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London politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 days ago

Market town pledges to save butterflies from shocking decline in UK first

Gillingham becomes the first UK local authority to commit to a nationwide challenge reversing butterfly population decline through habitat protection, pesticide elimination, and light pollution reduction.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Portugal fined 8.7m by EU court for failing to protect biodiversity

Portugal faces a €10 million fine and €41,250 daily penalties for failing to protect 55 biodiversity sites required under EU environmental law since 2019.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

The Guardian view on Labour targeting nature: the problem isn't snails, but a broken housing model | Editorial

Prioritising development over wildlife protection and bending green rules for developers undermines public trust and contradicts majority preferences.
fromPatently-O
8 months ago

Fungi, Bacteria and the U.S. Plant Patent Act

The Plant Patent Act of 1930 allows for the patenting of newly discovered and asexually reproduced plants, including cultivated sports, mutants, hybrids, and seedlings. It, however, excludes tuber propagated plants and those found in their natural state.
Science
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