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Brazil authorizes offshore drilling near the Great Amazon Reef while hosting COP30, as the U.S. House votes to eliminate protections for millions of acres of Alaskan wilderness. Meanwhile, New Jersey activists push for a $50 billion climate superfund targeting fossil fuel companies. Read the full article
As climate negotiations at COP30 in Belém, Brazil approach their conclusion, a massive funding shortfall for climate adaptation remains unresolved. While delegates announced $135 million in…
The breathtaking biodiversity of the Pacific region takes center stage in this year’s Nature Conservancy Australia Oceania photography competition, showcasing the remarkable natural heritage that spans…
A groundbreaking moment occurred at COP30 in Belém, Brazil—the first UN climate summit ever held in the Amazon rainforest. Leading climate scientists have issued an unprecedented…
The COP30 climate summit in Brazil has extended beyond its Friday deadline as negotiations over a critical fossil fuel transition roadmap hang in the balance. UK…
The COP30 climate summit in Brazil has extended beyond its planned conclusion as world leaders remain deadlocked on key climate commitments, raising concerns about the future…
Vicente Kaiowá e Guarani, a father and community spokesman, was shot dead in the early hours of November 16th near Pyelito Kue in Brazil’s Mato Grosso…
At the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, a coalition led by Brazil, Italy, Japan, and India is championing an ambitious pledge to dramatically expand global biofuel…
For nearly three decades, the Indigenous Tsáchila people of Peripa village in Ecuador have watched their sacred rivers transform from sources of healing into carriers of…
A simple yet ingenious solution using everyday plastic bottle crates is revolutionizing tree restoration efforts in Thailand’s tropical forests. Researchers at Chiang Mai University’s Forest Restoration…
More than a year after the shocking illegal felling of the iconic Sycamore Gap tree, its legacy is sprouting new life across the United Kingdom. The…
Indonesia’s environmental challenges stretch across more than 17,000 islands, encompassing the world’s third-largest tropical rainforest and some of the planet’s most intensive resource extraction. But for…
Tensions are flaring at the COP30 United Nations climate summit as participating nations clash over fossil fuel policies, though climate diplomacy experts suggest these heated exchanges…
Environmental campaigners are raising concerns about a growing holiday trend that they say exemplifies wasteful consumer culture: advent calendars designed specifically for adults. These luxury countdown…
Communities in Lesotho are pushing back against one of Africa’s largest water infrastructure projects, filing a formal complaint with the African Development Bank over what they…
A troubling new study reveals that sea otters along British Columbia’s coastline are carrying dangerous levels of PFAS—persistent synthetic chemicals known as “forever chemicals”—in their bodies,…
