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Green Guardians Of The Galaxy: The Uncertain Future Of Our Rainforests Revealed

Indigenous stewardship, plant-based diets and quitting fossil fuels for good are key to safeguarding our remaining rainforests which are the lungs of the planet

by Sarah Freeman

White Rhinos Return To Democratic Republic of Congo

The reintroduction of a crash of white rhinos heralds plans for national breeding programme

by Nick Ames

Puppies Rescued On Way To Be Slaughtered And Eaten At Barbaric Yulin Dog Meat Festival

A charity discovers a puppy farm where dogs as young as three months are to be killed at the Chinese festival where dog meat is eaten ‘for luck’. Spoiler Alert: happy ending!

by Hayley O'Keeffe

The 8 Best And Worst Places To Live To Survive Climate Change

As extreme weather makes many places inhospitable because of global warming, climate scientists have listed the top and least desirable places to live according to climate change

by Caitriona McBride

World Ocean Day: Meet the UAE Residents Fighting to Save our Seas

This World Ocean Day, discover more about the marine biologists and activists who have devoted their lives to protecting the nation’s underwater world

by Harriet Shephard

Chhouk The Elephant Trapped in Poaching Snare Receives Prosthetic Foot and Walks Again

The Cambodia-UK rehabilitation project looking after Chhouk have called the prosthetic ‘amazing’

by Anthea Ayache

Beat Plastic Pollution: 10 Easy Ways To Reduce Single Use Plastic at Home

This World Environment Day is all about #BeatPlasticPollution so follow our easy, creative tips to reducing and reusing single use plastics in your home and help be the change

by Michelle Kuehn

The Heat Is On: Why The Next El Niño Could Make This The Hottest Year Ever

Global warming is exacerbating the effects of the climate-changing El Niño phenomenon which, when it arrives later this year, will make the world hotter and the UAE wetter

by Nick Harding

Devastating and Disfiguring: Why Pakistan’s Weak Acid Attack Laws Are Failing Women

While acid attacks have been illegal in Pakistan since 2011 and carry a hefty sentence of life imprisonment, widespread availability of cheap corrosive substances and under reporting incidents, means the gender based violence continues

by Tehreem Azeem