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Loss of spawning pools, insects and marshy habitats has had ‘catastrophic effect on our flora and fauna’ Hedgehogs, salmon and birds have been put at risk by this summer’s dry conditions, Natural England has said, as drought conditions continue. The…
Myanmar’s Kachin state, near the border with China, is a global hub for rare earth minerals. But the dearth of regulations over mining these resources has come at a steep cost to the area’s subtropical and moist forests, according to…
ANTANANARIVO — Which tropical habitats are worthy of conservation? Humid forests, with their dazzling species counts, easily gain notice. Dry forests may not boast the same numbers, but their unique rhythms of life are just as vital — and a…
Experts hope that a ‘California effect’ will push other states to ban UPFs, similar to its law against six synthetic food dyes California has long led the way on school meals. In 2022, it became the first state in the…
An agreement between London and Washington is expected to be signed during President Trump’s state visit to England this week.
In Brazil’s southern Amazonian region, where the notorious “arc of deforestation” has been expanding since the 1970s, forest loss is reshaping the region’s atmospheric water cycle. As the Amazon Rainforest releases moisture into the atmosphere, it fuels the rains that…
Exclusive: Planning documents show impact of Thurrock ‘hyperscale’ unit as UK attempts to ramp up AI capacity Business live – latest updates A new Google datacentre in Kent is expected to emit more than half a million tonnes of carbon…
Campaigners crowdfund £26,000 to seek judicial review of move to construct pitches in wildlife-rich area Campaigners are mounting another legal challenge to the building of a women’s football academy by Tottenham Hotspur on wildlife-rich parkland in north London. The Guardians…
Australia’s veterinary medicine regulator has approved a vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia, one of the leading causes of koala infertility and death. Researchers found the single-dose vaccine reduced mortality in wild koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) by at least 65%. In…
At least 17 dead as torrential downpours trigger landslides, while heavy rain lashes India, Pakistan and Australia At least 17 people have been confirmed dead in Bali, Indonesia, after the island’s worst flooding in more than a decade. Torrential rain…