Focus on Environment
Climate groups picket Swiss National Bank’s shareholder meeting
The picket follows a decision by Europe's top human rights court that Bern was not doing enough to protect its citizens from climate...
Alberta to appeal ruling ordering release of documents on coal mining in Rockies
Alberta is appealing a judge's ruling that ordered the release of internal documents on coal mining in the western Canadian province's Rocky Mountains.
Nature loss could slow UK growth 12% by the 2030s, report says
Biodiversity loss and environmental degradation create major risks for the UK economy and financial sector, says Green Finance Institute.
Canada’s Green deputy sentenced to jail for logging protests
Green Party issues statement of solidarity after Angela Davidson arrested for protesting the logging of old-growth trees at Fairy Creek.
Peguis First Nation in Canada sues governments over chronic flooding
Peguis First Nation has filed a statement of claim that alleges the Canadian and Manitoba governments have failed to protect the community from...
First Nations in Canada say they must not be left out of global plastic treaty talks
First Nations have one message for delegates gathered in Ottawa this week to negotiate a global plastic waste agreement: don't leave us out.
An ‘ambitious’ global plastic treaty demands limits on production: Canada’s environment minister
A global treaty to end plastic waste will not be ambitious enough if it does not include some limits on plastic production: Canada's...
Colombian court recognizes environmental refugees
A Colombian court has ruled that environmental calamities, sudden or gradual, can legally be considered a cause of forced displacement, placing obligations on...
Talks on global plastic treaty begin in Canada
During talks in Kenya in November, a draft agreement leapt from 30 to 70 pages, with oil-producing nations such as Saudi Arabia recording...
Unstable nuclear-waste dams threaten fertile Central Asia heartland
The studies, part of a project by the European Commission and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to reinforce the facilities, show...
