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Tatiana Schlossberg, an acclaimed environmental journalist known for her incisive reporting on climate change and environmental systems, has died at age 35 after battling terminal cancer. Schlossberg spent her final year and a half moving between hospital rooms and home…
California received welcome news this week as recent December storms significantly boosted the state’s snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains, offering hope for the coming year’s water supply. State scientists conducting their closely monitored winter assessment found encouraging signs that…
What was once abandoned farmland and hotel property has transformed into one of the Caribbean’s most important centers for native plant conservation. The Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve on Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas now protects 30 acres of thriving…
Sri Lanka is preparing to become one of the first countries to apply for assistance from the newly established UN Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), following the catastrophic impact of Cyclone Ditwah in late November. The historic…
In an era marked by alarming biodiversity loss and shrinking habitats worldwide, conservation success stories offer a beacon of hope. Despite the ongoing environmental challenges, several species have defied the odds and staged impressive recoveries from the brink of extinction,…
Brazil’s Triunfo do Xingu Environmental Protection Area has earned the devastating distinction of being the most deforested protected area in the Brazilian Amazon. Since its establishment in 2006, this massive reserve—originally covering an area more than half the size of…
Families across Norfolk are experiencing mounting distress as coastal erosion threatens to wash away the graves of their loved ones, with some reports of exposed human remains becoming visible along eroding clifftops. The crisis has prompted desperate calls for immediate…
Despite being an island nation with abundant marine biodiversity, Britain’s seafood consumption patterns tell a surprisingly narrow story. The vast majority of UK consumers stick to just five species: cod, haddock, salmon, tuna, and prawns. This limited palette not only…
What was once celebrated as groundbreaking legislation to combat global deforestation has emerged from the EU legislative process as a shadow of its former self, according to environmental advocates and even the law’s original architect. The EU Deforestation Regulation, initially…
In the mist-shrouded cloud forests of Peru’s San Martín region, scientists have discovered a remarkable new frog species that may already be fighting for survival. The tiny amphibian, found hidden among fallen leaves in one of the country’s most remote…
