Climate adaptation bill for African countries to dwarf health spending
Eleven nations least responsible for global heating must spend up to 22% of GDP on dealing with effects of it African countries that are the...
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Dangerous heatwaves engulf parts of China, US and Europe
At least 86 Chinese cities issue alerts, while temperatures soar in south-west and central US and Iberian peninsula Dangerous heatwaves are engulfing parts of China,...
Australia news live: NSW follows WA and ACT to reduce Covid reinfection window to four weeks; Albanese to open energy forum
Vaccines and antivirals not enough to combat Australian Omicron surge, experts warn Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcast A...
‘Extinct’ parrots make a flying comeback in Brazil
The Spix macaw, a bird that had once vanished in the wild, is now thriving in its South American homeland after a successful breeding programme...
Wild species support half of world’s population, report finds
Sustainability is key to survival of billions of people, says UN study, which notes income from wild species incentivises conservation • Patrick Vallance: ‘We need...
Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster to get day in UK courts
Court of appeal judgment allows £5bn lawsuit against mining giant BHP by more than 200,000 victims of 2015 Mariana dam disaster More than 200,000 victims...
Bolsonaro’s ‘surrender of Amazon to crooks played role in murders of Phillips and Pereira’
Brazilian president’s dismantling of environmental safeguards partly to blame, says politician leading inquiry Jair Bolsonaro’s demolition of Brazil’s Indigenous and environmental protection services and “surrender...
‘Talk with us, not for us’: fishing communities accuse UN of ignoring their voices
Developing countries’ delegates at UN conference seek recognition of small fisheries’ role in protecting oceans and fighting hunger Small-scale fishermen and women from coastal nations...
‘It’s a sham’: Egypt accused of restricting protest in run-up to Cop27
Climate activists say plight of jailed Alaa Abd El Fattah shows protesters’ voices will be ignored at Sharm el-Sheikh summit Five months before a pivotal...
Cop15: lack of political leadership leaves crucial nature summit ‘in peril’, warn NGOs
Nairobi biodiversity talks end in stalemate, prompting open letter to world leaders calling for action before Montreal conference UN biodiversity negotiations have reached crisis point...
