Climate crisis disasters are happening at the rate of one a week, though most draw little international attention and work is urgently needed to prepare developing countries for the profound impacts, the
Central African countries have launched an ambitious coordinated plan to combat poaching in the region, in the face of escalating wildlife crime and accompanying violence. The $14m initiative, which
The most extensive drought in five decades intensified this week across the US midwest and plains states that produce most of the county's corn, soybeans and livestock, a report from climate experts showed
From smooth newts living by the Tate Modern to common frogs across London, amphibians are widespread in the capital, but snakes and other reptiles are largely confined to its outer rings, the first map
The European Union moved to shore up the faltering price of carbon dioxide emissions on Wednesday, amid widespread concern that the current low price is failing to encourage companies to reduce their greenhouse
Conspicuous consumption from a growing middle class in Vietnam is driving the catastrophic poaching of rhino horns in South Africa, conservationists warned on Monday. While the country's appetite for
Olympic runners, cyclists, swimmers and even sailors arriving in London on Monday could be taken ill or see their performances impaired by air pollution, health experts have warned. According to Keith
Activists protesting against the company's plans to drill for oil in the Arctic have targeted London and Edinburgh Greenpeace activists shut down 74 Shell petrol stations in Edinburgh and London in
The government has reportedly delayed a crucial decision on the level of subsidy for wind farms and other forms of renewable energy, after ministers failed to resolve a stand-off between the Chancellor
Thousands of people in southern Japan remain cut off by floods and mudslides triggered by torrential rains that have killed at least 26 people, local authorities say. Evacuation orders issued a day
Europe's latest weather satellite blasted off into space on 5 July on board its Ariane rocket. Meteosat-10 is now being manoeuvred into a geostationary position, 36,000km above the Earth, over the Gulf
