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Despite widespread public support for protecting the Amazon rainforest, political systems across the Pan-Amazon region consistently fail to deliver the environmental reforms needed to combat deforestation and promote sustainable development. A new analysis reveals that while politicians routinely voice support…
Environmental defenders working to protect one of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s most precious ecosystems are facing deadly consequences for their efforts to expose corruption and illegal activities within a protected marine reserve. A new investigation reveals that conservationists attempting…
In a landmark environmental agreement, more than 220 communities in Sierra Leone have partnered with the Africa Conservation Initiative (ACI) to protect nearly 80,000 hectares of vital mangrove forests in the Sherbro River Estuary. This massive conservation area represents roughly…
Hundreds demand clean air in India's capital as pollution reaches dangerous levels, while Nigeria officially pardons executed environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight colleagues. Plus: Brazil's Lula targets climate misinformation at UN summit and Latin American communities resist water-hungry AI data centers.
Brazil opened the doors to COP30 in the Amazon city of Belém this week with President Lula promising ambitious climate action, but the host nation’s recent environmental decisions are raising serious questions about its commitment to protecting the world’s most…
Electric vehicles capture nearly 10% of Australian new car sales as gas vehicles drop below 70% market share. Meanwhile, UK ministers hold dozens of meetings with developers on planning reforms while shutting out ecologists. Climate fears also drive 40% of childless Australian women to delay parenthood.
A massive spill of plastic biobeads has transformed Camber Sands, one of England's most popular beaches, into what local officials are calling a potenti...
Today's top environmental stories: climate action, wildlife conservation, renewable energy, and sustainability news from around the world. Updated Nov 8, 2025.
The world has reached a sobering climate milestone—global temperatures last year exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, officially breaching the critical threshold set by the Paris Agreement. While this doesn’t permanently doom our climate goals, it signals that time is running…
Indonesia has announced an ambitious pledge to recognize Indigenous and customary community rights to 3.5 million acres of forest by 2029—a promise that would quadruple the country’s officially recognized customary forests. Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni unveiled the plan at…
