In 2017, 66 people died after fires ripped through eucalyptus stands around Pedrógão Grande. Restrictions on the highly flammable trees have provoked death threats, yet others feel they do not go far…
Report says cutting emissions should still be key priority as it cautions against mass monoculture tree-planting
Forest conservation and restoration could make a major contribution to tackling the…
System not fit for carbon offsetting, puts Indigenous communities at risk and should be replaced with new approach, say researchers
Rainforest conservation projects are not suitable for carbon…
Analysis of thousands of species finds some invertebrates and plants also getting smaller, while others are increasing in body size
A global analysis of thousands of animal and plant sizes has found…
Six months ago, nearly every government in the world came together to agree this decade’s global biodiversity targets. They include goals to protect 30% of the planet for nature by 2030, reform $…
A flagship law to restore nature across Europe must be agreed by member states or risk sending “a dangerous, negative signal to the world”, the EU’s environment commissioner has warned, amid growing…
Investigation into Verra carbon standard finds most are ‘phantom credits’ and may worsen global heating
The forest carbon offsets approved by the world’s leading provider and used by Disney, Shell…