Environment

Biodiversity Day: UN chief calls to ‘build a shared future for all life’

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Biological diversity across the world is under threat due to climate change.

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World Migratory Bird Day illuminates the dark side of light pollution

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The skyline of Hong Kong harbour, seen at night.

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World ‘at a crossroads’ as droughts increase nearly a third in a generation

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A mother carries her child past the carcasses of livestock that died as a result of...

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Climate: World getting ‘measurably closer’ to 1.5-degree threshold

There is a 50:50 chance of average global temperature reaching 1.5 degrees Celcius above pre-industrial levels in the next five years, and the likelihood is increasing with time, according to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO...

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