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The European Union has voted to postpone implementing a key antideforestation law for the second…What was achieved for Indigenous peoples at COP30?
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After two weeks of negotiations in Belém, Brazil, the COP30 U.N. climate summit delivered mixed…What’s at stake for the environment in Honduras’ presidential election?
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A decade after countries agreed to the Paris climate agreement, Mongabay reports on an idea often…Fossil fuel failure eclipses Africa’s wins at COP30
Nov 26, 2025, 11:30 am By
The climate talks at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, closed with gains for Africa, Indigenous peoples and…How do we stop the next pandemic?
Nov 26, 2025, 9:51 am By
How do we stop the next big viral outbreak? The answer to that question lies in preventing zoonotic…Deep-diving manta rays use the ocean’s midnight zone to build mental maps, study suggests
Nov 26, 2025, 9:49 am By
In the darkness nearly a mile beneath the ocean’s surface, where the pressure would crush a human…Bird diversity drops in human-dominated habitats, Nepal study suggests
Nov 26, 2025, 8:55 am By
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Nov 26, 2025, 8:45 am By
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Nov 26, 2025, 6:25 am By
BELÉM, Brazil — A new analysis warns that the world is overlooking a major source of future…
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