Endangered Andean cats found just outside Santiago 14/12/2021

Chilean wildlife conservationists are excited about discovering a new population of Andean cats living close to Santiago. Experts think fewer than 1,400 of the Americas’ most endangered cats are left in the wild. ...more

Solar parks could be used to boost bumblebee numbers, study suggests 13/12/2021

Solar parks could provide habitats for wildlife – and particularly bumblebees – to flourish, if managed in the right way, benefiting farmers and nature, new research suggests. ...more

California is banning food from landfills and turning it into energy instead 13/12/2021

From January 2022, new rules come into effect in California which will require people to recycle their food waste. It will then be composted or turned into renewable energy. ...more

FEMA chief says powerful storms 'new normal' in era of climate change 13/12/2021

Powerful storms like the ones that tore through parts of the central United States this weekend are the "new normal" in an era of climate change, the top federal emergency management official said on Sunday. ...more

Los Angeles builds justice through building decarbonization 13/12/2021

Los Angeles officials announced a new community engagement process to involve the people most affected by climate change in the city’s building decarbonization process. ...more

In Brazil, forest bridge offers hope for threatened golden monkey 13/12/2021

Concerned by a recent drop in population numbers of the threatened golden lion tamarin, conservationists in Rio de Janeiro state have built a bridge across a busy highway to help the monkeys circulate over a wider forested area. ...more

Germany to pass extra budget for more climate funds on Monday - sources 10/12/2021

Germany's new coalition government will pass a supplementary budget on Monday to enable more public investments in the shift towards a greener and more digitalized economy, sources told Reuters on Thursday. ...more

Japan's greenhouse gas emissions drop to record low in year to March 2021 10/12/2021

Japan's greenhouse gas emissions dropped 5.1% to a record low in the 2020 financial year that ended March 2021, government figures showed on Friday, as energy demand and industry activities slowed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ...more

Tropical forests can regenerate in just 20 years without human interference 10/12/2021

Tropical forests can bounce back with surprising rapidity, a new study published on December 9 suggests. ...more

Dragonflies hit by 'perverse' destruction of wetlands -Red List 10/12/2021

Nearly a fifth of dragonflies, insects that play a role in managing diseases by gobbling mosquito larvae, are at threat of extinction due to habitat destruction, the latest Red List of Threatened Species showed on Thursday. ...more