Europe

Scientists Rail Against Push To Overturn Vital EU Nature Law

Clare Carlile / DeSmog Feb 27, 2024 Defeat of law by right-wing MEPs would be “final nail in the coffin” for Green Deal, say campaigners. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Environment

In Search of Climate Politics’ Radical Center

Félix de Rosen / Resilience Sep 4, 2023 To address the interconnected crises afflicting our planet today — crises of climate, biodiversity, democracy, technology — we need visions for the future that are tangible enough to inspire us to reshape the way we look at the world. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Original

Study Finds Ocean Mining Drastically Disrupts Biodiversity

Rachel Reeves / Truthdig Aug 11, 2023 Just two hours of mining caused significant habitat loss to fish and shrimp. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Oceans and Climate Change

Peter Kuper May 18, 2023 Dig deeper

Conservation Pays Far More Than Most Governments Will Admit

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Dec 10, 2019 According to more than 400 scientists, Brazil's natural forest, scrub, marsh and grassland is worth as much as $1.7 trillion annually. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Cheapest Way to Save the Planet Grows Like a Weed

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Jul 24, 2019 Now that growing industrial hemp is legal nationwide, the miracle crop could solve many of our environmental, health and socioeconomic troubles in one fell swoop. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Extinction Cruise

Steve Sack / The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN May 8, 2019 Dig deeper

Island Leader’s Plea From the Deep: Save the Oceans

DAVID KEYTON / The Associated Press Apr 14, 2019 In the first live underwater speech from a submersible, the Seychelles president calls for protecting the "beating blue heart of our planet." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Humans Are Robbing Other Species of Space

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Mar 12, 2019 As human growth adds to our numbers and demands, other species’ survival chances shrink. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Web of Life Is Unraveling

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Mar 3, 2019 Biodiversity is on the decline. That includes the natural ecosystems that directly and indirectly manage the catering for humanity’s dinner table. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.N. Reports See Lonelier Planet With Fewer Plants, Animals

SETH BORENSTEIN / The Associated Press Mar 23, 2018 Scientists meeting in Colombia report on how animals and plants are doing in four regions—the Americas, Europe and Central Asia, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Their conclusion: Not well. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Using Aerosols as Planetary ‘Sunscreen’ Would Be Huge Risk

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jan 31, 2018 Research indicates that if such a remedial action worked and then was stopped, global warming would resume at up to 10 times the speed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )