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Forests
What is a global forest transition and can it be achieved in our lifetime?
A forested area twice the size of the US has been lost since the last great ice age - half of it in the last 120 years. Here's why and what we can do.
Davos 2022
How AI can help the world fight wildfires
AI algorithms and end-to-end fire management systems are powerful tools for fighting wildfires. Global collaboration on such solutions could cut wildfire risk.
Climate Change
8 climate change records the world smashed in 2021
A new report from the World Meteorological Organization details how climate change broke new records in 2021. Climate change led to record-breaking heat waves, droughts and hurricanes.
Climate Change
How will consumers respond to carbon footprint labels?
Consumers across the world might now see information on packaging attempting to disclose a product's carbon footprint. Will a carbon label encourage greener choices?
The Ocean
Human-caused climate crisis is driving ‘ocean memory’ loss, scientists say
The ocean has a memory - and it's rapidly losing it, according to research. Global warming is making the critical top layer, called ocean memory, thinner.
Future of the Environment
F1's Vettel questions his gas-guzzling job and other environment stories you need to read this week
Top environment stories: Experts warn we could reach 1.5C by 2026; IEA predicts record renewables capacity; F1's Sebastian Vettel voices climate concerns.
United States
California condors return to northern redwoods after a 100-year absence
Led by the Yurok tribe, endangered California condors have been released, flying freely over Redwood National Park for the first time in over a century.
Climate Change
Deserts are getting hotter and bigger. Protecting the 'biocrust' can prevent them spreading
Deserts are often overlooked when it comes to climate change, but as temperatures rise they are among the most vulnerable places on Earth.
Future of the Environment
Scientists uncover how sunscreen chemicals become toxic to corals
Corals absorb oxybenzone from sunscreen and convert it into phototoxins. These molecules then become harmful when exposed to sunlight, a new study shows.
Emerging Technologies
How The Woolly Mammoth's Return Could Be Genetically Engineered By Tech Firm Colossal
UpLink
This Indian Engineer Invented A Super-Fast Waste Segregator
Davos 2022
How innovative financing can help protect the black rhino population
Black rhino populations, in particular, are under immense pressure, but a new financing model, the Rhino Bond, channels investments to achieve specific conservation outcomes
Climate Change
Could electrofuels help power a greener future?
Can electrofuels help power the world towards a greener future? How the net-zero energy source could help the transportation sector clean up its act.
Future of the Environment
China's sea levels, emperor penguins and other environment stories you need to read this week
Top environment stories: Emperor penguins could be extinct in 30 years; China sea levels hit record high; Rich nations must hit climate goals, says Kerry.
Climate Change
Today’s children will emit 10 times less CO2 than their grandparents
Here’s how the CO2 emissions of kids, parents, and grandparents born between the 1950s and 2020s will be in a net-zero-by-2050 scenario.