62 h. ago Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a day

Investigation shows extent of green land lost across UK and mainland Europe to development from 2018 to 2023The Santa Claus effect: how expanding tourism ate into Lapland’s green spaceEurope is losing green space that once harboured wildlife, captured carbon and supplied food at the rate of 600 football pitches a day, an investigation by the Guardian and partners has revealed.Analysis of satellite imagery across the UK and mainland Europe over a five-year period shows the speed and scale with which green land is turning grey, consumed by tarmac for roads, bricks and mortar for luxury golf courses and housing developments. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago The Santa Claus effect: how expanding tourism ate into Lapland’s green space

The number of visitors to the region has risen 160% in 30 years as concerns grow for its fragile ecosystem and indigenous practicesRevealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a dayOnce upon a time, Lapland was a word that conjured up the home of Santa Claus in the imagination of British children, but increasingly it has become a tourist destination.Last year, more than 700,000 people came to the region, with 100,000 of them coming from Britain. That number is up 160% compared with 30 years ago. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Lost garden was a sanctuary of peace in Manchester city centre

The leafy green space with mature trees, shrubs and flowers were ripped up in the 1990s

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5 d. ago Eat Wood Green, a community food growing and education space

Eat Wood Green, a community food growing and education space-is now open to the public at Wood Green Library.  Parikiaki

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5 d. ago Ryder Cup sparks fly as angry Bryson DeChambeau clashes with Tommy Fleetwood

DeChambeau got into the space of his European opponent after a row on the 15th green spilled over to the walkway to the 16th tee.

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2 w. ago New legal challenge to plan for Spurs football academy in London park | Access to green space

New legal challenge to plan for Spurs football academy in London park | Access to green space  The Guardian

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