The numbers of children in Accra picking through rubbish for scrap metal and plastic to sell to recycling dealers has surged during the COVID-19 pandemic.
For many farmers who migrated to the country’s Eastern Highlands, hopes for a better life are turning into a nightmare amid tropical storms and cyclones.
Mutara, Zimbabwe – A decade ago, Lloyd…
JENDOUBA, Tunisia, Sept 14 (Reuters) - For cork collector Khaled Warhani, the wildfires that devastated part of northern Tunisia's lush woodland this summer were a warning of how the changing climate…
The discarding of fish at sea – known as “bycatch” – happens when fish have no commercial value or annual quotas for a commercial species are limited. It is widely regarded as a wasteful and…
One in three of the world’s tree species are at risk of becoming extinct, according to a recent report by the Global Tree Assessment – the first attempt to estimate the conservation status of all of…
Summer in the Gulf of Mexico is a time to celebrate the region's bounty, including its prized shrimp, which are the star of local festivals. But shrimpers this summer found themselves contending with…
Some 1,600 oil and gas drilling sites, many of them still active, may be on track to close after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 Wednesday to end new fossil drilling.
Cutting down on meat is one of the best ways to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions.
Production of meat and dairy products releases twice as much greenhouse gases as plant-based foods, according to…
We're on the cusp of a new revolution in freezing foods.
When the first freezers were mass-produced after World War II, food preservation was never the same. This seemingly simple yet wonderful…
Exclusive: study also shows ‘banana bread’ heard more in 2020 than ‘wind power’ and ‘solar power’ combined
“Cake” was mentioned 10 times more often on UK television shows than “climate change” in…
ABUJA, NIGERIA — The U.N. Children's Fund in Nigeria said at least 1 million Nigerian children could miss school this year because of insecurity, as schools in the north of the country have been…
Crucial negotiations over carbon reductions and international climate finance at this year’s United Nations climate change conference must be postponed because of the UK government’s failure to…
Behind the veil of the Covid-19 pandemic, 227 people were killed last year protecting forests, water and other natural resources under increasing stress from climate change, making 2020 the deadliest…
England and Wales have seen increasingly warm weather this week.
While the sweltering temperatures of up to 29C this week have been an opportunity to enjoy the last gasp of summer, the heat feels…
Solar power could reach 40 per cent by 2035 by doubling the installation of solar energy annually, according to new study.
The Biden administration has issued a plan to increase the country’s…
As Cop26 meeting approaches, analysis shows world is on track for 3C temperature increase if present trends continue.
Every one of the world’s leading economies, including all the countries that…
Two weeks of action in capital culiminated in ‘march for nature’ on Saturday.
More than 500 arrests have been made during Extinction Rebellion’s two weeks of protests in London.
Scotland Yard said…
India-based renewables developer Adani Green Energy has raised US$750 million through a green bond offer, securing the debt and equity needed to reach a 25GW renewables target.
The bond offer, which…