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Marine biologists establish exact plastic amounts that kill ocean wildlife, while 500,000 protesters flood Manila demanding answers about $10 billion in missing flood protection money. Brazil recognizes 10 new Indigenous territories following climate summit demonstrations. Read the full article
Australia faces mounting economic pressure to diversify away from coal exports after South Korea announced its commitment to eliminate all coal-fired power plants by 2040. The…
As world leaders gather for COP30 climate talks in Brazil, a groundbreaking legal opinion from the International Court of Justice is casting a shadow over the…
The UN climate summit in Belém, Brazil, is grappling with serious logistical problems that threaten to overshadow the critical climate negotiations taking place. The United Nations…
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Renowned ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin has spent over four decades studying the medicinal plants and indigenous peoples of tropical South America, giving him a unique perspective on…
The Environmental Protection Agency and Department of the Army unveiled a controversial proposal Monday that would significantly reduce federal protections for the nation’s waterways and wetlands…
A striking contradiction has emerged at COP30, the UN climate summit taking place in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest: more than 300 lobbyists representing industrial agriculture—the very industry…
Over 500,000 protesters flooded Manila’s historic Rizal Park on Sunday, creating a sea of white shirts and signs demanding government transparency in what has become one…
In a landmark vote for environmental protection, Ecuadorian citizens delivered a decisive blow to President Daniel Noboa’s constitutional reform efforts on Sunday, with nearly 62 percent…
New South Wales conservative parties are scrambling to regain political footing through leadership changes, but deep divisions over climate policy threaten to undermine their efforts. The…
The Brazilian government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has officially recognized 10 new Indigenous territories, a decision that comes in the wake of protests…
A groundbreaking new analysis has revealed the devastating impact that even tiny amounts of plastic waste can have on marine life, showing that surprisingly small quantities…
Marine biologists establish exact plastic amounts that kill ocean wildlife, while 500,000 protesters flood Manila demanding answers about $10 billion in missing flood protection money. Brazil recognizes 10 new Indigenous territories following climate summit demonstrations.
