Environment News
Published on: 2025-11-17 12:00 | Source: news.un.org
Combu Island – Ilha do Combu in Portuguese – rises like a wall of living green from Brazil’s Guamá River. It is a testament to centuries of shared existence between the forest and its riverside communities. Here, cupuaçu, taperebá, pupunha, araçá and cacao are more than fruits; they are threads in the fabric of local culture, livelihoods and identity.
Published on: 2025-11-14 12:00 | Source: news.un.org
Climate change is already fueling a global health emergency, killing more than half a million people each year through extreme heat and threatening hospitals worldwide, according to a major report released on Friday at COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
Published on: 2025-11-13 12:00 | Source: news.un.org
Floods, heatwaves, droughts and storms are forcing millions from their homes every year. Most never cross a border; they remain internally displaced yet uprooted all the same. But experts warn that in the not-so-distant future, entire nations could disappear beneath rising seas or become uninhabitable through drought.
Published on: 2025-11-12 12:00 | Source: news.un.org
Renewed efforts to protect the world’s most exotic and endangered animals and plants from illegal traders, overexploitation and extinction are set to begin at UN-partnered biodiversity talks in Uzbekistan at the end of the month.
Published on: 2025-10-28 00:04 | Source: feeds.bbci.co.uk
It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains on the UK care system
Published on: 2025-10-17 16:31 | Source: feeds.bbci.co.uk
President Trump intervened in the talks calling the deal a "green scam".
Published on: 2025-10-15 02:40 | Source: feeds.bbci.co.uk
The Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint by environment charity River Action.
Published on: 2025-10-10 08:01 | Source: feeds.bbci.co.uk
Once endangered due to hunting, it is making a strong recovery thanks to global conservation efforts.
Published on: 2025-10-10 05:04 | Source: feeds.bbci.co.uk
'Green social prescribing' schemes are being used by NHS doctors to improve patients' mental health.
Published on: 2025-10-05 00:28 | Source: feeds.bbci.co.uk
They are melting like never seen before, changing landscapes around the world beyond recognition.