For the first time, the impact of global warming is being seen from the perspective of an eagle. Victor has been filming scenery in the Alps to raise awareness of climate change in the mo...

Johnny Cotton · Reuters 18 Oct 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Amazon rainforest and the power of paleoecology

Using fire to clear land is not new, but research shows ancient techniques may be more sustainable.

Katharine Rooney 17 Oct 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This pioneering British ‘wildland’ estate could boost biodiversity and yields

The Knepp Wildland Project is home to grazing animals that are helping to boost biodiversity while also providing sustainable, high-quality meat.

Kate Whiting 09 Oct 2019

Biodiversity

This simple British plan could save money and improve biodiversity

With biodiversity under threat around the world, carving out space for species to flourish is becoming a hot topic.

Emma Charlton 04 Oct 2019

Biodiversity

Evolution doesn’t proceed in a straight line – but we keep drawing it that way

The traditional straight line depiction of evolution is wrong, a holdover from before 1859, the year Charles Darwin first published his scientific theory of evolution via natural selectio...

Quentin Wheeler, Antonio G. Valdecasas, and Cristina Cánovas · The Conversation 26 Sep 2019

Oceans

What we've promised will not be enough to save the world's oceans

Overfishing, plastic pollution, falling oxygen levels and rising temperatures are deteriorating ocean health. We must change our ways if we are to save them, writes Peter Thomson, the U.N...

Peter Thomson 20 Sep 2019

Canada

Canadian nature lovers have crowdfunded millions to protect an area of pristine wilderness

The campaign to save 2,000 acres of forest on the British Columbia Coast hit $2.3 million in just three months.

Katharine Rooney 16 Sep 2019

Biodiversity

Amazon burning: how indigenous tribes use fire to help the rainforest

As thousands of fires continue to blaze across the Amazon, indigenous populations are demonstrating why they are an essential part of the ecosystem.

Jayalaxshmi Mistry · The Conversation 10 Sep 2019

Biodiversity

Why we need a Paris Agreement for nature

It’s time for all governments to commit to a set of sustainability targets aimed at protecting nature and biodiversity across the globe, agreed environmental and business leaders at the W...

Kim Cloete 06 Sep 2019

Oceans

How one man got a glimpse of the Great Barrier Reef's future in 1922

Famed Australian photographer Frank Hurley started planning a trip to the Great Barrier Reef in 1920. Little did he know that the challenges he would face would be indicative of the state...

Ann Elias · The Conversation 06 Sep 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

The Amazon is burning. Who will save it?

Amazon fires in Brazil caused by farmers are intended to gain land for crops and cattle grazing, but bring dire consequences for our planet, writes executive director of the World Economi...

Justin Adams · Forbes 06 Sep 2019

Aviation, Travel and Tourism

These Filipino fishermen are protecting endangered sharks - and boosting their incomes

In Oslob fisherman have turned to tourism, as they sell tickets to swim with whale sharks they've encouraged closer to shore with food. The change of career has provided funding and incen...

Judi Lowe · The Conversation 04 Sep 2019

Biodiversity

How taking photos of Africa's incredible wildlife became a mission to save nature

Skye Meaker is a 17-year-old wildlife photographer from South Africa whose experiences have made him passionate about nature conservation.

Skye Meaker 03 Sep 2019

Germany

The hottest new craze for German millennials? Gardening

A desire among young city dwellers to get closer to nature is driving up demand for allotment gardens.

Rosamond Hutt 02 Sep 2019

Climate Change

Regenerated forests can help curb climate change

The world lost 12 million hectares of tree cover in 2018. Forest regeneration is a solution to boost biodiversity and limit climate change.

Michael Taylor 02 Sep 2019

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Biodiversity

These scientists are using an eagle to raise climate change awareness

Amazon rainforest and the power of paleoecology

This pioneering British ‘wildland’ estate could boost biodiversity and yields

This simple British plan could save money and improve biodiversity

Evolution doesn’t proceed in a straight line – but we keep drawing it that way

What we've promised will not be enough to save the world's oceans

Canadian nature lovers have crowdfunded millions to protect an area of pristine wilderness

Amazon burning: how indigenous tribes use fire to help the rainforest

Why we need a Paris Agreement for nature

How one man got a glimpse of the Great Barrier Reef's future in 1922

The Amazon is burning. Who will save it?

These Filipino fishermen are protecting endangered sharks - and boosting their incomes

How taking photos of Africa's incredible wildlife became a mission to save nature

The hottest new craze for German millennials? Gardening

Regenerated forests can help curb climate change

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