What raising an orphaned owl taught me about our broken bond with nature

“What kind of bird is this?” The text from my wildlife rehabilitator friend had asked. I had to squint at the photo. Was this a dirty rag? No, a nestling. In very bad shape. A screech owl. Found dragged and dropped on someone’s lawn.

The ex-PM who thinks he’s an expert on climate change

 It’s good to see some things never change.    Illustration: Fiona Katauskas/The Guardian

Extinction Rebellion co-founder guilty of breaking window at HS2 protest

Dr Gail Bradbrook found guilty of criminal damage to Department for Transport building in 2019

Storm Ciarán: five dead in Italy; Spain evacuates 800 as wildfire spreads – Europe live

Extreme weather event caused fatalities in Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, France and Italy

IVORY COAST: the first securitization for access to electricity records €91 million

COMOROS: water shortages intensify in Moroni to the great dismay of households

DRC: Félix Tshisékedi orders the promotion of the circular economy in cities

NIGERIA: AfDB recruits consultant for Water Investment Plan

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town to create six nature reserves and renovate nine others

NAMIBIA: new measures to accelerate access to sanitation by 2027

Forgotten, SDG9 on sustainable industry discussed on November 16 in Addis Ababa

AFRICA: Burn launches the first green bond ($10 million) for clean cooking

Charles III in Kenya: can the “green” king influence the achievement of the SDGs?

SOUTH AFRICA: the World Bank lends $1 billion for the energy transition

IVORY COAST: technical support from USTDA for the Boundiali biomass plant

IVORY COAST: 2,200 water boreholes will be carried out in rural areas by 2025

CONGO: the Conkouati-Douli park benefits from a marine extension of 2,900 km2

NIGERIA: Abuja tackles marine biofouling to preserve biodiversity

IVORY COAST: membership of “Rampao”, a network of 9 countries protecting marine areas

SENEGAL: €152 million for TER and sanitation in Diamniadio