The Paraguay River flowing through the Pantanal wetlands, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images
Dozens of scientists are sounding the alarm that carving a commercial…
Millions of mosquitoes are being released from helicopters in Hawaii in a last-ditch attempt to save rare birds slipping into extinction.
The archipelago’s endemic, brightly coloured honeycreeper…
Sounds of the natural world are rapidly falling silent and will become “acoustic fossils” without urgent action to halt environmental destruction, international experts have warned.
Expert warns impact of H5N1 virus across the world is on a scale akin to the devastation wreaked by the use of DDT pesticides in the 1950s and 1960s
The planet is experiencing a new “Silent Spring…
The talking is over, and a text has been agreed on the next decade of targets to save the natural world. Here are the highs and lows of the Convention of Biological Diversity’s (CBD) agreement
The story of the damage done to the world’s biodiversity is a tale of decline spanning thousands of years. Can the world seize its chance to change the narrative?
Taking into account all the benefits nature provides to humans and redefining what it means to have a “good quality of life” is key to living sustainably on Earth, a four-year assessment by 82…
One of the oldest and largest wildlife NGOs in Belarus is being forced to shut down after accusations of “extremist activities”, as conservationists warn of “darkness” engulfing a region known for…
Accompanied by songs, stories and a stash of lentils, a group trekked from London, connecting with their faith, the countryside and the people they met along the way.
While most delegates deliberate…
Now most countries have experienced the climate crisis as wildfires, floods or heatwaves, leaders know they must deliver.
For a conference that had already been delayed by a year, perhaps this was a…
How do you persuade farmers and the local community to join one of Scotland’s biggest land restoration projects? Call in a psychologist.
Ahunter, conservationist and psychologist are working on a…
US scientist Thomas Lovejoy says the rainforest’s rich biodiversity has been undervalued compared to economic activities such as farming and mining.
The Amazon will be transformed into a “highly…
Sobering new report says world is failing to grasp the extent of threats posed by biodiversity loss and the climate crisis.
The planet is facing a “ghastly future of mass extinction, declining…
Leading US biologist Thomas Lovejoy says to stop future outbreaks we need more respect for natural world.
The vast illegal wildlife trade and humanity’s excessive intrusion into nature is to blame…
‘Reforestation is essential but means nothing if we’re still watching the Amazon go up in smoke,’ says Greenpeace.
Images of the Amazon being ravaged by wildfires has unified the public in shock and…