Deforestation: why COP26 agreement will struggle to reverse global forest loss by 2030
World leaders are slowly learning from decades of failure on tropical forest conservation.
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Protecting Brazil and Indonesia’s tropical forests requires political will, law enforcement and public pressure
How Brazil and Indonesia have cut down on deforestation.
Guns, snares and bulldozers: new map reveals hotspots for harm to wildlife
New research looked at human impacts on more than 5,000 threatened species and found that a quarter of them have almost nowhere left to go to escape from the threats posed by human development.
For the love of cod, let’s save our disappearing seagrass
Seagrass is one of the most important coastal habitats where young ocean-going fish such as Atlantic cod can grow and develop before setting out on the journey of life. But these critically important habitats…
Brazil nuts are rocketing in price – here’s why
Is the 61% spike in the price of Brazil nuts this year because we’re going nuts for nuts?
Five maps that reveal the world’s remaining wilderness
Zooming in on deforestation and other wild habitat loss can help us work out how best to protect wilderness.
What people at a Venice conference believe is the biggest climate change challenge in their home countries
Conferences that bring people of different backgrounds together and propose solutions are more likely to create change.
How a repurposed medical device is helping us investigate ancient climate tipping points
From blood to mud: medical tech that once studied viruses and tumours now analyses ancient mud and ice to look for environmental changes.
Hybrid species are on the march – with the help of humans
Transport, climate change and environmental destruction mean all sorts of species are bumping into each other for the first time.
From horseback to motorbike: inside the motorcycle boom in Indigenous South America
It’s quite common to see whole Indigenous families on bikes – including pets and tiny children.