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UK allows emergency use of bee-toxic pesticides after EU tightens rules

UK allows emergency use of bee-toxic pesticides after EU tightens rules

Hannah Steiner . January 26, 2023

This is the third time in a row that the UK has permitted such a move.

To achieve long-term sustainability, urban systems must tackle social justice and equity

To achieve long-term sustainability, urban systems must tackle social justice and equity

Hannah Steiner . January 24, 2023

Cities should look for ways to improve efficiency and maximize local resource use.

‘We are not afraid’: Indigenous Brazilian women stand up to gender violence

‘We are not afraid’: Indigenous Brazilian women stand up to gender violence

Hannah Steiner . January 24, 2023

Women from Brazil’s indigenous communities are particularly vulnerable to gender-based violence, but UN-backed initiatives, and a change in the law,....

Animals at risk from heat waves if global temperatures keep rising, says study

Animals at risk from heat waves if global temperatures keep rising, says study

Debbie Banks . January 22, 2023

Recurring periods of extreme heat affect wildlife.

Sea level rise may threaten Indonesia's status as an archipelagic country

Sea level rise may threaten Indonesia's status as an archipelagic country

Hannah Steiner . January 21, 2023

Last year, Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency projected that at least 115 of Indonesia's islands will be underwater by....

UN confirms 2022 among eight hottest years on record

UN confirms 2022 among eight hottest years on record

Hannah Steiner . January 16, 2023

In 2022 the average global temperature was about 1.15 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the World Meteorological Organization said.

Feds release bleak 2022 climate change data: Oceans warm, global temps among hottest on record

Feds release bleak 2022 climate change data: Oceans warm, global temps among hottest on record

Debbie Banks . January 14, 2023

The 18 billion-dollar disasters last year were the third most on record, behind 2020 and 2021.

Amazon rainforest deforestation is influencing weather in Tibet

Amazon rainforest deforestation is influencing weather in Tibet

Hannah Steiner . January 09, 2023

The Amazon rainforest is considered to represent one of the world's tipping points, where small, gradual changes can eventually lead....