11 March, New York -- The United Nations today launched a new global campaign, Only Together, to support its call for fair and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines around the world.
The campaign…
Our food habits are largely unsustainable.
From its production to its consumption, the food we eat is one of the biggest contributors to the climate crisis, a new study has shown. Researchers in…
The world's largest desert is growing. In the last century, the Sahara Desert expanded by more than 10%, now covering an area of more than 3.3 million square miles (8.6 million square kilometers) and…
Exclusive: Naturalist and TV presenter’s latest programme Animal Einsteins explores species’ intelligence and holds a critical mirror up to our own kind at a crucial moment in time, writes Harry…
Scientists have detected the ‘fingerprint’ of the climate crisis on increasing river flows in some regions and decreasing river flows in others.
The climate crisis is altering the flow of rivers …
Tens of thousands of large dams across the globe are reaching the end of their expected lifespans, leading to a dramatic rise in failures and collapses, a new UN study finds. These deteriorating…
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We have developed a new global food emissions database (EDGAR-FOOD) estimating greenhouse gas (GHG; CO2, CH4, N2O, fluorinated gases) emissions for the years 1990–2015, building on the…
Robots on coral reefs, vast barriers to hold back the glaciers, simulated volcanic eruptions to offset global heating ... Can technology repair the mess we have made? Elizabeth Kolbert is not…
According to a global food waste index released on Thursday, some 931 million tons of food waste were generated across the world in 2019. The report, published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP…
Target is in line with previous trends and could mean greenhouse gas emissions continuing to rise.
China has set out an economic blueprint for the next five years that could lead to a strong rise in…
KIMANA, Kenya, March 3 (Reuters) - The majestic sight of elephants roaming beneath Mount Kilimanjaro has long lured throngs of wildlife-lovers to Amboseli National Park on Kenya’s border with…
Food discarded in homes is 74kg per person each year, with problem affecting rich and poor countries.
People waste almost a billion tonnes of food a year, a UN report has revealed. It is the most…
People urged to be on the lookout for subadult crocs 'about 5km upstream towards Robertson and 5km downstream towards Swellendam'
Traps have been set in the Breede River after an unknown number of…
The cats and dogs lie as if asleep, in individual graves. Many wore collars or other adornments, and they had been cared for through injury and old age, like today’s pets. But the last person to bury…
We must address the needs of rural communities in Africa to help solve the continent’s human-elephant conflict.
When we think of elephants, we may think: gentle giants, majestic, noble creatures.…
In 1992, 1,700 scientists warned that human beings and the natural world were "on a collision course." Seventeen years later, scientists described planetary boundaries within which humans and other…
Laura Stanford says the project helps farmers turn a profit with the very thing that killed their crops
When Laura Stanford heard stories from Kenyan farmers about the devastation that the locust…
Europe's most active volcano is having an epic couple of weeks.
Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, has been belching ash, smoke and lava over the Sicilian countryside for more than two weeks…
While the hazards of fracking to human health are well-documented, first-of-its-kind research from Environmental Health News shows the actual levels of biomarkers for fracking chemicals in the bodies…
In a move that may reshape decision and policy-making towards sustainable development, the United Nations adopted a new framework today that includes the contributions of nature when measuring…
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