Cocoa-growing communities in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa, forced to drink water from unsafe ditches and streams.

Forty years after the end of commercial hunting, whales face an increasing threat from global shipping

Whether he’s targeting Greenland, tariffs or Iran, Trump’s agenda is to distract – because a Europe that is always reacting is never planning, says political scientist Catherine De Vries

Just shy of 500 days since it announced its ‘rapid’ review of the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP), DEFRA has published the updated document, but was it worth the wait? Catherine Early reports.

Martin Crawford’s garden in Totnes is at risk of closing after landowner served notice. He hopes to save the site by buying it.

Martin Crawford’s garden in Totnes is at risk of closing after landowner served notice. He hopes to save the site by buying it.

A spokeswoman for Lee Zeldin, the new head of the agency, said the goal was to create an “effective and efficient” federal work force.

The freeze’s effect on research is still unclear, but scientists fear ‘incalculable’ damage.

During 2025, decisions will be made on a number of key environmental lawsuits across Europe, as Catherine Early explains

The Court of Appeal ruling could set a critical legal precedent over the right to protest.

A legal case in the Democratic Republic of Congo highlights the danger faced by environmental defenders in the country.

A play dramatising the crucial final hours of negotiations that resulted in the Kyoto Protocol opens in London today.

A leading environmental activist is calling for us to abandon X on Monday, 20 January 2025. So what is next?

Environmental activists are getting ready to abandon X on Monday, 20 January 2025. So what is next?

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil’s revisions have passed a key vote, but some claim subtle wording changes weaken its deforestation rules

Barely a day goes by without news of innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) that will help solve the climate and biodiversity crises. From crunching data obtained by satellite observation, to calculating the most fuel-efficient route for a vehicle, humans are finding ever-more ingenious ways to employ AI in sustainability work.

Further to the news that Scotland’s new grouse moor licences have already been significantly weakened thanks to legal threats from the grouse shooting industry (see here, here, here and here …

Paul Watson, an early Greenpeace member, says his imprisonment in Greenland is a ‘political case’ The anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will learn within 14 days whether he will be extradited to Japan, a court has been told, as his four-month…

This is an engaging, detailed exposé by Guy Shrubsole of the narrative of who owns the land in England, how this ‘myth’ has become enshrined, and how we can create a new framing to appoint new stew…

Researchers found no difference in the diversity of species in urban meadows compared with those in rural settings Small patches of wildflowers sown in cities can be a good substitute for a natural meadow, according to a study which showed butterflies,…