‘A systemic problem’: Legal action targets EU’s failure to stop bottom trawling in protected areas
It is the latest in a stream of litigation from all corners of the EU over bottom trawling in protected zones.Read More
Top scientists rally EU to ‘stay the course’ by keeping its 2040 climate target ambitious and fair
With the EU about to decide on its 2040 climate target, independent scientists say policymakers must act on the evidence.Read More
Spain, Cyprus, Greece: Where is Europe facing drought after a record-breaking hot spring?
Agriculture and hydropower could struggle to make ends meet as Europe’s climate-driven dry spell continues.Read More
Dead, dried and hidden in cargo: The global illegal seahorse trade is growing fast
Seahorses are being trafficked on a massive scale as part of the €20 billion illegal wildlife trade.Read More
This Earthshot Prize finalist is using DNA sequencing to create sustainable clothing dyes
Colorifix successfully dyed greens and oranges this year, adding to a palette of pigments from nature.Read More
Tajikistan’s president calls for global effort to preserve glaciers as melting accelerates
Tajikistan, home to the majority of Central Asia’s glaciers, is urging global action as climate change accelerates glacier melt. At a high-level international conference in Dushanbe, President Emomali Rahmon proposed…
Spain wants to ban people from flushing wet wipes and make manufacturers pay for the clean up
Wet wipes and balloons are among the 10 most common single-use plastic items found littering European beaches.Read More
Four billion people endured extra month of extreme heat last year due to climate change, experts say
Human-induced climate change at least doubled extreme heat days in 195 countries last year.Read More
Swiss glacier collapse highlights growing global danger as ice melt accelerates with climate change
Scientists say greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal have already locked in enough global warming to doom many of the world’s glaciers.Read More
Dom Phillips was killed researching a book on the Amazon. Three years later, his friends finished it
Fragments of hope mix with grim realities in How to Save the Amazon, published in the UK and Brazil this week.Read More