Since 1970, the oceans have absorbed more than 90 per cent of human-caused global heating but we now stand at a tipping point, with the impacts of warming oceans posing a grave threat to life on Earth, according to a new report. While some change is inevitable, a wholesale approach to curbing the major threats […]
World leaders have failed to deliver on the high hopes of activists seeking an historical turning point for climate action. They gathered in New York yesterday for the UN Climate Summit, just days after more than four million people joined the Climate Strike around the world to demand urgent action on the climate emergency. Here […]
In recent weeks, the world has looked on transfixed as huge tracts of the precious Amazon rainforest have been engulfed in flame.
A new briefing released today details what the European Union can do to ensure healthy forests contribute to local livelihoods, improved governance and to development and climate objectives. The briefing – Healthy Forests = Equitable Livelihoods, Inclusive Development and a Resilient Climate – is endorsed by ourselves, Client Earth, Fern, Forest Peoples Programme and Transparency […]
In June, the UK became the first major economy to commit to net-zero emissions by 2050 – the UK Government must now ensure it has an effective action plan to meet this ambition and go even further
The first minke whale in Japan’s controversial new commercial whale hunt has been landed at Kushiro port in northern Japan