EU risks stalling progress on wildlife protections at global conference
The World Wildlife Conference began on 14 November. In it, nations will make decisions that determine the fate of numerous ...
Tag: biodiversity crisis
Wildlife trade is snuffing out species at a shocking rate, expert warns
Alligators wrapped in plastic and stuffed into suitcases. Songbirds trapped in glue and then wedged into bamboo tubes. These are just ...
COP27 irony overload as UN chief calls for ‘solidarity’ while Egypt restricts protest
At the COP27 climate summit, the UN boss has called for "climate solidarity" as the world faces a global disaster. ...
DEFRA’s latest badger cull stunt is part of a worrying trend
Another intensive round of badger killing is underway in England. But, in a break from standard practice, the Department for ...
Governments must crack down on business to get deforestation goals on track
Many countries signed up to a pledge at the COP26 climate conference in 2021. They vowed to end deforestation by ...
Scandal hits shooting industry as another bird killing season begins
Not-so-brave hunters in England and Wales were able to slaughter two bird species - pheasant and woodcock - from 1 ...
It’s not only the Amazon at stake in Brazil’s upcoming election
Brazil's presidential election takes place on 2 October. As commentators have pointed out, the future of the Amazon is at ...
Tory government stands accused of launching a full-scale assault on nature
Nature-focused organisations have accused the Conservative government of launching "an attack on nature". Their criticism centres around the government's plans ...
The future for Namibia’s desert lions looks extremely bleak
The future for the desert lions living in northwest Namibia is "very, very bleak", according to Izak Smit, chair of ...
Global community holds breath as Chileans cast truly world-leading vote
Citizens in Chile are voting on whether to approve a truly world-leading constitution on 4 September. Ahead of the big ...
Leopard study reveals staggering fact about wildlife trade body CITES
The global wildlife trading body urgently needs to review the assessments it uses to set leopard trophy hunting quotas, according ...
Government under fire for trying to justify badger cull at international conference
The UK government is again facing criticism over its ongoing slaughter of the country's largest land predator. It comes after ...
Eco-defenders are taking direct action to save an ancient Somerset oak
Eco-defenders in Somerset are occupying an ancient oak, to save it from a National Highways road expansion. The Queen Camel ...
Badger cull case back in court after vets demand pause on killing
The Conservative government's mass killing of badgers will be the subject of an upcoming hearing in the Court of Appeal. ...
Bold ocean protection plan could help right one of the UK’s historic wrongs
This story was produced as part of the 2022 UN Ocean Conference Fellowship organized by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network with ...
Thailand paves way for countries like the UK to limit disastrous bottom trawling
This story was produced as part of the 2022 UN Ocean Conference Fellowship organized by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network with ...
Scientists urge the world to wake up as yet another dire climate record is broken
We have known about this for half a century, and have failed to do anything meaningful about it. What's it ...
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