DAKAR - Wood and charcoal burning account for 50% of Senegal’s household energy consumption, contributing to air pollution and deforestation. To reduce ecological damage, an association called…
A large and diverse coalition of over 550 organizations came together Tuesday to call on President-elect Joe Biden to tackle the plastic pollution crisis through executive actions that would…
New York state's pension fund will sell all its fossil fuel stocks in the next five years and all shares from companies that contribute to climate change by 2040, the state comptroller Thomas…
Project hopes to influence policymakers at Cop26 UN climate change conference in Glasgow.
People around the world will have a chance to discuss responses to the climate crisis in a planned global…
Experts say near-threatened fruit bats, crucial for restoring forests in Africa, are in danger.
Kasanka National Park, Zambia – As the red sun sets over a remote part of Zambia’s Central Province,…
Group suggests 10 policies to reduce ‘night blight’, including commission to regulate excess lighting.
MPs have called for urgent action to reduce light pollution, promote “dark towns” and restore a…
The unprecedented fires aren’t just caused by the climate crisis. Land use –especially real estate and animal husbandry – have a lot to answer for
Agood, natural fire can be a cleansing force. Yet,…
It takes thousands of years for soils to form, meaning protection is needed urgently, say scientists.
Global soils are the source of all life on land but their future looks “bleak” without action to…
Snowy winters could become a thing of the past as climate change affects the UK, Met Office analysis suggests.
It is one of a series of projections about how UK's climate could change, shared with…
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Conservationists are working to rescue giraffes stranded on an island in Lake Boringo in western Kenya after heavy rains led to the flooding of their rangeland habitat,…
Oceans 21 is a Conversation international series examining the history and future of the world’s ocean.
Five profiles open our series on the global ocean, delving into ancient Indian Ocean trade…
“Clean”, “cultured”, “no-kill” – these are just a few of the monikers that have been applied to San Francisco-based food start up Just Inc’s lab-grown chicken nuggets.
The product has just been…
GENEVA - A U.N. refugee agency report issued earlier this month finds thousands of children in Mali are being exploited and abused by criminal or armed groups, tribal chiefs and state authorities for…
Some of the most cherished world heritage sites are under increased threat from the climate crisis.
The outlook for the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef, has been determined to be…
New York, 10 December 2020 — The United Nations ActNow campaign is collaborating with the award-winning interactive animation company Baobab Studios to promote individual action on climate change and…