Birth of wild tapir offers hope for Brazil’s endangered ecosystem
Hopes for a recovery of Brazil‘s most endangered ecosystem have been given a boost by the…
‘Tip of the iceberg’: is our destruction of nature responsible for Covid-19?
Mayibout 2 is not a healthy place. The 150 or so people who live in the…
Study: global banks ‘failing miserably’ on climate crisis by funneling trillions into fossil fuels
The world’s largest investment banks have funnelled more than GBP2.2tn ($2.66tn) into fossil fuels since the…
Welsh government plans to ban single-use plastics from next year
Plastic straws, cutlery and polystyrene food and drink containers look set to be banned in Wales…
Plantwatch: kelp – forgotten forests that help tackle climate crisis
There are forgotten forests in Britain that are largely neglected and often abused, yet they combat…
US national parks cause public health concern as visitors flood in
Even as Broadway shows were shuttered and Disneyland was closed due to the Covid-19, most US…
2020 European Tree of the Year – in pictures
Belgium: the Tree of Freedom of the Waret Citizens Age: 223-year-old. Species: horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum).…
UK’s first ‘super’ national nature reserve created in Dorset
It is a rich, complex landscape, a mosaic of heaths, woods, mires, reed beds, salt marsh…
Pine tree near flooded Czech village voted European tree of the year
A lonely pine tree believed by superstitious locals to act as sentinel over a flooded Czech…
Air pollution likely to increase coronavirus death rate, warn experts
The health damage inflicted on people by long-standing air pollution in cities is likely to increase…