.com/environment/20…
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Blue whale news@bluewhalenews·
Anyone know of any blue whale strandings in 2024? Trying to make sure we have not missed any recent ones in a big compilation.
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‘I couldn’t care less if I saw another sunrise’ – what older people who are ‘tired of life’ can tell us about the assisted dying debate bit.ly/3Zr9JEs
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Here's my column this week, about the astonishing moment in which we find ourselves: facing the greatest predicament humankind has ever confronted, and doing sweet FA about it. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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The UK's Labour government has pledged to provide £11.6bn of international climate finance by 2026. But meeting this goal relies on a Conservative-era decision to change what the UK defines as "climate finance". This has added an extra £1.7bn without providing any new money.
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International biodiversity offsetting “doesn’t work”, according to experts aiming to create a nature market that avoids the pitfalls of carbon offsets theguardian.com/environment/20…
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