Chile and Argentina among coldest places on Earth as polar anticyclone grips region
Temperatures across lower South America have plummeted – falling as [...]
50 years of CITES: Protecting wildlife from trade-driven extinction
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild [...]
Northern hemisphere heatwave underscores value of early-warning alerts
The blistering early-summer heatwave that’s brought life-threatening temperatures across much [...]
Human rights can be a ‘strong lever for progress’ in climate change, says UN rights chief
The UN’s top rights official on Monday urged the international [...]
Tide of change in Philippines as women revive watersheds and livelihoods
In the coastal town of Sasmuan, Philippines, life flows with [...]
Asia is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world
In April 2024, China broke the average temperature record that [...]
From Himalayan melt to drowning shores, children lead the climate fight
From the high Himalayas down to sea level, climate change [...]
UN ocean summit in Nice closes with wave of commitments
Ships in the port of Nice sounded their fog-horns on [...]
‘No Ocean Declaration without small islands’: Delegates push for inclusion as UN summit nears end
With one day remaining before the conclusion of the Third [...]
Global push to end plastic pollution gains ground in Nice
Behind closed doors, in a domed conference pavilion steps away [...]
Climate emergency is a health crisis ‘that is already killing us,’ says WHO
With 2024 confirmed as the hottest year on record, the [...]
‘Plenty of fish in the sea’? Not anymore, say UN experts in Nice
At the Third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, the “catch [...]
The battle to quiet the sea: Can the shipping industry turn down the volume?
The ocean has never been silent – waves crashing, seabirds [...]
Greed is driving oceans toward collapse
The ocean is under siege – and greed is to [...]
No green without blue: Young ocean explorers set sail for a sustainable future
With science at the forefront of the opening day of [...]
Guterres calls for an end to ocean ‘plunder’ as UN summit opens in France
With the Mediterranean glittering in the background, UN Secretary-General António [...]
Drifting architects: Plankton, climate, and the race to understand our changing ocean
They drift unseen, but everything depends on them. Plankton – [...]
Humans can’t survive without a healthy Ocean: UN envoy
The Ocean is in deep crisis. Factors such as acidification, [...]
Green gold beneath the waves: How seaweed – and one man’s obsession – could save the world
As world leaders gear up for the Third UN Ocean [...]
From summits to street art to schools: Here’s how we’re marking World Environment Day
5 June marks the 52nd World Environment Day, led by the [...]