Earth Day 2021 challenges us to restore our Earth
This year, Earth Day calls for us to restore damaged ecosystems, a challenge embraced by the UN through the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
Bird thought to have been extinct for 172 years sighted in Borneo
A “breathtaking” discovery has been made in Borneo with the sighting of a black-browed Akalat, an endemic bird species, for the first time in 172 years.
Global warming may have contributed to the emergence of coronavirus
A study indicates that the zoonotic origins of coronavirus may have been favoured by global warming’s impact on the conditions for bat habitats.
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.
Eugene Simonov, the Russian activist fighting to defend free-flowing rivers
Water defender Eugene Simonov’s mission is to protect rivers and their biodiversity along the borders of Russia, China and Mongolia.
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.
Philanthropist Paul Lister. I’m grateful for what has brought us here, but the future belongs to nature
From Scotland to Abruzzo, via Romania. Philanthropist Paul Lister’s mission is to save biodiversity, and the journey starts in Europe.
Almost 40 per cent of plant and fungi species are at risk of disappearing
Thousands of plant and fungi species may be at of risk extinction even before being discovered by scientists, according to a report by Kew Gardens.
Bumblebees are adapting to climate change, but remain in serious danger
Bumblebees can help plants flower more quickly. However, pesticides, parasites and climate change are putting this key species in serious danger.
We are Earth, we are nature. Patenting biodiversity means stealing the nature of life
The patenting and piracy of biodiversity and nature is a violation of spiritual, ecological, biodiversity and human rights laws.