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 [...]
The world’s oceans are dying. Can a UN summit in Nice turn the tide?
As coral reefs bleach, fish stocks collapse, and sea temperatures [...]
World Environment Day: UN sounds alarm on plastic pollution crisis
Every year, 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, [...]
Gaza: UN relief chief welcomes growing support for aid teams to resume vital work
Amid reports of yet another deadly attack on a school [...]
World News in Brief: Aid for Syria, children under attack in Mozambique, rights-based climate action
Nearly 16 million people in Syria need urgent humanitarian health [...]
Deadly flooding in Nigeria displaces thousands
Flash flooding in western Nigeria at the weekend has caused [...]
‘This is not just ice’: Glaciers support human livelihoods, UN deputy chief says
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed called for urgent action to [...]
‘We are the present’: Tajik climate activist urges leaders to include youth voices in dialogue
A young activist from Tajikistan is speaking up to show [...]
Climate change: World Likely to Breach 1.5°C limit in next five years
2024 was the warmest year on record – but the [...]
UN aims to transform urgency into action at Nice Ocean Conference
Countries are uniting in the French city of Nice next [...]
Real cost of disasters is 10 times higher than previously thought, says UN
As countries face increasingly steep bills from natural hazards, the [...]
Biodiversity loss demands urgent global action, says UN chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on countries to radically [...]
‘On thin ice’: UN chief sounds alarm over rapid Himalayan glacier melt
The United Nations Secretary-General warned on Friday that Himalayan glaciers [...]
A historic course correction: how the world’s shipping sector is setting sail for net zero
Long overlooked as a major contributor to global greenhouse gas [...]
Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries
Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands [...]
‘We can do better’ for pedestrian and cyclist safety worldwide
A cycling network expanded from 70 kilometres to over 400 [...]
Climate change: How mountain communities are scaling new heights
Low-lying islands aren’t the only ones at risk from our [...]