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Nature now has legal rights in Panama

The Central American country is now legally obliged to respect the rights of nature through its parliament.

People

Meet the Ukrainian photographer who went viral for her travel photos

This International Women's Day, we bring you Julia Wimmerlin, who has spent the last decade photographing places, people and wildlife around the globe.

Nature

The man 'who skis with eagles’ is bringing back birds from extinction

After 130 years of being extinct, white-tailed eagles are due to return to the French Alps. Meet the raptor expert behind this extraordinary project.

Nature

Pangolin’s are the world’s most trafficked animal. But why?

Liberia's government has banned the hunting and sale of pangolins but many locals see no other ways of supporting themselves

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Nature

Laughing seals and sunbathing foxes: The best wildlife photos of 2022

Celebrate World Wildlife Day with these stunning animal photos.

Nature

International Polar Bear Day is held in the shadow of war

Almost all polar bears could be wiped out by 2100.

Green News

The big problem with biofuels no one is talking about

‘Fake solution’: Why crop biofuels are not the climate-friendly fossil fuels alternative we took them to be

Nature

These Indigenous women are being trained to take care of coral reefs

NGO Sea Women of Melanesia recently won the UNEP's Champions of the Earth prize for its work with local communities.

Nature

This wildlife vet is helping Uganda’s endangered gorillas to thrive

Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka has recently won the UNEP'S Champions of the Earth award.

Nature

Meet the army of turtles helping scientists get closer to cyclones

Sea turtles migrate thousands of kilometres and can share data even from the centre of a tropical cyclone.

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Inside the eco-lodge with its own rainforest and sloths on-site

A stay at this luxury lodge helps to protect the wildlife and nature that surrounds it.

Nature

Why is this Antarctic penguin thriving in the face of climate change?

It isn’t all bad news for our favourite flightless birds, a recent study indicates

World News

Greenpeace to sue Hungary over Lake Ferto construction project

Greenpeace is challenging a development project that the Hungarian government has put up for tender, claiming that it threatens a lake which is classed as a Unesco world heritage site.

Nature

Ship strikes threaten the 1.3 million whales left in our oceans

NGO World Sustainable Organisation has launched a certification campaign to raise awareness of the danger of ship strikes.

Nature

How do you count an ant colony?: London Zoo takes stock of its animals

Equipped with clipboards and calculators, zookeepers tried to keep a straight face while counting every resident at London Zoo.

Climate

Indigenous community in India offers lessons in climate resilience

The Indigenous food system of the Khasi community in Nongtraw village in Meghalaya offers lessons in climate resilience and sustainable food systems, says a United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation report.

Nature

Which country is struggling to contain a toad invasion?

These large and highly toxic amphibians have taken over the town of Chaotun.

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Taiwan rushes to contain sudden cane toad invasion

Toads are a symbol of prosperity and good fortune in Taiwan, but the unexpected discovery of an invasive species has officials and environmentalists scrambling to contain their spread.

Nature

Portuguese islands create Europe’s largest protected marine area

Portugal’s Madeira archipelago now boasts Europe’s largest protected marine area following the adoption of a new legal framework.

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Iceland`s largest glacier threatened by climate change

Iceland's largest glacier, a national jewel threatened by climate change Vatnajökull is one of the largest glaciers in Europe. With a guide, a group of tourists are about to climb this ice giant.