NGOs demand actioN as EU accused of failing to protect seas
Environmental groups propose urgent plan to stop overfishing and safeguard marine life, as existing laws go unenforced
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Left stranded: Scientists say that the US military sonar linked to whale beachings in the Pacific
Islands surrounded by US military study area, including Guam and Saipan, call for activity that harms the whales to stop
Read articleThe worlds top environmental organizations are still predominantly White : a new report finds
The movement for a cleaner, greener world has grown increasingly popular as the climate crisis has worsened, and organizations such as Greenpeace and World Wildlife Fund, now household names, have raised millions to save species, cut down on pollution and slow the effects of climate change.
Read articleTop scientists warn of 'ghastly future of mass extinction' and climate disruption
Sobering new report says world is failing to grasp the extent of threats posed by biodiversity loss and the climate crisis
Read articleBali beaches buried in tide of plastic rubbish during monsoon season
Tourist drawcards Kuta and Legian beaches are being overwhelmed by up to 60 tonnes of plastic rubbish every day
Read articleCoca-Cola named world’s worst plastic polluter for third straight year..
Coca-Cola has been branded the world’s worst plastic polluter for the third year in a row, in a damning report that further reveals the scale of the global plastic crisis.
Read articleJeff Bezos Announces Nearly $800 Million In Donations To Climate Change Organizations
Jeff Bezos announced on Monday morning in an Instagram post that he has given $791 million to 16 organizations working on fighting climate change. The donations are the first gifts he’s making as part of his Bezos Earth Fund, a pledge he made in February to give $10 billion to fight climate change.
Read articleChinese glaciers melting at shocking pace: scientists say
Meltwater flows over the Laohugou No. 12 glacier in the Qilian mountains, Subei Mongol Autonomous County, in Gansu province, China, on September 27, 2020.
Read articlePakistan stops bid to smuggle endangered falcons
Pakistani authorities have thwarted a bid to smuggle endangered birds out of the country.
Read articleTotal destruction: why fires are tearing across South America
Wildfires, mostly caused by land clearing for cattle grazing and soya production, have set four nations ablaze
Read articleReal and imminent extinction risk to whales
More than 350 scientists and conservationists from 40 countries have signed a letter calling for global action to protect whales, dolphins and porpoises from extinction.
Read articleThe city digging a million wells
One of Asia’s fastest-growing cities has no major river and its deep groundwater is running out, but an age-old practice could help the city find water.
Read articleCan nature heal itself : What the pandemic has shown us
In the dark early days of the coronavirus pandemic, when a death toll of 1 million was still unimaginable, there was one bright spot: nature appeared to be healing. With humans under lockdown, stories circulated about unusual animal sightings, like wild goats taking over a town in Wales -- and then became a joke about the public's thirst for signs of regeneration: New Yorkers claimed the return of Elmo to Times Square as proof of a great earthly rebalancing.
Read articleTwo-fifths of plants at risk of extinction: says report
Researchers say they are racing against time to name and describe new species, before they disappear.
Read articleIf Coronavirus Doesnt Kill Us Climate Change Will: World Leaders Warn of Environmental Armageddon
During the recent UN meeting, several world leaders from small island nations and Africa tried to focus on climate change issues which are more threatening than COVID-19
Read articleRising temperatures shrink Arctic sea ice to second-lowest level on record
Sea ice minimum has fallen below 4m sq km for the second time in 40 years as the climate crisis rapidly transforms the region
Read articleWorld top companies urge action on nature loss ahead of U.N. talks
Some of the world’s biggest companies on Monday backed growing calls for governments to do more to reverse the accelerating destruction of the natural world and support broader efforts to fight climate change.
Read articleWorld's richest 1 percent cause double CO2 emissions of poorest 50 percent, says Oxfam
Charity says world’s fast-shrinking carbon budget should be used to improve lot of poorest
Read articleForest fires devastate Brazil's Pantanal tropical wetlands
There have been more than 15,000 fires in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands so far this year, causing widespread devastation. That is triple the number recorded in the same period in 2019, according to data collected by Brazil's National Institute for Space Research.
Read articleWildlife in catastrophic decline due to human destruction, scientists warn
Wildlife populations have fallen by more than two-thirds in less than 50 years, according to a major report by the conservation group WWF.
Read articleFuture design: What living clothes can do to absorb carbon emissions
Canadian-Iranian designer Roya Aghighi wants you to imagine that your shirt is alive.
Read articleThe plan to turn half the world into a reserve for nature
Scientists and conservationists are proposing that up to half of Earth’s land and oceans be protected for nature. Is it a necessary step or a pipe dream?
Read articleEarth Lost a Staggering 28 Trillion Tonnes of Ice in Just 23 Years
Describing the ice loss as "staggering," the group found that melting glaciers and ice sheets could cause sea levels to rise dramatically, possibly reaching a metre (3 feet) by the end of the century.
Read articleArctic National Wildlife Refuge: The animals at risk from Alaska oil drilling
The US government is pushing forward with controversial plans to allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, by laying out the terms of a leasing programme that would give oil companies access to the area.
Read articleTonnes of dead fish cleaned from French river after Nestle spill: A spectacle of desolation
Thousands of fish were found dead on the banks and in the Aisne river near Brécy-Brières in northeastern France on August 10. Local fishermen place the blame on waste runoff from a Nestlé factory in Challerange less than three kilometres away. Volunteers, firefighters and fishermen spent three days clearing the remains of the fish from the river.
Read articleChemical signal for locust swarming identified in step toward curbing plagues
Scientists have identified a chemical compound released by locusts that causes them to swarm, opening the door to possible new ways to prevent these insects from devouring crops vital to human sustenance as they have for millennia.
Read articleLast decade was Earth's hottest on record exposing grim reality of climate change
A new report released Wednesday details how 2019 was another year of extremes for Earth's climate, adding to a litany of evidence exposing the grim reality of our warming world.
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