Focus on Biodiversity
Red-cockaded woodpeckers’ recovery in southeast leads to status change from endangered to threatened
The red-cockaded woodpecker is downlisted to "threatened" as its population rebounds, marking a conservation milestone.
Environmentalists sue New York, New Jersey and Delaware over endangered sturgeon
Lawsuits accuse NY, NJ, and Delaware of violating the Endangered Species Act by allowing Atlantic sturgeon to be killed as bycatch.
Nevada lithium mine wins final approval despite potential harm to endangered wildflower
Biden admin approves Nevada lithium mine, key to clean energy push, despite environmentalists' lawsuits over endangered wildflower.
Brazil launches platform to attract foreign investment for climate and ecological projects
Brazil launched a $10.8B platform at IMF meetings to fund green projects, targeting energy, industry, and nature solutions.
Miners are razing forests to meet surging demand for metals and minerals, report says
Nearly 1.4 million hectares of trees were lost to mining from 2001 to 2020— an area the size of Montenegro, says an analysis.
Climate change worsened rains in flood-hit African regions, scientists say
Devastating rains that triggered deadly floods in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan in recent months were worsened by human-caused climate change.
Central banks can’t shrug off climate change issues: ECB’s Villeroy
Top European Central Bank official says climate change issues can't be removed from central bank decision-making.
Explainer: What’s on the agenda at the COP16 nature summit in Colombia?
At COP16 in Cali, nearly 200 countries will discuss national biodiversity plans, genetic data access, and Indigenous rights to combat nature loss.
Global coral bleaching event biggest on record: US agency
A global episode of heat-related coral bleaching has grown to the largest on record, US authorities said Friday, sparking worry for the health...
Proposed expansion of Georgia wildlife refuge could lead to buyout of titanium dioxide mining project
Federal officials propose expanding the Okefenokee Swamp refuge, potentially blocking a controversial mining project nearby.
