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The Female Rangers Fighting To Save Africa’s Elephants

As we celebrate World Female Ranger Week we meet the female rangers tackling Human-Elephant Conflict in Zimbabwe

by Holly Budge

Extinct Within A Generation? Why Climate Change Is Giving Wild Camels The Hump

With fewer than 1,000 individuals, the ‘King of the Gobi’ camel is weathering a perfect storm of drought, disease, and digging for gold

by Sarah Freeman

Choking Point: The World’s Most Polluted Cities

Residents of cities around the world are breathing in deadly air particles that kill millions per year – and the climate crisis is making it worse

by Nick Harding

Eco Superheroes: How Otters Are Saving The Planet

From reducing coastal erosion to saving marshes and kelp forests, otters are natural conservationists but are also facing colossal changes – including climate change, pollution and overfishing – to survive

by Sarah Freeman

The Light Fantastic: Dubai’s Record-Breaking Solar Power Tree Illuminates Sustainable Future

A dazzling Tree of Light created by the Al-Futtaim Group in collaboration with a social enterprise is the world’s largest solar power lightbulb display ever created and will light up the lives of energy poor villagers in the future

by Nick Ames

Why We Need To Save The Bugs: The World’s Unsung Heroes

Rather than be scared by creepy crawlies, we need to embrace them as bugs are the secret saviours of the planet

by Caitriona McBride

Biodiversity Boost: How To Strengthen Our Natural World’s Fragile Future

As wildlife populations plummet by 70 per cent and one in five plants are at risk from vanishing forever, plans to put the brakes on biodiversity declines are more important than ever

by Sarah Freeman

Brewing Kindness: The Beer Made By Prisoners That’s Preventing Crime

Fifty per cent of prisoners reoffend within a year of being released but a taproom in the UK is giving ex-inmates jobs and proving that they can brew more than just award-winning craft beer

by Ellen Manning

The New Buzz About Honey Bees: Why They’re Good For People And The Planet

One third of the world’s food production depends on honey bees but they’re battling climate change, pesticides and our insatiable appetite for the liquid gold to survive. On National Honey Bee Day, we lift the sticky lid on the lives of these industrious insects

by Sarah Freeman