The felling of natural forest for palm oil plantations has enraged campaigners looking to protect orangutans

Around half of the UK's growing deer population needs to be shot each year to stop devastation of woodlands and birdlife, a group of scientists says.

The first three cases of ash dieback in 2013 have been found in Wales, the Forestry Commission has confirmed.

African forest elephants face extinction if 'drastic measures' are not taken

Some river levels fluctuated between their highest and lowest levels within the space of four months

Measures to prevent illegally harvested timber from entering the European Union come into force on Sunday.

Air quality in China's capital, Beijing, has once again hit serious levels, with thick smog and a sandstorm blanketing the city.

People living near the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan have an increased risk of developing some cancers, the World Health Organization says.

A waste company has been fined £105,000 after admitting contaminating ground water in Sunderland.

A patient infected with a new respiratory illness similar to the deadly Sars virus has died in the UK.