Focus on Environment
Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples turn to EU to save their savanna from deforestation
An EU law banning deforestation-derived products comes into effect at the end of 2024, but Brazilian Indigenous people note the Cerrado, Brazil's vast...
‘Winners and losers’: The world of coffee is being reordered by EU laws to stop cutting of forests
BUON MA THUOT, Vietnam (AP) — Le Van Tam is no stranger to how the vagaries of global trade can determine the fortunes...
Campaigner calls for ecocide to be criminalised, warns UK ‘far behind EU’
Campaigner Gina Miller is calling for ecocide to be criminalised as she warned that the UK is far behind the European Union in...
NI will not meet European water quality targets for lakes and rivers
European targets for improving water quality in Northern Ireland’s rivers and lakes by 2027 will not be met, a new Audit Office report...
Climate change ‘putting future of Colombian coffee in danger’
A multitude of challenges including climate change is putting coffee production “in danger”, according to farmers in Colombia. Coffee farmers in the South...
Rights court condemns Peru over one of world’s most polluted towns
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights said Friday that Peru had violated residents’ “right to live in a healthy environment” in an Andean...
Maritime body approves new protections for shipping in Canadian Arctic
The international body that regulates shipping is approving new environmental protections for the Canadian Arctic. The International Maritime Organization says it will tighten...
Rights court condemns Peru over one of world’s most polluted towns
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights said Friday that Peru had violated residents’ “right to live in a healthy environment” in an Andean...
Red Tractor officially axes green farming scheme amid backlash from farmers
Red Tractor has axed its green farming assurance standard after facing a backlash from farmers. The British food assurance body said it would...
Human composting as alternative to burial and cremation gets final approval by Delaware lawmakers
DOVER, Del. (AP) — The Delaware Senate gave final approval Thursday to a bill allowing the composting of human bodies as an alternative...
