Polar bears vanishing from ‘polar bear capital of the world’ in Canada
Government research shows dramatic decline in numbers in western Hudson Bay stronghold Polar bears are disappearing fast from the western part of Hudson Bay on...
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‘We didn’t accept it’: DRC minister laments forcing through of Cop15 deal
Democratic Republic of the Congo’s environment minister says country has not agreed to ‘30 by 30’ deal The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s environment minister...
Objection by DRC sours ‘paradigm-changing’ Cop15 biodiversity deal
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s last-minute bid for additional funds was dismissed on a legal technicality It was almost a special moment in the...
Cop15 half-time report: China prompts fears of new ‘Copenhagen moment’
Negotiators say divisions mean risk is growing of a weak final agreement similar to Denmark summit in 2009 Talks to halt the destruction of nature...
Cop15 security operation will be biggest for 20 years, Montreal police say
Protests against oil and mining have been planned, as thousands of delegates arrive for UN biodiversity summit Police in Montreal are bracing for their biggest...
Canada and China prepare to open Cop15 biodiversity summit despite rifts
Ministers and experts say disputes between co-hosts unlikely to disrupt efforts to reach deal on protecting natural world More than 10,000 scientists, government officials and...
Tories will not reach ‘embarrassingly poor’ nature targets by 2030, Labour says
Opposition to unveil plan to reverse biodiversity loss rather than simply halting it, which is government’s current target The government will not be able to...
‘Paris agreement’ for nature imperative at Cop15, architects of climate deal say
Leaders say December biodiversity summit in Montreal is ‘unprecedented’ chance to turn tide on nature loss The architects of the Paris agreement have urged world...
Cop27: Paris agreement architects demand deal for nature – live
The focus at the climate conference turns to biodiversity, and a draft cover text is expected to emerge A long-mooted deposit return scheme in the...
Trouser snakes: US man accused of smuggling three reptiles in his pants
New Yorker accused of hiding large Burmese pythons in trousers while crossing from Canada in July could face 20-year sentence A New York City man...
