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Amazon Rainforest Destroyed at Record Levels in 2022
Deforestation of the Amazon hits a new high, as an area five times the size of Bahrain is cleared in the first six months of this year alone.
Climate Becomes Bigger Threat than Poaching to the Survival of Elephants
With four consecutive failed rainy seasons across the Horn of Africa, elephants are now at a greater risk from drought than illegal poaching.
London’s iconic River Thames’ Source Dries Up as UK Hit By Drought
The River Thames’ source has dried up for the first time as forecasters warn of further high temperatures across England
Nearly 100 Billion Pieces of Plastic Thrown Away Annually Across UK Finds ‘Jaw-Dropping’ Study
Almost a quarter of a million participants in the Greenpeace survey threw away 6.4 million pieces of packaging waste in just one week, yet only 12 per cent is likely recycled.
UK Sees Record Temperatures as Scientist Says: ‘Man-Made Climate Change – it’s Here.’
As the UK buckled under an unprecedented heatwave and areas saw temperatures reach 40 degrees, scientists warn the cause is climate change.
Etihad Airways Partners with Sustainable Fashion Project Junk Kouture
The UAE’s national airline is donating old aircraft parts and free flights to Junk Kouture, the sustainable youth fashion challenge
New Study Claims 85 per cent of EU Sow Farms Keep Pigs in ‘Cruel Cages’
An investigation into 16 sow farms supplying UK supermarkets with luxury products Parma and Bayonne ham has revealed female pigs are kept in ‘unimaginably cruel cages’.
UAE’s Great Battery Challenge School Winners Announced
Schools in the UAE have been awarded cash prizes after a record turnout for Beeah Education’s Great Battery Challenge
Appetite for Extinction. Frogs Under Threat from EU Demand for Legs
Why the insatiable EU appetite for frogs legs could see some amphibians disappear for good.
