Undercover investigations expose wildlife killing contests in the US
Welcome to the cruel world of wildlife killing contests, family events where children play amidst piles of slaughtered animals — and legal …
WHO launches 'clean air coalition'; new clean air fund to be announced
WHO said Sunday that it was launching a “Clean Air Coalition” led by the Governments of Spain and Peru, while a group of …
USA v World species
While the world's species pay the price for USA's extravagant consumption patterns, biodiversity in the country remains largely safe
UN's ocean laws lack clarity on continental shelf
Speakers highlight problems in UN’s law of the seas at ocean law and policy conference
World e-domination partnership
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Desertification setting in across a quarter of India
Another 30% of the county’s land is undergoing degradation. What does this mean for the country where more than 60% peopel depends on …
See climate effect on world’s favourite tourist spots in 2050, in pics
Environmental specialist Marish Cuenca partnered with online car hire website DiscoverCars.com to predict the effects of rising sea levels, …
WHO, Unicef target to avoid 50 million vaccine-preventable infections this decade
UN and other agencies launch new programme that aims to ensure immunisation benefits are shared equitably by humanity
3.9 million people in South Sudan facing severe hunger, says UN report
An analysis shows that at least 30,000 people are living in extreme conditions and are facing starvation and death
Remains of the beauty pageant
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Conservatives in US Supreme Court deal blow to climate action
Joe Biden administration’s efforts to decarbonise economy held hostage by Republican majority in Supreme Court
Big mistake for countries to think COVID-19 danger has passed: WHO chief
At least 10% population of all countries should be vaccinated by September-end, WHO Director-General Tedros said at closing ceremony of 74th&…
World needs a collective strategy to deal with US at Bonn climate conference
US move to repeal Clean Power Plan proves that naming and shaming has not worked, nor are the statements to stand united on Paris Agreements enough
Will only accept transformative policies to tackle climate crisis: USCAN
US Climate Action Network executive director writes before the elections are called on what lies ahead
UN to boost humanitarian aid for Ukraine, form global crisis response group
Providing relief in captured cities is becoming riskier by the day as Russia widens its attack, says Antonio Guterres
Chalk streams: why ‘England’s rainforests’ are so rare and precious
England’s chalk streams support a wide variety of biodiversity; but anthropogenic pressures are destroying these icons of English culture
South African and UK hospitalisation data: What it tells us about how deadly omicron is
Does omicron cause less serious disease than delta and will omicron waves be shorter in duration than delta waves?
Translocation can stop extinction: new salamander study
A Purdue University research tracked 41 Hellbenders, a type of salamander found in the midwestern US
Indigenous peoples globally being ‘criminalised’ for defending their rights
Physical violence as well as legal prosecution is used to label defenders as ‘criminals’ and the process is becoming widespread, says …
Donald J Trump vs Panthera Onca
The US President’s plan to wall off the US-Mexico Border could end any efforts by jaguars to re-colonise land north of the Rio Grande
Parasite that killed millions of UK’s songbird found in mynas in Pakistan
Although the parasite that carries the disease Avian trichomonosis was discovered in myna, it may not prove fatal for them
Half the world's married women out of labour force: Report
Marriage and motherhood also ate into women's access to paid work and accompanying benefits
US, Russia, China race to develop hypersonic weapons
Weapons that travel far faster than sound may be snazzy, but what about the defence against them
US sound and fury over drug prices
The US Senate is outraged by the rapacious pricing policy of drug firms but will it act to reform the system?
UN 2023 Water Conference: I am hopeful Great Salt Lake won’t go the Aral Sea and Lake Urmia way, says Kevin Perry
Down To Earth speaks to Kevin Perry from the University of Utah on the Great Salt Lake in the American West