Explainer: Causes and consequences of Amazon fires and deforestation 11/8/2022

Brazil vowed last year to halt deforestation by 2030, yet the number of fires burning in the country's Amazon rainforest hit a 15-year high in June. Burning season began last month and the rate of forest clearing remains high. ...more

Wildlife under stress as dry spell shrinks rivers 11/8/2022

Environmental groups say the prolonged dry spell is having a "serious" impact on wildlife in rivers. ...more

Europe's drought on course to be worst for 500 years, European Commission researcher warns 10/8/2022

The drought scorching much of the European Union is set to be the worst endured since the sixteenth century, a senior scientist at the European Commission's (EC) drought service has warned. ...more

Supermarket food could soon carry eco-labels, says study 10/8/2022

Supermarket shoppers could soon be checking the environmental impact of food before putting it in their trolleys, thanks to new research. ...more

Giraffes and parrots among one million species 'at threat of extinction' 10/8/2022

Some of the planet’s most stunning creatures, including giraffes and parrots, are at risk from global warming and other human-induced environmental change, the UN has warned. ...more

Conceding to Manchin, U.S. climate bill exempts most oil industry from methane fees 10/8/2022

The U.S. Senate climate bill’s fee on oil and gas industry methane emissions will cover less than half the sector’s releases of the powerful greenhouse gas, thanks to concessions made to win over party holdout Joe Manchin, according to a review of the legislation and interviews with lawmakers that negotiated it. ...more

Ocean warmth, seaweed scarcity threaten Fiji's fisherwomen's livelihoods 10/8/2022

Karen Vusisa has been struggling to find a decent catch of a favourite Fijian edible seaweed, amid concerns that ocean temperatures have hit harvests and are threatening livelihoods of fisherwomen like her. ...more

UN General Assembly declares access to clean and healthy environment a universal human right 9/8/2022

With 161 votes in favour, and eight abstentions*, the UN General Assembly adopted a historic resolution on 28 July, declaring access to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, a universal human right. ...more

Climate change compensation fight brews ahead of COP27 summit 9/8/2022

Tensions are mounting ahead of this year's U.N. climate summit, as vulnerable countries ramp up demands for rich countries to pay compensation for losses inflicted on the world’s poorest people by climate change. ...more

Climate impacts have worsened vast range of human diseases 9/8/2022

More than half of the human diseases caused by pathogens have been worsened at some point by the sort of impacts associated with the climate crisis, a new and exhaustive study of the link between disease and climatic hazards has found. ...more