2 days ago3 minSatellite images reveal nearly 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously seenSatellite images have revealed that there are nearly 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously thought. Scientists,...
Jul 293 minLoss of bees leads to shortage of key food crops, new study findsA lack of bees in agricultural areas limits the supply of some food crops, a new US-based study has found, suggesting that the decline in...
Jul 133 minBison to roam free again in UK after 6,000 yearsKent Wildlife Trust and Wildwood Trust receive more than £1 million to fund groundbreaking wilding project Bison are set to be introduced...
Jun 232 min29 global investment firms demand to meet Brazil diplomats over Amazon deforestationBRASILIA (Reuters) - A group of 29 global investment firms that manage $3.7 trillion (£2.9 trillion) are demanding meetings with Brazilia...
Jun 191 minKenya’s single use plastic ban takes effect in protected areasFollowing a presidential directive on last year’s World Environment Day, the ban came into effect on 5 June 2020 in National Parks, beach...
Jun 163 minAn armada of turtles, caught on drone cam, flocks to the Great Barrier ReefNew drone video shows thousands of endangered green turtles swimming ashore to Raine Island on the outer edges of the Great Barrier Reef....
Jun 81 minEthiopia announces plans to plant 5 billion seedlings this year, as part of four year 20bn targetEthiopia is to plant 5 billion tree seedlings this year to help fight climate change and deforestation. The announcement was made followi...
Jun 17 minIndonesia receives $56m from Norway after reducing deforestation + CO2 emissions by 11 million tonsIndonesia is set to receive $56 million from Norway as the result of the Southeast Asian country’s efforts to preserve its vast tropical ...
May 265 minEvidence that fish flourish in a community-managed marine area offers hopeby Malavika Vyawahare on 21 May 2020 New research from Madagascar offers a glimmer of hope that locally managed marine areas (LMMAs), an ...
May 241 minHistoric US agreement gives monarch butterflies the ‘right-of-way’ in protection dealPhoto by Kyle Glennon Unsplash More than 45 transportation and energy companies, as well as dozens of private landowners, have agreed to ...
May 221 minOceanSaver launches Ecodrops, developed to fight the use of single-use plastic + preserve ocean lifeRecently awarded the Good Housekeeping award for Eco Innovation 2020, GHI expert said of the Ocean Mist Anti Bac Drops ‘A brilliant surfa...
May 221 minThe "ultra-rare" Blue Calamintha bee feared extinct is spotted by scientists in FloridaUntil this spring, the "ultra-rare" blue calamintha bee (Osmia calaminthae) had only been observed in four locations in central Florida, ...
May 192 minWild white storks hatch in UK for first time in 600 hundred yearsThe first wild storks to hatch in the UK since the Middle Ages have emerged. Rangers at Knepp Estate near Horsham waited with baited brea...
May 181 minIn bid to protect bees, EU aims for 50% reduction in the use of chemical pesticides by 2030The European Commission is seeking to halve the use of chemical pesticides by 2030 to halt the decline of pollinators, in a plan likely t...
May 121 minBrazil deploy military to protect Amazon rainforestThe armed forces, alongside environmental officials, police and other government agencies, began with an operation in a national forest i...
May 111 minFirst brown bear in 150 years spotted by film crew in Galicia, northern Spain A film crew from Zeitun Films discovered the presence of this 3-5 year old brown bear, the first to be sen in Galicia northern Spain for ...
May 101 minWhaling in Iceland is shut down for second consecutive yearIceland's two whaling companies will skip the whale hunt this summer for the second straight year, with one telling AFP Friday that they w...
May 41 minPakistan pays lockdown unemployed to plant saplings in country's 10 Billion Tree Tsunami programmeSince Pakistan locked down starting March 23 to try to stem the spread of COVID-19, unemployed day labourers have been given new jobs as ...
Feb 133 minUS republicans set a goal to plant a trillion trees by 2050 to fight global warmingRepublican lawmakers on Wednesday proposed legislation setting a goal for the United States to plant a trillion trees by 2050 to fight gl...