Paul de Zylva

Paul de Zylva 11 May 2026

Senior Policy Analyst Paul de Zylva examines the state of nature in Europe and exposes how the European Commission and Member States are backing away from the urgent action needed to save our wildlife.

Paul de Zylva 10 May 2024

Paul de Zylva examines the unsustainable future facing many UK farmers and the factors that should be considered in creating a fair price for farming.

Paul de Zylva 21 Sep 2023

Paul de Zylva considers what the latest State of Nature report tells us about Nature’s increasing decline, why it’s a collective failure of government and what we can do about it.

Paul de Zylva 11 Mar 2026

The sewage pollution scandal shows the dangers of deregulation and weakening standards. Paul de Zylva asks how present ministers can make up for past failures and reboot regulation for good.

Paul de Zylva 04 Oct 2021

What can the government do to restore nature here and overseas?

Paul de Zylva 20 Jul 2022

We face a climate emergency and nature is in crisis – what will it take for our leaders to do the right thing?

Paul de Zylva 20 May 2021

The government’s Peat and Trees Action Plans were expected, but are they worth the wait? Paul de Zylva picks the highs, the lows, and points to what comes next.

Paul de Zylva 12 Nov 2025

If the government wants to restore depleted nature in the UK and reduce risks from climate breakdown, it must show a clean pair of hands on peat.

Paul de Zylva 06 Dec 2019

It’s not only bees that are harmed by pesticides. We show how routine use of chemicals harms birds, earthworms, hedgehogs, frogs, wild plants and wider nature.

Paul de Zylva 13 Nov 2019

Friends of the Earth analysis shows that UK governments are spending less than £1 per person per year on trees.