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EU legislation intended to fight deforestation has been effectively ‘dismantled’ 31/12/2025
EU legislation intended to fight deforestation has been effectively ‘dismantled’ Law’s original author points to removal of obligations for downstream traders to verify origin of commodities. ...more
Don’t eat meat or drive a car: Are lifestyle-targeted climate policies eroding our green values? 31/12/2025
Don’t eat meat or drive a car: Are lifestyle-targeted climate policies eroding our green values? Researchers warn that climate policies spurring people to change their behaviour may weaken their values and support for the environment. ...more
Great white sharks face extinction in Mediterranean, say researchers 31/12/2025
Great white sharks face extinction in Mediterranean, say researchers Great white sharks in the Mediterranean Sea are in danger of disappearing, with illegal fishing contributing to their decline. ...more
UK’s warmest spring on record led to rise in songbirds breeding, data shows 31/12/2025
UK’s warmest spring on record led to rise in songbirds breeding, data shows Dry and warm 2025 spring gave glimmer of hope for threatened wild birds but many remain in long-term decline. ...more
Scorching the Monk Forest: Israel’s ecocide in southern Lebanon 30/12/2025
Scorching the Monk Forest: Israel’s ecocide in southern Lebanon From white phosphorus to bulldozers, the destruction of South Lebanon’s woodlands shows how war was waged against the ecosystem. ...more
Heat, drought and fire: how extreme weather pushed nature to its limits in 2025 30/12/2025
Heat, drought and fire: how extreme weather pushed nature to its limits in 2025 Extremes of weather have pushed nature to its limits in 2025, putting wildlife, plants and landscapes under severe pressure, an annual audit of flora and fauna has concluded. ...more
Drinking bottled water every day exposes you to up to 90,000 microplastics a year 30/12/2025
Drinking bottled water every day exposes you to up to 90,000 microplastics a year People who drink bottled water every day may be ingesting an extra 90,000 microplastic particles annually, according to a new review of scientific research by researchers from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. ...more
What does 2026 hold for the world's oceans? 30/12/2025
What does 2026 hold for the world's oceans? While 2025 saw tidal shifts in ocean governance, 2026 is the moment of reckoning, when promises to protect the most distant stretches of sea become reality. ...more
Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights in world first 30/12/2025
Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights in world first Stingless bees from the Amazon have become the first insects to be granted legal rights anywhere in the world, in a breakthrough supporters hope will be a catalyst for similar moves to protect bees elsewhere. ...more
Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi implements AI and satellite technology to identify illegal waste dumping sites in Al Ain Region 29/12/2025
Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi implements AI and satellite technology to identify illegal waste dumping sites in Al Ain Region In a qualitative step that redefines the concept of environmental monitoring, Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi has implemented a pioneering pilot project that relies on artificial intelligence technologies and satellite imagery to monitor and identify random waste dumping sites in the emirate, to raise the efficiency of the waste management system and enhance the effectiveness of environmental monitoring. ...more
 
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