Environmental Protection
Amazon deforestation rate is ‘statistic of the decade’
In just 10 years an area the size of 38,600 square kilometers has been deforested in the Amazon.
Our New Year resolutions should include saving the planet
Collectively, we should make a resolution for the New Year: save the planet.
Botswana study: Climate trends a key to public health plans
Researchers say El Niño-La Niña forecasts may offer "lead time" to plan for life-threatening illness in children.
Proper land use can bring global emission cuts
Land use is an important factor behind climate change. A new paper provides an ambitious roadmap for necessary changes.
African vultures are being driven closer to extinction
Not many people are fond of vultures. Yet they play an important ecological role.
EEA: Europe needs a stronger environmental policy
“Europe risks destroying its natural capital without a full appreciation of what is being lost,” experts say.