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05 06 2020 | 08:30

Scientists warn of ‘zombie fires’ in the Arctic.

Dormant “zombie fires” scattered across the Arctic region – remnants of record blazes last year – may be coming to life after an unusually warm and dry Spring, scientists warned Wednesday (27 May…

04 06 2020 | 07:07

Jane Goodall: humanity is finished if it fails to adapt after Covid-19.

Primatologist calls for overhaul of food habits to prevent a future pandemic. Humanity will be “finished” if we fail to drastically change our food systems in response to the coronavirus pandemic…

04 06 2020 | 07:01

NASA scientist Dr. Kate Marvel links ‘climate change’ to ‘white supremacy’ – ‘We’ll never head off climate catastrophe without dismantling white supremacy’ – Calls for climate & racial ‘justice’

Another NASA climate scientist has revealed their charged politics and waded into racially charged linkages between “climate justice” and “racial justice.” and “white supremacy.” NASA’s Dr.

03 06 2020 | 10:39

'The water will come back': why Kenya's struggle against flooding is far from over.

Record-breaking rainfall has devastated communities – and with thousands displaced and more rain predicted the picture is bleak Using a short piece of nylon line with a hook at one end and a long…

03 06 2020 | 10:29

Being black while in nature: 'You’re an endangered species'.

Many black nature-lovers have to employ defense mechanisms – lest a situation turn sticky and they have to answer questions from a suspecting police officer ‘I want to go, to just sit and soak it…

03 06 2020 | 10:19

Climate justice means justice for black lives.

The work of dismantling white supremacy is critical to building a climate movement that is rooted in justice. As we watch people across North America rise up to confront racist police violence and…

03 06 2020 | 10:11

Climate change is making marine species migrate towards the poles faster than those on land.

Rising temperatures, shifts in precipitation patterns, and changes in vegetations, all direct effects of a warmer world, are changing the range and distribution of many species — they are now forced…

03 06 2020 | 10:01

Australia’s Water Is Vanishing.

Scorched by climate change and drained by industrial farms, the country’s most important river system is nearing collapse.

02 06 2020 | 09:04

Africa: COVID-19 - Additional 23 Million People Face Acute Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa - Ifad.

About 23 million more people are expected to be pushed into extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa this year alone, the president, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Gilbert Houngbo, has…

02 06 2020 | 08:10

The growing urgency of shifting to a low carbon economy.

We have just 10 years left to meet the 2030 Agenda and avert the worst effects of climate change. In many cases, the costs of ignoring the rules of science were laid bare by the coronavirus COVID-19…

31 05 2020 | 09:08

Closing the gap: financing the transition towards an inclusive blue economy. 10 June 2020

Date: Wednesday, 10 June 2020 Time:  4-5pm (GMT+1) Where: Online, using Zoom

31 05 2020 | 08:38

Land area almost the size of UK needed to sustain nation’s demand.

As research shows growth in UK’s land footprint, WWF and RSPB call for action amid fears that destruction of nature is raising risk of the next pandemic​. New research by WWF and RSPB has found the…

31 05 2020 | 08:00

Public Parks Matter More Than Ever During a Pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has altered humans' relationship with natural landscapes in ways that may be long-lasting. One of its most direct effects on people's daily lives is reduced access to public…

31 05 2020 | 07:53

10 Things You Can Do to Help Save the Earth.

The United Nations suggests that climate change is not just the defining issue of our time, but we are also at a defining moment in history. Weather patterns are changing and will threaten food…

31 05 2020 | 07:51

Harmful Algal Blooms Are Increasing Across the U.S.

During summer in central New York, residents often enjoy a refreshing dip in the region's peaceful lakes. But sometimes swimming is off-limits because of algae blooms that can make people sick. "…

31 05 2020 | 07:51

Trump Rollback Allows Hunters to Kill Bears and Wolves in Their Dens.

In another reversal of Obama-era regulations, the Trump administration is having the National Park Service rescind a 2015 order that protected bears and wolves within protected lands.

31 05 2020 | 07:50

'We've never seen this': wildlife thrives in closed US national parks.

Deer, bobcats and black bears are gathering around parts of Yosemite national park typically teeming with visitors Earlier this month, for the first time in recent memory, pronghorns ventured into…

31 05 2020 | 07:49

Coral Rescue Team Races to Save Endangered Corals From Mystery Killer.

Six years ago, during a global coral bleaching event and after the Port of Miami was dredged, endangered corals on Florida's coral reef began rapidly wasting away and dying. Their "mystery killer,"…

31 05 2020 | 07:45

Cyclone Slams India, Bangladesh, Leaving 84 Dead and Millions Displaced During Pandemic.

At least 84 people were killed when Cyclone Amphan walloped India and Bangladesh Wednesday, bringing "war-like" destruction to the city of Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal, The Guardian…

31 05 2020 | 07:44

Corporations Don't Have to Pay Pollution Fines During COVID-19.

Corporations that flouted environmental regulations and spewed pollutants into the air and dumped them into waterways will not be required to pay the fines they agreed to during the pandemic,…