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Hot On The Heels of Poachers On The Conservation Front Line With Rangers

On World Ranger Day, conservationist Holly Budge recalls how she stumbled across a poachers’ camp in Zimbabwe while on patrol

Photos: Amish Chhagan

by Holly Budge

5 Ways To Enjoy and Protect Abu Dhabi’s Magical Mangroves

July 26th welcomes International Day for the Conservation of Mangroves, so let’s jump knee deep into the salty swamps that protect not only the atmosphere but also our coastlines

by Michelle Kuehn

Greta Thunberg Forcibly Removed From New Protest Just Hours After Being Fined for Protesting

The climate activist tells Swedish court that she’s not guilty of crime because she has to protest as ‘we are in an emergency that threatens life, health and property’

by Nick Ames

How Science-Based Tech Could Save Our Seas

As Marine Week kicks off, we take a look at some of the tech projects being developed around the world to cool our oceans – but could they have unintended consequences on the world’s seas?

by Maz Fletcher

Deadly Heatwave And Wildfires Rip Through Europe Which Is Set To Get Even Hotter

Fossil fuel emissions must be reduced to counter deadly climate-change-induced heatwave and wildfires, say scientists

by Nick Ames

How Gen Z Are Going To Save The Planet

Some of them have only just become teenagers but Gen Z are the green generation doing everything in their power – and beyond – to stop global warming and rescue the planet

by Georgina Fuller

Latest Artificial Intelligence Is Saving Critically Endangered Rhinos From Armed Poachers

A South African Game Reserve Is using the latest artificial intelligence enabled collars to track and monitor white and black rhinos to keep them safe

by Karen Pasquali Jones

Saving The Broken Bears of Vietnam’s Last Bile Farms

Across Vietnam captive bile farm bears are subjected to tortuous extractions to feed a demand for Chinese medicine but one organisation, Animals Asia, is intent on rescuing every last one of them

by Anthea Ayache

Deep Impact: How Nasa Protects Us From Giant Asteroids Hurtling Towards Earth

Every day NASA tracks thousands of asteroids – some the size of sky scrapers, houses and buses – to ensure they don’t come too near Earth and has even carried out a mission to successfully divert a huge space rock

by Nick Ames