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15 09 2020 | 10:26

Liberia's Weah urges tougher measures to curb 'rape epidemic'.

Liberian President George Weah on Wednesday called for tougher laws to combat what he said was an "epidemic" of rape of mostly children and young girls. Addressing a conference on the subject, Weah…

15 09 2020 | 10:25

The city being swept out to sea: Nicky Quamina-Woo’s best photograph.

Saint Louis is on the frontline of the climate crisis. Entire rooms in people’s homes are underwater. In a few years, the sea defence this boy is striding along will be engulfed’.

15 09 2020 | 10:14

Price of single-use plastic bags in England to double to 10p.

Exemption for smaller shops to end, and campaigners say ‘bags for life’ are next target. The government is to double the charge for single-use plastic carrier bags in England from 5p to 10p and end…

15 09 2020 | 10:14

54 Million People in the U.S. May Go Hungry During the Pandemic — Can Urban Farms Help?

When I call Chef Q. Ibraheem to discuss urban farming in her own cooking career, she's in the middle of placing an order for microgreens from a small farm in Lake Forest, a ritzy suburb just north of…

15 09 2020 | 10:10

Blue Jean Fibers Found Polluting Arctic Ocean, Great Lakes.

What is the environmental footprint of your favorite pair of blue jeans? A new study indicates it might be quite large. The study, published in Environmental Science and Technology Letters Wednesday…

15 09 2020 | 10:01

Wildlife photographer of the year 2020, highly commended – in pictures.

Winners will be announced on 13 October at a virtual awards ceremony. The exhibition at the Natural History Museum will open on 16 October

15 09 2020 | 10:00

Global heating motivated American mastodons to trek north.

Shift led to local extinctions and could have important implications for species today. Genetic diversity could shrink as animals venture into new territories because of global heating leaving them…

15 09 2020 | 09:59

'Greenhouse Gaslighting': Trump Declares Himself the #1 Environmental President.

President Trump told a crowd in Jupiter, Florida Tuesday that he is an environmental president, claiming that "it's true: number one since Teddy Roosevelt. Who would have thought Trump is the great…

15 09 2020 | 09:38

‘Green’ billionaires behind professional activist network that led suppression of ‘Planet of the Humans’ documentary.

The Michael Moore-produced ‘Planet of the Humans’ faced a coordinated suppression campaign led by professional climate activists backed by the same ‘green’ billionaires, Wall Street investors,…

15 09 2020 | 09:23

Long-missed pink flamingos return to Kenya’s Lake Nakuru.

Eight years ago, rising water levels in Kenya’s Lake Nakuru drove away the clouds of pink-coloured flamingos that were the park’s biggest draw. Rangers say their disappearance triggered a drop in…

11 09 2020 | 11:14

Even Climate Scientists Are Freaked Out By This Year’s Wildfires.

"We have not reached the peak. In fact, no one knows where the peak is,” one expert said. Across large parts of California, daylight never arrived on Sept. 9. Caught under a vast sheet of smoke…

08 09 2020 | 11:57

Climate breakdown 'intensifies gender-based violence’.

'We believe in including women in the creation of policies and strategies around environmental protection including disaster response.' Global warming isn’t simply going to destroy our communities…

08 09 2020 | 11:35

Africa's Great Green Wall just 4% complete halfway through schedule.

Report calls for more support if plan to plant 100m hectares of vegetation is to be realised. The world’s most ambitious reforestation project, the Great Green Wall of Africa, has covered only 4% of…

07 09 2020 | 11:05

Is Capitalism to Blame for Covid-19?

We’re often told that some global challenges are simply too complex for the human mind to understand. This is supposed to explain not only inaction when it comes to the climate crisis, but – as with…

07 09 2020 | 10:53

Protesters March Against Oil Spill 'Incompetence' in Mauritius as More Dead Dolphins Wash Ashore.

Protestors filled the streets of Mauritius's capital city, Port Louis, over the weekend to demand resignations of officials and an investigation into the oil spill that has jeopardized the future…

07 09 2020 | 10:38

Sierra Leone court freezes Steinmetz’s Octea assets over environmental damage.

In the lawsuit, 73 plaintiffs living around the mine say they have suffered respiratory infections and headaches. Freetown — The high court of Sierra Leone, on Wednesday, granted an interim freezing…

07 09 2020 | 09:51

Python skin jackets and elephant leather boots: How wealthy Western nations help drive the global wildlife trade

Three-quarters of new and emerging infectious diseases in humans originate in wildlife. COVID-19, SARS and Ebola all started this way. The COVID-19 global pandemic has drawn new attention to how…

07 09 2020 | 09:47

Sudan's Jabal Maragha: Illegal gold diggers destroy ancient site.

Illegal gold diggers have destroyed a 2,000-year-old archaeological site in Sudan in the eastern region of the Sahara desert, official say. The Jabal Maragha site, which dates from the Meroitic…

07 09 2020 | 09:33

South African conservationist killed by lions he reared.

West Mathewson was attacked without warning by lions during one of their regular walks. A South African conservationist has been killed by lions he hand-reared. West Mathewson, 69, was walking two…

07 09 2020 | 09:30

Meet the 'Women Warriors' Protecting the Amazon Forest.

On an early December morning last year in the state of Maranhão, Brazil, half a dozen members of the Indigenous Guajajara people packed their bags with food, maps and drone equipment to get ready for…