Environmental Protection
A new partnership on protecting rainforests in the DRC could prove pivotal
The planet has been losing its tropical forests at an alarming rate, but now and then there is a glimmer of good news. One such glad tiding is a new agreement — signed at COP26 by Félix Tshisekedi, president of the
The South China Sea holds a key to sustainable blue economies
For most people disputes are the main features of the South China Sea. But there is hope for sustainability.
You can help the planet and yourself by avoiding sweets and pastries
It is time we better acknowledged the environmental impacts of the type and amount of food we eat, a scientist says.
Greenland’s ice is melting fast, but there is still time to act
Meltwater runoff in Greenland has risen by 21% over the past four decades.
Global climate adaptation efforts are found wanting
We need a sea change in adaptation measures such as funding to reduce damages and losses from climate change.
Climate change is heating up, the UN warns
The last seven years have been the hottest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization.