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Abu Dhabi welcomes two million migratory birds each year 11/8/2025
Abu Dhabi welcomes two million migratory birds each year Emirate’s protected islands are home to 426 bird species, including threatened varieties. ...more
‘Erasure of years of work’: outcry as White House moves to open Arctic reserve to oil and gas drilling 11/8/2025
‘Erasure of years of work’: outcry as White House moves to open Arctic reserve to oil and gas drilling The Trump administration’s plan to expand oil and gas drilling in a 23m acre reserve on the Arctic Ocean is sparking an impassioned response, amid fears it threatens Arctic wildlife, undermines the subsistence rights of Alaska Natives and imperils one of the fastest-warming ecosystems on Earth. ...more
Lula signs bill to ease Brazil environmental licenses but vetoes key provisions 11/8/2025
Lula signs bill to ease Brazil environmental licenses but vetoes key provisions Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed into law a bill easing environmental licensing rules, but vetoed dozens of provisions, the executive secretary of the president's office said on Friday. ...more
Climate solutions that spread fast? This is how it could happen 11/8/2025
Climate solutions that spread fast? This is how it could happen A group of international researchers has developed a new method to identify so-called positive tipping points, when small shifts in behaviour, technology or policy could spark sweeping, self-sustaining climate progress. ...more
Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds 11/8/2025
Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds People’s connection to nature has declined by more than 60% since 1800, almost exactly mirroring the disappearance of nature words such as river, moss and blossom from books, according to a study. ...more
July was Earth's third-hottest on record, included a record for Turkey, EU scientists say 8/8/2025
July was Earth's third-hottest on record, included a record for Turkey, EU scientists say Last month was Earth's third warmest July since records began and included a record national temperature in Turkey of 50.5 degrees Celsius (122.9 Fahrenheit), scientists said on Thursday. ...more
Researchers race to predict wildfire behaviour as France battles biggest blaze in decades 8/8/2025
Researchers race to predict wildfire behaviour as France battles biggest blaze in decades The fire currently raging in France’s southern Aude region has already swept through an area larger than Paris. As large-scale wildfires become a bigger threat due to climate change, researchers in France are now working to model their behaviour in order to more effectively combat them. ...more
What is net zero and is the UK on track to achieve it? 8/8/2025
What is net zero and is the UK on track to achieve it? Achieving "net zero" is the world's key target for fighting climate change, which is already having serious consequences for people and nature around the globe. ...more
A Famously Stable Glacier in Argentina Suddenly Looks Anything But 8/8/2025
A Famously Stable Glacier in Argentina Suddenly Looks Anything But After holding steady for decades, the beloved Perito Moreno has thinned considerably since 2019, scientists said. ...more
AI tool trial could save equivalent of 1.5m meals in food waste 8/8/2025
AI tool trial could save equivalent of 1.5m meals in food waste Millions of meals worth of wasted food could be redistributed thanks to an artificial intelligence tool being trialled by companies across the UK, including Nestlé. ...more
 
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