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Too Hot To talk About Climate: Heatwave Halts UK Summit

The climate crisis meeting due to be held at the London School of Economics has been cancelled due to overheating issues in the building

by Nick Ames

Canada Town Grants Trees Their Own Rights

After years of devastating floods, a rural community in Canada has formally recognised trees as living entities with legal rights

by Nick Ames

Climate Crisis Claims England’s Legendary Robin Hood Tree

A thousand-year-old tree, featured in the legends of the English outlaw Robin Hood, has become a victim of the climate […]

by Nick Ames

Climate Crisis Threatening Half the World’s Children

UNICEF warns that without urgent action to cut emissions and strengthen essential services, half the world’s children will face threats to their health, education and future

by Nick Ames

Great White Shark Filmed Underwater in Mediterranean for First Time in History

Divers removing ghost nets between Sicily and Tunisia filmed what is believed to be the first-ever underwater encounter with an adult great white shark in the Mediterranean

by Nick Ames

Fed Up With Doomscrolling? 10 Environmental Wins Worth Celebrating

From a four-million-strong antelope comeback to the world’s largest marine protected area, these environmental wins prove that progress is possible.

by Claire Wills

UN Issues ‘Urgent Climate Warning’ as El Niño Looms Again

The United Nations has issued an urgent climate warning, saying there is an 80% chance of El Niño developing within months

by Nick Ames

Colombia Plans to Cull Pablo Escobar’s Feral Hippos as Population Spirals

Once a bizarre legacy of a drug empire, Pablo Escobar’s feral hippos have become an environmental and safety threat say officials

by Nick Ames

Get Ready to Snap Local Wildlife as City Nature Challenge Returns to Dubai

From sand geckos to city birds, Dubai residents are being invited to document the wildlife on their doorstep as the global City Nature Challenge returns

by Anthea Ayache

Antarctic Emperor Penguins Threatened with Extinction

As sea ice disappears at record rates, emperor penguins are being pushed towards extinction

by Nick Ames