New Zealand Sentences Cactus Smuggler Caught With 947 Plants Strapped To Her Body
New Zealand authorities have sentenced a woman who tried in 2019 to smuggle nearly 1,000 cacti and succulents into the…
Lake Poopó: why Bolivia’s second largest lake disappeared – and how to bring it back
A huge lake in Bolivia has almost entirely disappeared. Lake Poopó used to be the country’s second largest, after Lake…
The Faltering Economy of Argentina
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After A Smooth Start, Joe Biden Faces Frustration Over Cabinet Picks
President-elect Joe Biden started his Cabinet rollout strong. He received high marks from all corners of the party for his…
5 years after Paris: How countries’ climate policies match up to their promises, and who’s aiming for net zero emissions
Saturday marks the fifth anniversary of the Paris climate agreement – the commitment by almost every country to try to…
Progressives press Biden on cabinet picks
Progressives like Bernie Sanders say they “have not” seen Joe Biden respect their election-winning power so far and deserve more…
Peatlands keep a lot of carbon out of Earth’s atmosphere, but that could end with warming and development
Peatlands are a type of wetland where dead plant material doesn’t fully decompose because it’s too soggy. In these ecosystems,…
Not just hot air: turning Sydney’s wastewater into green gas could be a climate boon
Biomethane technology is no longer on the backburner in Australia after an announcement this week that gas from Sydney’s Malabar…
One-fifth of ecosystems in danger of collapse – here’s what that might look like
One in five countries are at risk of their ecosystems collapsing, threatening more than half of global GDP (US$42 trillion,…
Humans are changing fire patterns, and it’s threatening 4,403 species with extinction
Last summer, many Australians were shocked to see fires sweep through the wet tropical rainforests of Queensland, where large and…
Threatened Species Rely On Ecotourism To Survive. So What Happens When The Tourists Stop Coming?
Most years, the Beaufort Sea is freezing over by November and a busy season of polar bear viewing is winding…
The UK has bold plans to reach net zero emissions, but it must go beyond just turning off the CO₂ taps
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ten-point plan for a “green industrial revolution” to get the UK to net zero emissions by…
Net zero emissions targets are everywhere – we need to sort the genuine from the greenwash
The last 12 months have been marked by the misery of the pandemic and the accompanying economic contraction. But for…
Climate crisis: how museums could inspire radical action
When Victorian tea-merchant Frederick Horniman was looking to build a new home for his extensive collection of natural and cultural…