Indigenous women in North and Central America are coming together to share ancestral knowledge of amaranth, a plant booming in popularity as a health food
When eight teenagers and an elderly nun in Australia teamed up for a climate case, they won, in a historic judgement. Their case has now been appealed by the country's government. If the final…
Amid the bleakness of 2020, scientists in Brazil concluded a particularly grim conservation study - attempting to count the animals killed by huge wildfires in the Pantanal wetlands.
She started a youth strike in Uganda – then just kept going. She discusses climate justice, reparations, imperialism and why the global north must take responsibility
Ocean experts who are monitoring a North Atlantic right whale that gave birth while entangled in fishing rope say there is little chance of removing two 16ft lengths attached to her while her calf…
With Swytch, you can clamp a wheel, battery and sensor to any model and enjoy a power-assisted ride
I’ve been something of a sceptic about technological bike gizmos over the years, add-ons that too…
Online retailer disputes study saying it produced 270,000 tonnes of packaging last year, with 10,000 tonnes likely to end up in seas
Amazon’s plastic packaging waste soared by almost a third, to…
Assembly member urges £2bn boost for sewage infrastructure as report reveals poor health of waterways
More than 7m tonnes of raw sewage are being discharged into Northern Ireland’s seas and…
Record-breaking number of vessels being built or on order worldwide, despite environmental concerns
In an era of environmental awareness and conspicuous displays of sustainability, you might not…
Surprising discovery shows scale of plastic pollution and reveals enzymes that could boost recycling
Microbes in oceans and soils across the globe are evolving to eat plastic, according to a…
Documents show Anglo American breached carbon limits at Capcoal mine by at least 841,000 tonnes over four years
Mining giant Anglo American has admitted to a “large blowout” in greenhouse gas…
Major labels Sony, Universal and Warner join independents signing up to climate schemes that guide companies toward cleaner futures
A number of the world’s biggest record labels have united to…
The resolution proposed that the climate crisis could potentially threaten ‘global peace, security and stability’
Russia has vetoed a first-of-its-kind UN security council resolution casting the…
Governments urged to use ‘peace dividend’ to help UN tackle pandemics, climate crisis and extreme poverty
More than 50 Nobel laureates have signed an open letter calling for all countries to cut…