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The UK automotive market reached a significant milestone in 2025, with total car sales surpassing 2 million vehicles for the first time since 2019, driven largely by the explosive growth of Chinese manufacturers and continued electric vehicle adoption. Electric car…
A groundbreaking conservation initiative in the Brazilian Amazon is placing indigenous and traditional communities at the center of forest protection efforts. The Amazon Region Protected Areas (ARPA) program, which safeguards an area roughly the size of New Zealand, has launched…
The Azores archipelago has emerged as a global ocean conservation leader, establishing the largest network of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the North Atlantic by the end of 2024. This Portuguese island chain has safeguarded an impressive 30% of its…
Indonesia is examining whether decades of environmental destruction amplified the catastrophic damage from Cyclone Senyar, which devastated northern Sumatra in November 2025. The rare tropical cyclone killed at least 1,178 people and displaced around one million others across three provinces,…
Nature delivered some extraordinary surprises in 2025, as researchers documented remarkable wildlife sightings that ranged from long-lost species reappearing to first-ever recordings of elusive creatures in their natural habitats. These discoveries, reported by environmental news organization Mongabay, offer both encouraging…
Emergency management professionals are sounding alarm bells about what they describe as a systematic weakening of America’s ability to prepare for and respond to natural disasters under the Trump administration. According to these experts, the first year of Trump’s second…
The global effort to protect migratory animals has reached a critical milestone as countries propose expanded protections for 42 species under an international conservation treaty. The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) has received proposals…
A disturbing new trend is devastating Britain’s wild falcon populations as Middle Eastern demand for elite racing birds drives unprecedented levels of illegal trafficking. Exclusive data reveals that hundreds of UK falcon nests have been systematically raided over the past…
Herpetologist Miguel Ángel de la Torre Loranca vanishes during Veracruz fieldwork while British falcon populations face systematic nest raids fueling illegal Middle Eastern racing bird trade. Meanwhile, emergency experts warn Trump policies have weakened US disaster response capabilities.
After five decades studying the Amazon rainforest, renowned ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin offers a nuanced perspective on the region’s future that defies simple optimism or pessimism. Co-founder of the Amazon Conservation Team, Plotkin argues that the Amazon’s story is one of…
