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Brazil faces a persistent dilemma: how can a nation so dependent on its natural resources also preserve them? Renata Piazzon, head of São Paulo’s Instituto Arapyaú, believes she has the…
Tuesday’s elections delivered a resounding victory for environmental action, with climate-friendly candidates and initiatives winning across the country—signaling strong voter pushback against the Trump administration’s energy policies. The biggest triumph…
A devastating fungal disease that has plagued cassava crops across Southeast Asia for over a decade has now jumped continents, threatening food security in South America. In 2023, smallholder farmers…
The environmental movement is having one of those weeks where the complexity of our planetary moment comes into sharp focus—a tapestry woven from breakthrough innovations, stubborn political realities, and the…
A coalition of UK wildlife charities has secured nearly £10 million—one-third of their ambitious £30 million (US$39 million) fundraising goal—to purchase a massive tract of land in northeastern England for…
As climate negotiations approach and election results reshape political landscapes, this week’s environmental stories reveal a world caught between unprecedented urgency and emerging hope—a tension that defines our current moment…
A California hunter’s harrowing three-week ordeal in the Sierra National Forest has ended in a remarkable rescue, highlighting both the unforgiving nature of wilderness environments and the human will to…
Indigenous and local communities living in the Congo Basin—the world’s second-largest rainforest—are bearing the devastating costs of industrial expansion as governments and investors race to extract minerals, timber, and oil…
As cities worldwide continue breaking temperature records, a groundbreaking collaboration is emerging to combat one of climate change’s deadliest threats. The C40 Cool Cities Accelerator brings together more than 30…
Prince William paid tribute to his late mother Princess Diana during his recent environmental mission to Brazil, posing beneath Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue in the same…
With the COP30 climate summit set to take place in the Amazon, a glaring contradiction in climate finance is coming into sharp focus: Indigenous and local communities protect more than…
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is heading to Brazil’s COP30 climate summit with bold promises but facing potential diplomatic tensions after the UK opted out of a major tropical forest protection…
Six Just Stop Oil activists face up to 10 years in prison after being convicted of public nuisance for their 2022 climate protest on the M25 motorway, raising questions about…
Australian university researchers are speaking out against what they say is a misrepresentation of their climate research by politicians opposing net zero emissions targets. The controversy centers on claims by…
Marine scientists are sounding the alarm about Indonesia’s disappearing seagrass meadows, calling them a “forgotten ecosystem” that plays a vital role in fighting climate change and supporting coastal communities. At…
Celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall are spearheading an ambitious campaign to transform British eating habits by doubling the nation’s bean consumption within the next four years. The initiative,…
International police organization Interpol has unveiled an ambitious new initiative to combat the criminal networks profiting billions of dollars annually from illegal deforestation. The global law enforcement effort, announced Wednesday…
“What’s the value of your life if you have nothing to die for?” This powerful question from Ángela Maldonado, a Whitley Award-winning conservationist and director of Fundación Entropika, captures the…
Illinois is taking bold action to address electricity costs that have skyrocketed by one-third statewide over the past five years. The state legislature recently passed the Clean and Reliable Grid…
A catastrophic industrial accident has unleashed 67 million gallons of toxic wastewater into one of the Philippines’ most important marine protected areas. On October 24, a containment wall at an…
