The charity Born Free has launched a new initiative called ‘Hear the Roar’ which it hopes will inspire young people to protect wildlife around the world.
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Natural-born climate commitments
Although most countries have acknowledged the threat posed by climate change and established targets for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, the international community still has not made the same level of commitment to environmental conservation. Yet it is our natural ecosystems that will save us from catastrophe – if we let them. SALLY JEWELL explains.
Read MoreCelebrities urge people to back vegan campaign in new year
The annual campaign Veganuary, which encourages people to pledge going vegan for January, has attracted the backing of a number of high-profile people this year as the campaign takes off globally.
Read MoreBritish university helps fight air pollution in China
Loughborough University has teamed up with a Chinese university to help develop new environmentally friendly cars in China. The university hopes the project will help fight air pollution there.
Read MoreScottish academic claims solutions already exist to tackle climate change
An environmental scientist from Heriot-Watt University has claimed that solutions to the climate crisis already exist. They just need the proper investment and ambition to make them happen.
Read MoreWhy we strike again
After more than a year of grim scientific projections and growing activism, world leaders and the public alike are increasingly recognizing the severity and urgency of the climate crisis. And yet nothing has been done, argue GRETA THUNBERG , LUISA NEUBAUER and ANGELA VALENZUELA.
Read MoreGoats Against Climate Change
As climate change continues, severe weather events – from cyclones to droughts – will become increasingly frequent and intense. But there is a simple way to boost climate resilience for farmers in vulnerable regions: goats.
Read MoreCharities take action on climate emergency
Charities have come together to take action on the climate emergency, following a new declaration from the leading charity fundraising body.
Read MoreMore than 400 MPs join campaign calling for urgent reforestation in UK
Extinction Rebellion has gifted trees to more than 400 MPs as part of a call by the environmental group for urgent reforestation in the UK.
Read MoreA New Direction for the Planet’s Sake
With humanity consuming the planet’s natural resources at an increasing rate, governments must demonstrate a much stronger collective commitment to tackling climate change. And with the significant exception of the United States, they generally seem to be getting the message.
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