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18 06 2020 | 07:09

New EU Biodiversity Strategy Can Reduce Risk of Future Pandemics — If It Fully Addresses Wildlife Trade.

As the planet faces the multiple impacts of COVID-19 on human health, well-being and economies, it's time for governments across the globe to show leadership and take the necessary steps to help…

18 06 2020 | 07:03

Half the planet is still free from a significant human influence – and it should remain like that.

Conservationists call to expand the amount of land formally protected. About half of the Earth’s ice-free land remains free of significant influence from humans, according to a new study, which…

18 06 2020 | 07:03

Forest Service sparks controversy for pushing logging, oil during pandemic.

The Trump administration's “blueprint” paving the way for more logging, grazing and energy extraction is the newest flashpoint over regulatory rollbacks during the coronavirus pandemic. 

18 06 2020 | 07:02

Fast-growing mini-forests spring up in Europe to aid climate.

Miyawaki forests are denser and said to be more biodiverse than other kinds of woods. Tiny, dense forests are springing up around Europe as part of a movement aimed at restoring biodiversity and…

17 06 2020 | 07:01

Movement Grows to Declare Racism a Public Health Emergency.

In the wake of nationwide protests sparked by police and vigilante murders of African Americans, as well as a pandemic that has disproportionately impacted Black and Hispanic communities, cities,…

16 06 2020 | 09:39

New Report Documents Global Insect Decline and Calls for Reforming Industrial Agriculture.

A new report released Tuesday draws attention to the worldwide decline in insects and calls for global policies to boost the conservation of both agriculture and the six-footed creatures. The…

16 06 2020 | 09:37

Ethical investments are outperforming traditional funds.

Evidence suggests that environmentally focused investing is becoming mainstream.

16 06 2020 | 09:14

UN Warns of Impending Food Crisis.

The United Nations issued a dire warning on Tuesday that the world stands on the brink of the worst food crisis in the last 50 years, according to The Guardian.

16 06 2020 | 07:55

Good news: US classrooms are warming to evolution, thanks in part to scientist outreach.

Advocacy works, but more must be done to protect against misinformation.

16 06 2020 | 07:48

Cuba’s Clean Rivers Benefit From Sustainable Agriculture.

For most of the past 60 years, the United States and Cuba have had very limited diplomatic ties. President Barack Obama started the process of normalizing U.S.-Cuba relations, but the Trump…

16 06 2020 | 07:38

Changing Laundry Habits Could Eliminate Thousands of Tons of Ocean Pollution.

An estimated 14,000 tons of microfibers sloughed off of soiled laundry is believed to be released into European oceans every year, further contributing to microplastic pollution with a threat of…

16 06 2020 | 07:29

For Indigenous Protesters, Defending the Environment Can Be Fatal.

Adán Vez Lira, a prominent defender of an ecological reserve in Mexico, was shot while riding his motorcycle in April. Four years earlier, the renowned activist Berta Cáceres was shot dead in her…

15 06 2020 | 07:55

A journey into Antarctica: the unavoidable signs of global heating.

The effects of global heating are in evidence everywhere across the islands of Antarctica – from penguin colonies to melting glaciers. The Guardian’s global environment editor Jonathan Watts…

15 06 2020 | 07:51

The sounds of melting icebergs and whale songs: a journey into Antarctica.

The effects of global heating are in evidence everywhere across the islands of Antarctica – from penguin colonies to melting glaciers. The Guardian’s global environment editor Jonathan Watts…

15 06 2020 | 07:37

8th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management Thessaloniki, Greece, 23 - 26 JUNE 2021

We would like to thank you very much for your high interest in the THESSALONIKI 2021 Conference. More than 700 abstracts from all over the world have already been received. Potential participants can…

14 06 2020 | 14:50

Boris Johnson's US trade deal will make Britain a paradise for disaster capitalists.

Chlorinated chicken is just the start. The government intends to rip up food standards, public services and public protections

14 06 2020 | 14:29

'Surprisingly rapid' rebound in carbon emissions post-lockdown.

Busier roads to blame, with fears of worse to come as workers shun public transport. Carbon dioxide emissions have rebounded around the world as lockdown conditions have eased, raising fears that…

14 06 2020 | 14:09

Supertrawlers ‘making a mockery’ of UK’s protected seas.

Vast vessels spent almost 3,000 hours fishing in officially protected areas in 2019. Supertrawlers spent almost 3,000 hours fishing in UK marine protected areas in 2019, making “a mockery of the…

13 06 2020 | 09:01

Meat giants selling to UK linked to Brazil farms in deforested Amazon reserve.

Greenpeace report shows cattle indirectly sold to JBS, Marfrig and Minerva came from protected Serro Ricardo Franco park.

13 06 2020 | 08:55

Mangroves Threatened by Sea Level Rise Could Disappear by 2050.

Mangroves play a vital role in capturing carbon from the atmosphere. Mangrove forests are tremendous assets in the fight to stem the climate crisis. They store more carbon than a rainforest of the…