Dubbed "Earth Overshoot Day," Thursday marks a tipping point when people have used up "all that ecosystems can regenerate in one year," according to the Global Footprint Network and WWF.
Mankind…
Parts of the Mediterranean are more than 6C warmer than normal for the time of year, scientists have said, sparking fears that the sea’s fragile ecosystems are suffering the equivalent of a “marine…
The government of Madagascar is launching a call for concept notes to marine protected areas (MPAs) and locally managed marine areas (LMMAs) to finance their sustainable management projects.…
After months of controversy surrounding Kenya's Green Economy Implementation Plan (GEIP), the East African government has embarked on drafting a new law on sustainable waste management. The text is…
The Kenyan government is launching the sixth reforestation campaign of the Kaptagat forest in the west of the country, with the planting of 250,000 trees. The initiative, which is supported by…
The European parliament has backed plans to label gas and nuclear energy as “green”, rejecting appeals from prominent Ukrainians and climate activists that the proposals are a gift to Vladimir Putin…
Climate low priority for government as UK drops over 2 per cent of GDP on military every year
The government’s budget for this year directs just 0.01 per cent of the UK’s GDP towards fighting the…
Tesco and WWF have launched a new trial to offer UK dairy farmers subsidies that encourage growing feed more sustainably for their livestock.
The scheme was created to help reduce the environmental…
'Urgent policy action needed'; UN publishes first draft of global agreement aimed at addressing the nature crisis.
The draft plan has been released yesterday (12 July) by the UN Convention on…
New partnership between Aviva and WWF calls on government to commit for a greener financial system ahead of COP26.
Aviva has announced a new climate-focused partnership with one of the world’s…
"Regrowth takes time the world does not have to solve climate change”, they write.
Over 500 scientists are writing to EU Commission President Von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel…
Restoring the UK’s seas could put billions of pounds into the economy by 2050 and bring thousands of new jobs, according to a new report by Sky Ocean Rescue and WWF.
The Value of Restored UK Seas’…
Water biodiversity is on the brink, with dire consequences for the region known for the zebra and wildebeest migration, says WWF.
Fish are being driven to extinction in the Mara River basin, putting…
New report by the WWF calls on governments to act on deadly plastic debris.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is urging governments, fishing gear producers and designers, fishers and the general public…
Tesco is working with the WWF to halve the environmental impact of its food production.
Earlier this week, the retailer announced that it will become the first in the UK to set a sales target for…
UK government said it failed on two-thirds of targets, but RSPB analysis is bleaker – and suggests UK is moving backwards in some areas.
The UK has failed to reach 17 out of 20 UN biodiversity…
Human consumption has led to an unprecedented rate of decline in the world'swildlife populations, according to the Living Planet Report 2020, a biennial paper put out by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF…
Dorcas Wakio Mugo is a student of Marine Resource Management at Technical University of Mombasa in Kenya.
She is consigned to the fight against climate change, as a result she has opted to take a…
Its waving fronds carpet the seafloor and shelter thousands of sea creatures. But seagrass is more than a haven for marine wildlife – researchers say it could play a major role in slowing climate…