Growing number of countries consider making ecocide a crime
Mexico latest country where government is considering passing new laws to criminalise environmental destruction A growing number of countries are considering introducing laws to make...
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Ecuadorians vote to halt oil drilling in biodiverse Amazonian national park
Referendum result protecting Yasuní reserve will benefit huge range of species as well as ‘uncontacted’ Indigenous peoples Ecuadorians have voted in a historic referendum to...
Ecuador prepares for ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ vote to stop oil drilling
Referendum alongside presidential election will decide whether to halt extraction in Amazon national park As Ecuadorians go to the polls on Sunday they must not...
Global heating likely to hit world food supply before 1.5C, says UN expert
Water scarcity threatening agriculture faster than expected, warns Cop15 desertification president The world is likely to face major disruption to food supplies well before temperatures...
‘Huge’ coral bleaching unfolding across the Americas prompts fears of global tragedy
Scientists stunned by unprecedented heat-stress event say they can only hope it ‘motivates and unites people’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates...
African penguins could be extinct by 2035, campaigners say
Population has declined dramatically due to overfishing and environmental changes in the Indian Ocean African penguins are on track for extinction by 2035 if measures...
Thursday briefing: Inside South America’s summit to save the Amazon
In today’s newsletter: After years of rampant exploitation under a far-right government, Brazil has brought together leaders to help secure the future of the world’s...
‘Nature needs money’: Lula tells rich countries to pay up and protect world’s rainforests
Brazilian president says developed nations that over centuries have pumped emissions into the atmosphere must ‘pay their bit’ The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da...
Leaders of Amazon nations gather in Brazil for summit on rainforest’s future
Conclave represents handbrake turn in Brazilian government policy since Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took power The leaders of Amazon nations including Brazil, Colombia and...
Brazilian president Lula pledges ‘new Amazon dream’ at rainforest summit
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sets out ambitious programme to repair damage done by Bolsonaro and tackle environmental crime The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula...
