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UN reaches historic agreement to protect the world’s oceans
The treaty, if ratified, will establish a new set of rules aimed at conserving marine species and ecosystems.
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![The LOTOS Oil Refinery and a nearby gas station in Gdansk, Poland.]()
![The LOTOS Oil Refinery and a nearby gas station in Gdansk, Poland.]()
Report: World’s fossil fuel subsidies surged to $1 trillion after Ukraine invasion
European Union countries spent big to fight rising costs.
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More than 75% of global insect species not adequately protected
Bugs need conservation areas too.
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Not to be outdone, the EU commits $270 billion to its own Green New Deal
No one wants to be left behind in the growing green economy.
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![Woodland path with tree trunk in the foreground and beech trees with bright green leaves forming a canopy]()
Britain’s protected natural areas are failing to stop biodiversity loss
A new study offers insight into how to better protect biodiversity.
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What 5,000-year-old skeletons tell us about living with climate change
Collapse isn’t inevitable. New research shows that nimble, cooperative societies adapted best to rapid shifts.
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![Police in dark suits carry a protestor away from the coal mine. The protestor has dirt on their face and looks slightly off camera.]()
![Police in dark suits carry a protestor away from the coal mine. The protestor has dirt on their face and looks slightly off camera.]()
Thousands of protestors fought the expansion of a German coal mine — in vain
Police dispersed hundreds of protestors rallying to save a tiny village from demolition.
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The secretive legal weapon that fossil fuel interests use against climate-conscious countries
Investor-state dispute settlements increasingly allow oil and gas investors to sue countries over their climate policies.
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![Collage: President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with yellow diamond and blue circle from Brazil flag behind him; a tree and tree stump on either side]()
![Collage: President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with yellow diamond and blue circle from Brazil flag behind him; a tree and tree stump on either side]()
Brazil’s new president faces ‘scorched earth scenario’ left behind by Bolsonaro
For environmental protections in Brazil, a long rebuilding process lies ahead.
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30×30 is conservation’s flashy new goal. Now countries need to figure out what it actually means.
The new global target aims to protect 30 percent of land and waters. But is it a powerful goal or an empty slogan?
