'Her baby may have been taken as a pet. We find a lot of babies locally, some dressed up and living in people's homes,' says Lis Key

Regnerative agriculture can revolutionise the continent. That’s not a pie-in-the-sky utopia, but something we can all bring aboutHow should we stare down the challenges of a new decade? Where will we find hope and solutions? This is the first piece in a new series in […]

Indigenous leader urges focus on native knowledge as study shows rainforest areas under tribal stewardship manage carbon betterEcosystems will continue to collapse around the world unless humanity listens to the expertise of indigenous communities on how to live alongside […]

Amount of clean energy bought by companies triples in two years, with Google biggest buyerThe world’s biggest tech companies fuelled a record surge in the amount of renewable energy sold directly to global corporations last year, according to new figures.The amount of […]

Judge says ‘abject failure’ by CPS left case lacking key prosecution witness as police officer goes on holidayAll charges against five Extinction Rebellion protesters have been dismissed at City of London magistrates court.The deputy district judge, Vincent […]

Global warming is coming for your wine, and it's starting with the good stuff

Proposed new post-Brexit rules may apply only to animals being sent for slaughter and fattening, not breeding stockThe export of tens of millions of chicks every year from the UK may not fall under a promised “ban” on live exports, as the majority of the trade […]

Around 60 of the brightly coloured Mount Kaputar slugs have been spotted, but fires have burnt their habitatA fluorescent pink slug, found only on a single mountaintop in northern New South Wales, has survived the bushfires that burnt through much of its alpine […]

Saint-Louis, the old colonial capital of Senegal, faces a flooding threat that has already seen entire villages lost to the AtlanticAmeth Diagne points to a single tree submerged in the ocean. It is barely visible from the patch of land where he is standing, 50 metres away. […]

Report by royal colleges highlights impact of poor air quality on children’s healthMedical experts are calling for councils to be given new powers to tackle indoor air pollution amid mounting evidence it is threatening the health of children in schools, nurseries and […]

Employees ‘needed to stand up for what’s right’ despite policy barring workers from speaking about businessHundreds of Amazon employees defied corporate policy to publicly criticize the company for failing to meet its “moral responsibility” in […]

Rise of 2C would cause 56% loss of vineyard land, while 4C would wipe out 85%From wildfires to rising tides, the climate crisis is already bringing many threats. Now scientists say it may also bring a shortage of many popular wines.Researchers looked at the land suitable […]

'We are seeing changes coming at us in ways they never have before'

Document was sent to several departments, NHS England, Ofsted and 20 councils Controversial guidance that listed Extinction Rebellion as an extremist ideology was sent to a wide range of government departments and local authorities including the Home Office and Counter […]

'I stand with Greta', says Louise Linton in subsequently deleted post

Overseas market drives increase of 5.4 per cent since 2017

Sir David Attenborough thanked the 110 people gathered in Birmingham for giving up their timeOn the 16th floor of Birmingham’s Park Regis hotel, glass walls provide sweeping views of the city skyline, along with a long backlog of cars on the motorway outside – […]

Flight cacophony 'more annoying' than road or rail and we are becoming increasingly sensitive to it, research finds

Experts say government should revise limits to bring rest of the country in line with Scotland

We’ve seen deeds of great courage and charity over the past few months. Now we need an effective, coordinated process to help the nation rebuildPeople are magnificent. They rescue our wildlife, defend our homes and towns, stare down fires against insuperable odds. […]

Scientists from Charles Darwin University and the Tiwi Land Rangers are researching how to help protect the rare brush-tailed rabbit rat and other small mammals using land burning. Burning in cooler months is not only preventing bushfires, but maintaining sanctuaries for […]

More than one in 19 deaths in UK’s largest towns and cities linked to exposure to toxic airMore than one in 19 deaths in Britain’s largest towns and cities are linked to air pollution – with people living in urban areas in south-east England more likely to […]

Outdoor bathing is enjoying a resurgence and those responsible for water quality must clean up their actNot until May will the outdoor swimmers of Ilkley, in Yorkshire, find out whether their application for a section of the River Wharfe to become an officially designated […]

Veteran naturalist expresses concerns at first citizens' assembly

What Davos didn’t face up to is that we can’t expect poor people to make all the sacrifices For those perched at the top of the mountain, the view is perfectly clear. Climate change is the issue of the moment and has to be tackled without delay. Governments, […]

With York announcing plans to ban private vehicles from its centre, Colin Drury asks: Is it a blueprint for a better urban life?

Animal welfare put at risk on old and ‘inferior’ converted car carriers and cargo ships that are not built to transport livestockThe live export trade carrying millions of sheep and cattle across the seas each year is plagued by “old” and […]

Conservatives love to talk up Australia ‘punching above its weight’, but they turn to self-hating cowards when it comes to climate changeI love Australia.It’s not a thing you hear too often from progressives. Mostly this is because we don’t go in for […]

Recovery after fires of such unparalleled enormity is going to take decades and enormous resourcesFor literally millions of years, the glorious songs of lyrebirds have rung out across the valleys of south-eastern Australia. Lyrebirds have an extraordinary vocal range and […]

The Met Office says that the Australian fires could account for 1 to 2 percent of the acceleration in the rise of atmospheric carbon dioxide in 2020