AI tool tracks spread of illegal gold mining in Amazon protected areas
Gold mining presumed to be illegal caused 6,000 hectares (more than 14,800 acres) of deforestation in Amazonian…
Coffee companies launch satellite-based program to track deforestation
NEW YORK, April 22 (Reuters) – Several coffee companies and coffee traders are launching a new system to…
Your Easter chocolate may harm the environment
The United Kingdom’s cocoa imports drove more than 2,000 hectares of deforestation in 2025 alone, mainly in…
From carbon-storing tigers to flood-blocking beavers: How wildlife secretly tackles climate change
As the planet edges closer to irreversible damage, wild animals around the world are staging their own secret…
‘Hope for Indigenous peoples’: An unexpected birth could bring this Amazon tribe back from the brink
Pugapia and her daughters Aiga and Babawru lived for years as the only surviving members of the Akuntsu,…
‘We’re calling on everyone to unite’
A new-to-science frog species has been identified, but experts say it should be classified as endangered. What’s happening?…
Amazon is getting drier as deforestation shuts down atmospheric rivers
Vast areas of the Amazon rainforest have been burned for cattle ranching MICHAEL DANTAS/AFP via Getty Images Deforestation…
Shrinking Forests Drive Mosquitoes to Bite Humans
Mosquitoes appear to be acquiring a stronger taste for human blood, out of necessity. A new study…
From ‘psychedelic’ spiders to European eels: 10 species heading into 2026 on the brink of extinction
Conservationists warn the world can “no longer afford” to delay climate action to protect and restore our planet’s…
Opinion | How You Can Help Save Boreal Forests in 2026
North America’s boreal forests are crucial for wildlife and the climate, but we’re literally trashing them to make…
Top new species from 2025
Scientists described several new species this past year, including a tiny marsupial, a Himalayan bat, an ancient…
How the hunt for a perfect picture has pushed the ‘magical’ galaxy frog towards extinction
Published on 20/12/2025 – 8:00 GMT+1 A group of endangered galaxy frogs, famed for their striking blue speckles…