The UK government has opened a consultation on proposals requiring companies to check that commodities such as soy, palm oil and cocoa are not linked to illegal deforestation overseas, Defra announced.
Natural England says construction has started on a sustainable woodland centre at Yarner Wood in Devon, replacing the reserve's ageing visitor centre with year-round space for education, conservation and wellbeing activities.
In the first year of the Spruce Site Assessment grant, 41 landowners surveyed more than 2,450 hectares of spruce woodland to address the threat of the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle, the Forestry Commission said on 20 October 2026.
NASA’s Landsat 9 imaged Bieszczady National Park on October 8, 2026, showing beech forests turning red and gold and tan patches of subalpine polonina meadows.
The UK said on 3 September 2026 it intended to invest £400 million as a loan in the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, subject to due diligence, governance arrangements and other conditions being met.
The UK government-funded RISE project, focused on forest carbon markets and community rights in Solomon Islands, was launched in Honiara on 25 August 2026, the British High Commission said on 2 September 2026.
NASA Earth Observatory reported on August 28, 2026, that about 80 percent of Congaree National Park lies within the Congaree River floodplain, with Landsat 9 imagery from August 18, 2025, showing the river and its old channels.
In an August 2026 announcement, the Forestry Commission said trade restrictions on sweet chestnut and susceptible material would extend to West Devon District and the South East Cornwall constituency from 26 August 2026.
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