Cheetahs return to India after seventy years
The Indian government has pledged to reintroduce cheetahs, classified as a “vulnerable” species by the IUCN, into the wild. The animals will be transferred from Africa.
There’s still time to save platypuses from plastic
In Australia, more and more platypuses are getting caught in plastic waste. Efforts to protect this species need to be increased.
Despite successes in Indonesia, we can’t let our guard down in fighting deforestation
Six years ago, Indonesia was shrouded in smoke from ravaging wildfires. Today, it is cited as a successful case in the fight against deforestation. Yet the balance remains delicate.
Water defender Olsi Nika is fighting for Albania’s Vjosë River
Europe’s last wild river, the Vjosë in Albania, is threatened by hydroelectric development. Activist Olsi Nika tells us about the international campaign to protect it.
Celebrate the Lungs of the Earth on 21st March, the International Day of Forests
Our species took its first steps in a world covered in trees. Today, forests offer us sustenance, shelter, and clean the air that we breathe.
Whales are starving to death due to rising ocean temperatures
The decline in grey and humpback whales in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans has been traced to food shortages caused by rising ocean temperatures.
Two new embryos created to save the northern white rhino from extinction
Only two northern white rhinos remain, and both are females, but scientists have created two new embryos to save the species, for a total of five.
Welcome to the UN Decade of Ocean Science
The United Nations has launched a major international alliance for ocean science, undertaking a mission close to all our hearts.
Putting nature first. The European Commission’s strategy for the Decade of Action
The European Green Deal will help rebuild a more balanced relationship between human activities and natural resources. A crucial goal, now more than ever.
Leydy Pech, the Mayan beekeeper who defeated Monsanto
Leydy Pech, winner of the 2020 Goldman Environmental Prize for North America, is the beekeeper who defended Mexican Maya land against the agro-industry.