Can this billion-dollar initiative save the world’s tropical forests?
Businesses like Amazon and Airbnb are teaming up with the governments of Norway, the UK and the US in an attempt to stop deforestation. Here’s how.
Why a green economy is needed to stop Amazon deforestation
Future of the Amazon is at risk if deforestation levels rise by 5%. Building a green economy depends on the political will to stop illegal deforestation.
Heading towards green recovery, one revolution at a time
Making the green recovery a global phenomenon requires building on these successes of energy transition which needs a seismic shift in political focus and strategy.
How to spot greenwashing – and how to stop it
Greenwashing could slow our progress towards meeting our climate and social goals. Here's how policy-makers and organizations can identify and prevent it.
Why did 40.5 million people flee their homes? (IDMC internally displaced persons report)
IDMC reports 40.5 million new internally displaced persons in 2020, the highest annual figure for 10 years, triggered globally by disasters and violence.
Decarbonising aviation requires a transition to sustainable fuel. Here’s how governments can help.
Decarbonising aviation is only possible with the support of both international political leadership and public-private collaboration. Here's how one group of ministers looks to create inn...
Collective action to enable sustainable growth will be critical to end tropical deforestation
New initiative 'Forest, Agriculture and Commodity Trade Dialogues', aims to promote sustainable land use to protect rainforests and create new investment.
Fibre-optics aren't just for the web. Here's how they're helping predict sea level rises
A new study using fibre-optic cables has shown Greenland’s glaciers are far more complicated than previously thought, while helping predict future melt.
Leonardo DiCaprio and conservationists unite to restore Galápagos habitats
40 partners, including Re:wild backed by Leonardo DiCaprio, have teamed up to raise $43 million to restore degraded habitats in the Galápagos Islands.
How do scientists assess the impact of human actions on extreme weather events?
Climate scientists in the UK, Netherlands, France and beyond, come together to understand the impact of human activities on the severity of extreme weather
Forests as big as France have grown back since 2000, research shows
Forest regeneration is an important tool in the fight against climate change, says William Baldwin-Cantello, director of nature-based solutions at WWF-UK.
Land-use change has affected ‘almost a third’ of world’s terrain since 1960
New research has revised previous estimates of how much humans change the Earth’s land surface - 720,000 square kilometres has changed annually since 1960.