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The global food system is more productive than ever, but it's pushing natural systems out of balance in the extreme. Can science help farmers produce the food we need in a more sustainable way?

UK residents put out enough bird food each year to feed more than 3 times the entire populations of garden bird food consuming bird species if they ate nothing else. In response to emerging evidence, the RSPB has asked the public to rethink this practice. Research has shown that heavily used bird feeders can become hotspots for disease, with serious consequences for wild bird populations.

The Royal Society Environment Prize Lecture will be delivered by Professor Andrew Balmford FRS on 16th June 2026, at the Royal Society, London.

UK ministers have appointed University of Cambridge Professor Laura Díaz Anadón to the independent statutory body which advises their governments on greenhouse gas emissions targets and reports to parliament on climate progress.