Environmental Protection
‘Sustainable’ palm oil cultivation isn’t sustainable at all
New research shows there is no way to produce sustainable palm oil without deforestation.
Wildernesses are disappearing around the planet
Despite their importance, wilderness areas are being destroyed at an alarming rate and need urgent protection.
Destroying pangolin scales to protect the critically endangered animals
From Cameroon to Indonesia the scaly anteaters are being driven extinct at alarming rates.
2050: a new deadline for a zero-carbon Europe
The EU has adopted a long-term strategy for achieving carbon neutrality in three decades or so.
Closing off smuggling routes to wildlife traffickers in Africa
Several initiatives are underway to put international wildlife trafficking syndicates on the ropes
Setting out to explore – and save – Earth’s last frontier
Much of the planet is covered in oceans but only in recent times have we began exploring the deep sea.