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Greenpeace: Carbon offsets are a scam
Carbon offsetting is a licence to keep polluting, and distracts us all from the real work of cutting emissions. It is where companies and governments try to meet their carbon reduction targets...
Youth Take Centre Stage at COP26
Young climate leaders came together with negotiators, officials and ministers from across the world at COP26 on 5 November, demanding that their voices be heard and translated into the action needed to...
Postcard from 2050: Cities and Climate change in a Dystopian Future
When the climate crisis requires immediate action, cities become key players in the transition towards better ecological scenarios. Are mayors and governments ready to bet on ways forward that put the health of people...
What you need to know about the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference
The report shows that the NDCs are insufficient or fall short. Current commitments put the world on track for a global temperature rise of 2.7°C by the end of the century. The...
Science Expertise Integral to The COP26 Negotiations
International science advisors from around the globe have signed an open letter, emphasizing that "the scentific case for urgent climate action is unequivocal." The letter was posted on the UK government's website...
Greenhouse Gas Bulletin: Another Year Another Record
The abundance of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere once again reached a new record last year, with the annual rate of increase above the 2011-2020 average. That trend has continued in...
Wildlife Crimes are Wild Crimes against Life
In order to highlight the importance and the real impact of crimes against nature and the environment, WWF launched a campaign - Wildlife Crimes are Wild Crimes against Life. Wildlife crimes, such as illegal...
The Governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), Rolf Wenzel, and Vice-Governor Tomáš Boček today met with representatives of the Slovene Export and Development Bank (SID Banka) to finalise a...
How Marsh Grass Could Help Protect us From Climate Change
Marsh plants, which are ubiquitous along the world’s shorelines, can play a major role in mitigating the damage to coastlines as sea levels rise and storm surges increase. Now, a new MIT...
First Dam Removal in Western Balkans
Vezišnica is one of the most important and biodiverse tributaries of the Ćehotina River, but today, it is only a shadow of its former self. Industrial pollution, untreated wastewater, and illegal barriers...
Climate change triggers mounting food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa
Changing precipitation patterns, rising temperatures and more extreme weather contributed to mounting food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa in 2020, compounding the socio-economic and health crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic,...
A drastic reduction in unnecessary, avoidable and problematic plastic is crucial to addressing the global pollution crisis, according to a comprehensive assessment released today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). An accelerated...
The health impacts of the smoke from the fires in the Amazon
Depending on the time of the year and where you go in the Amazon, you may see two very different types of “mist”. One is the morning mist, caused by moisture that...
The European Union released yesterday its annual enlargement country reports on the progress of the Western Balkan states on the road towards joining EU members. Focusing on climate change, the joint message...
IUCN Closing Statement – Part One of the UN Biodiversity Conference
The first part of the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) closed on Friday 15 October 2021. As we look to the UN Climate Change...
Landmark UN Resolution Confirms Healthy Environment is a Human Right
Nemonte Nenquimo, a member of the Waorani indigenous community in Ecuador says she is of “warrior blood." Her weapon of choice has been an unusual one: the lawsuit.
In 2019, under Nenquimo’s leadership,...
