Brazil, U.S. to cooperate against illegal timber exports from the Amazon 13/6/2022

The governments of Brazil and the United States are in talks to jointly combat exports of illegal timber from the Amazon rainforest, as well as other unlawful environmental activities. ...more

Dutch gov't sets targets to cut nitrogen pollution, farmers to protest 13/6/2022

The Dutch government on Friday laid out targets for reducing nitrogen pollution in some areas by up to 70% by 2030 - the latest attempt to solve a problem that has plagued the country for years. ...more

Threatened orchid species last seen in 1902 found 13/6/2022

A threatened species of orchid has been spotted in Vermont for the first time since 1902. ...more

EXCLUSIVE Global investors write to U.N. to urge global plan on farming emissions 10/6/2022

Investors managing $14 trillion have urged the United Nations to create a global plan to make the agriculture sector sustainable and curb one of the biggest sources of climate-damaging emissions, a letter seen by Reuters showed. ...more

Development banks eye $50 bln for climate spending, U.S. officials say 10/6/2022

Four development banks will jointly facilitate up to $50 billion over the next five years to back climate goals in the Americas, U.S. officials said, as President Joe Biden is set to pitch clean energy plans at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles. ...more

Microplastics found in fresh Antarctic snow 10/6/2022

Scientists have for the first time found microplastics in freshly fallen Antarctic snow. ...more

Climate policy dragged into culture wars as a ‘delay’ tactic, finds study 10/6/2022

Climate policy is being dragged into the culture wars with misinformation and junk science being spread across the internet by a relatively small group of individuals and groups, according to a study. ...more

‘Fantastic giant tortoise’ species thought extinct for 100 years found alive 10/6/2022

A rare Galápagos species, the “fantastic giant tortoise”, long thought extinct, has been officially identified for the first time in more than a century in what scientists called a “big deal” for the famed islands’ embattled biodiversity. ...more

Ukraine war prompts fossil fuel 'gold rush' - report 9/6/2022

The world is witnessing a "gold rush" for new fossil fuel projects, according to a new report by leading climate change researchers. ...more

New Zealand to price sheep and cow burps to cut greenhouse gases 9/6/2022

New Zealand on Wednesday released a draft plan to put a price on agricultural emissions in a bid to tackle one of the country's biggest sources of greenhouse gases, belching sheep and cattle. ...more