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Flexitarian Food Puts Meat-Based Diets at Steak to Save the Planet
Scientists say a new ‘flexitarian’ diet needs to be widely adopted to protect the environment, feed the hungry and stop millions of early deaths. The EAT-Lancet Commission, which is made up of a group of 37 scientists from around the…
London to Create ‘World’s Most Advanced’ Air Quality Monitoring Network
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced the launch of what is claimed to be the world’s most advanced and comprehensive air quality monitoring network. The city is collaborating with Environmental Defense Fund Europe (EDFE) and Google Earth Outreach for the…
Lush Bath Bombs Make a Fizz About Going Plastic Free
The brand is opening an entirely plastic free shop in Manchester this Friday. Lush is to launch what it claims is the UK’s first plastic packaging-free cosmetics shop in Manchester this Friday. The ‘Naked’ shop will sell a range of innovative and…
600+ Environmental Groups Urge Congress to Phase Out Fossil Fuels
On Thursday more than 600 environmental groups called on the U.S. House of Representatives to pursue ambitious climate legislation that matches the scale and urgency of the climate crisis. The groups’ letter calls for a thoughtful phaseout of fossil fuel production, a transition…
Vital Ecosystems in Tidal Flats Lost to Development and Rising Sea Levels
Coastal development and sea level rise are causing the decline of tidal flats along the world’s coastlines, according to research that has mapped the ecosystems for the first time. Scientists from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the…
Love Triangles Kill: Swift Parrot Polyamory a New Threat to Critically Endangered Species’ Survival
Tasmania’s critically endangered swift parrots are facing a new threat to survival – polyamory. A study by researchers at the Australian National University, published in the Journal of Animal Ecology, has found that a chronic shortage of female swift parrots…
The Bornean Orangutan Population Has Fallen by Nearly 150,000 in Just 16 Years
At the end of September, four rescued orangutans returned to their home in the rainforest after undergoing lengthy rehabilitation at International Animal Rescue’s (IAR) conservation center in West Borneo, where I work as a chief executive. Amy, Kepo, Ongky and…