COP15: Five key takeaways from the UN biodiversity summit
"Extinction doesn't negotiate — the science is clear that we need to protect at least half the Earth by 2030,"...
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The Amazon reef that may be threatened by oil drilling
The reef is thought to cover an area of 56,000 sq km (22,000 sq miles) and to shelter many different...
Environment targets are job half-done, say charities
"Simply aiming for slightly more nature in 20 years' time than our current, extremely depleted state is far from world-leading,...
Biodiversity: Can we set aside a third of our planet for nature?
Under the proposed agreement, countries would sign up to targets to expand protected areas, such as nature reserves. It draws...
Breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy announced
Prof Gianluca Gregori, Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford, said: "Today's success rests upon the work done by...
One of Central America’s most active volcanoes erupts again
Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted on Sunday, releasing a huge plume of ash and smoke into the air.The volcano overlooks the...
COP27: What was agreed at the Sharm el Sheikh climate conference?
Teresa Anderson, Climate Justice Lead at Action Aid International, told the BBC there was concern that indigenous groups' rights wouldn't...
Water companies ‘letting down’ customers and the environment
Christine McGourty, chief executive of Water UK, whose members include all water and wastewater companies in the UK, said: "This...
COP15: UN calls for biodiversity ‘peace pact with nature’
The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world and is "going backwards" in terms of its...
Nature-based farming-subsidies scheme given green light
"A return to countryside stewardship, where farmers are paid to look after the environment as a supplement to their core...
Gold coin proves ‘fake’ Roman emperor was real
Once the researchers had established that the coins were authentic, and that they had discovered what they believed to be...
Disabled man joins European Space Agency’s astronaut programme
"We inspired the world at London 2012 with the Paralympics, and I'm so proud that we'll be the first country...
Global summit is ‘last chance’ for nature
Speaking to the BBC at the climate conference, Dr Fernanda Carvalho, head of climate policy at WWF, said: "We have...
Antarctica penguins: How too much ice triggered population decline
Scientists have revealed a 43% decline in a large Adélie penguin population off the east Antarctic coast over the past...
Esa mulls Solaris plan to beam solar energy from space
The US, China and Japan are also advanced in the race to develop space-based solar power and are expected to...
Ukraine war: Germany looks to renewables after Russian invasion
Magdalena and her husband, Richard, the town's environment officer, recently added new photovoltaic panels to their house, and a new...
The Ethiopian scientist on the search for water on the moon
"When I came to the US I did not have a support network, I was supporting myself. I was really...
‘Landmark vote’ gives boost to threatened sharks
"The proposals adopted today for the requiem and hammerhead sharks, championed by the government of Panama, will forever change how...
