Cutting down rainforests is 100 times more expensive than protecting them
Brazil and Indonesia receive aid to safeguard their rainforests, but spend 100 times more cutting them down.
Forests absorb more CO2 but emissions rise faster
Forests and plants all over the world are doing their best to absorb increasingly more CO2, but the final solution is in our hands.
Cherry trees are blossoming, Japan celebrates hanami
Hanami and sakura are the two Japanese words you need to know to enjoy pictures of cherry trees blossoming in the Land of the Rising Sun.
Antarctic ice shelves are falling apart. Ice is melting too fast
It’s too hot in the Antarctic! New research reveals more precise forecasts on ice shrinking, whilst a new record temperature has been recorded in the South Pole.
Seed sharing is illegal in many American states
Seed sharing has been banned in some American states, perhaps at the behest of pressures from powerful multinationals in the agricultural sector.
Palm oil: what you need to know about health and environment
Health, nutrition, environment and forests. Everything you need to know about palm oil, the most widespread and controversial ingredient of the moment.
Costa Rica ran on completely renewable energy for 75 days straight
Grazie soprattutto alle forti piogge e all’energia geotermica il Paese centroamericano ha impiegato per oltre due mesi solo energia pulita.
Climate change remains front page news on the Guardian with a petition
Keep it in the Ground is the petition launched by the Guardian to urge the world’s two biggest charitable funds to move their money out of fossil fuels.
Human health and biodiversity are interrelated
According to a new report, presented at the 14th World Congress on Public Health held in India, human health and biodiversity are intimately connected.
Europe’s complicity in illegal deforestation
European countries are accomplices of illegal deforestation in of some of the world’s most important green areas. Illegality is hidden behind many agricultural and livestock products.