environment

The 2.5m-year-old tree would be first plant species protected by law in state as current habitat increasingly becomes less viable. The western Joshua tree will be considered for protection under the…

Readers are unimpressed by Department for Education guidance instructing English schools not to use material that is critical of capitalism.

Activists in Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda are helping lead the way in advocating for environmental issues and climate justice. On Fri., Sept. 25, people around the world will participate in Global…

Maparasha Hills, KenyaThousands of Maasai men clad in red and purple shawls and with their heads coated in red ocher gathered this week for a ceremony that transforms them from Moran (warriors) to…

Hamstrung by coronavirus lockdowns, frustrated school strikers have spent months staging digital protests against world leaders failing to act urgently on climate change. Today they are taking to…

Breakthrough that builds on plastic-eating bugs first discovered by Japan in 2016 promises to enable full recycling. A super-enzyme that degrades plastic bottles six times faster than before has…

NEW YORK, Sept 28 – More than 20 Heads of State and Government and 6 Ministers committed to a Leaders Pledge for Nature at the Nature for Life Hub, Day 3 —  the Global Ambition Day. With signatories…

Infernos in South America’s Pantanal region have burnt twice the area of California’s fires this year. Researchers fear the rare ecosystem will never recover. When Luciana Leite arrived in the…

Exclusive: African state says it has agreements with oil companies in Lake Chad area. Chad has asked to suspend an application for world heritage site status for Lake Chad to explore oil and mining…

Chemical headaches, plant sirens – these were the constant background to my home and school life. My community is on the climate frontline. My teacher first taught me about global warming in the…

US must take the lead to avert eco-disaster. Barack Obama has only four years to save the world. That is the stark assessment of Nasa scientist and leading climate expert Jim Hansen who last week…

Survey finds that many researchers are banned from speaking about their work or have had their research altered to downplay risks.

A "trash tsunami" has washed ashore on the beaches of Honduras, endangering both wildlife and the local economy.

This year’s historic blazes and apocalyptic skies will become routine. Hope lies in rethinking how we live with fire.

Facebook suspended more than 200 accounts belonging to environmental and Indigenous groups Saturday, casting doubt on the company's stated commitments to addressing the climate crisis.

The prime minister’s green credentials have yet to materialise and his silence on Cop26 is a warning.

As West coast wildfires color the skies dystopian red and orange and an aggressive hurricane season batters the U.S. Gulf coast, college students are demanding their schools take bold action to…

The plastic recycling model was never economically viable, but oil and gas companies still touted it as a magic solution to waste, selling the American public a lie so the companies could keep…

oneworld member airlines have committed to net zero carbon emission by 2050, becoming the first global airline alliance to strive for carbon neutrality. Announced last week, this target will be…

Banking giant announces commitment to providing financing, expertise and leadership to support the transition to a low-carbon world. “Climate change is one of the most complex and interconnected…