Focus on Biodiversity
Indonesia’s nickel boom sparks environmental alarm
In Indonesia's Halmahera, rapid nickel industry growth devastates forests and communities, fueling deforestation, pollution, and broken promises of prosperity.
Trillion-dollar group urges government action to stop nature loss
Global companies, including Unilever and Danone, urge governments for stricter policies to meet UN biodiversity goals amid threats to ecosystems and species, highlighting...
Alberta Energy Regulator fines CNRL for violating environmental law
The Alberta Energy Regulator fined Canadian Natural Resources Limited C$278,000 after a bitumen spill harmed birds and wildlife.
UK govt urged to expand top climate diplomat’s role
Labour has pledged to reinstate the UK Special Representative for Climate Change, which aims to further the country’s green goals.
TotalEnergies Uganda oil project ‘devastating’: conservationist
The $10-billion project involves drilling more than 400 oil wells in western Uganda, many of them in Murchison Falls Nature Park.
US sued over ‘failure to examine harms’ from delayed offshore oil decommissioning
The group says the Interior Department has not examined the harms of unplugged wells and idle platforms to the environment.
B.C. waters now home to Canada’s largest marine protected area
The area spans 133,000 sq km, off Vancouver Island, safeguarding unique seafloor features and species.
New UK government must restore nature as ‘top priority’, green groups urge
Green groups urge PM Keir Starmer to prioritize nature, addressing challenges like increased eco-farming funds, stricter polluter rules, and expanded protected areas.
Amazon tribes win lawsuit over carbon credits in Colombia
Court annulled the $3.8M carbon credit deal in the Amazon rainforest, claimed by six local tribes to have been signed without their consent.
Newfoundland fishers interrupt ministers’ press conference, demand reinstating cod moratorium
Fishers interrupted the news conference to demand the reinstatement of a 32-year moratorium on commercial cod fishing, opposing Ottawa's recent decision to reopen...
