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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…
The world has crossed a sobering threshold: global temperatures last year averaged more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, officially breaching the Paris Agreement’s critical target. While this doesn’t permanently doom our climate goals, it signals that time is running dangerously…
A remarkable wildlife discovery in Nepal has scientists both celebrating and concerned about the elusive Asian golden cat. A single photograph captured by camera traps in Nepal’s Jajarkot district has extended the species’ known range westward by nearly 400 kilometers…
For centuries, Sweden’s vast boreal forests have been the stuff of legends—dark, mysterious woodlands that provided sustenance and shelter to generations. Today, these same forests fuel a global industry, making Sweden one of the world’s largest exporters of paper, timber,…
In the quiet countryside of Somerset, England, a magical scene unfolds each summer evening. Tiny green lights flicker beneath hedgerows as female glow-worms emit their ethereal glow, desperately seeking mates in what may be one of nature’s most enchanting mating…
Australia’s Labor government is pushing to fast-track major changes to the country’s primary environmental protection legislation before year’s end, but conservation experts are raising red flags about the proposed reforms. The government wants to overhaul the Environment Protection and Biodiversity…
Brazil unveiled an ambitious new financing mechanism at the COP30 climate summit in Belém that could revolutionize how the world protects its remaining tropical forests. The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) represents a groundbreaking shift from traditional conservation funding by…
The upcoming COP30 climate conference in Brazil is poised to make history with unprecedented Indigenous participation. More than 3,000 Indigenous leaders from around the world have registered for the November 10-21 summit in Belém, Brazil—a city that serves as the…
European bats already struggling with urbanization and habitat loss now face a shocking new threat: invasive brown rats that deliberately ambush them during flight at their winter hideouts. Researchers using infrared cameras documented this unprecedented predator behavior at two major…
Malaysia’s Kinabatangan floodplain has achieved a major conservation milestone by joining UNESCO’s prestigious network of biosphere reserves. The newly designated Kinabatangan Biosphere Reserve spans over one million acres of forests, wetlands, and villages in eastern Sabah, creating crucial habitat protection…
