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One observant horse rider, a few photographs, and a quick call to DOC have led to the discovery and removal of 141 invasive sea spurge plants from Ninety Mile Beach.
Clawing back a critically endangered ancient weevil from the brink of extinction is the goal of a new trial run by DOC.
A new partnership between DOC and RealNZ will boost conservation initiatives and strengthen joint efforts to protect Aotearoa New Zealand’s unique natural heritage.
ClimateEmissions from exported oil would not count against carbon budget, insiders say – reasoning likely to draw dismay from climate campaigners The giant Rosebank oilfield can be approved without breaching the UK’s emission targets, according to government insiders, in a boost to…
When asked to choose, Florida’s likely voters have picked protecting the environment over economic growth by more than 2 to 1, a margin that surprised even the pollster who asked the question. In a University of North Florida poll released last week, 61 percent of respondents…
ConservationThere have been few sightings of the endangered Persian leopard in the Caucasus region over the past 20 years: just three in Georgia and 10 in Armenia. But scientists and conservationists are alert to one Persian leopard in particular, whom they’ve named Aren and who is presumed…
Energy bills in the UK have continued to soar in 2026, with intense debate raging about how to bring them The post Q&A: Why are UK energy bills so high – and how could they be lowered? appeared first on Carbon Brief .
Fonterra is just a corporation. It is a corporation owned by other corporations. Fonterra, and the corporations that own it, all have a single purpose: maximising financial returns to its The post Fonterra is just a corporation, and it needs to be regulated to protect freshwater…
With fewer than 50 birds in total, tara-iti is New Zealand's rarest endemic breeding bird. Our Changing World joins DOC rangers and volunteers prepare what they hope will be safe, successful nesting zones to help increase those dire numbers.
ClimateExtreme heat accelerated disappearance of Triglav glacier from mountain revered as a symbol of Slovenian identity The final ice patch has vanished from Slovenia’s Triglav glacier, the latest Alpine casualty of Europe’s scorching summer. The once mighty ice mass lost 93% of its…
NY-17: Fourth in a series on the environmental stakes behind one of the nation’s most fiercely contested congressional races. After the Democratic primary election in New York’s hotly contested 17th Congressional District this June, William Knox, a veteran and self-described…
ConservationNegotiations are set to begin on the world’s first international protocol to fight environmental crime, including wildlife trafficking, illegal deforestation, and illicit waste smuggling. The protocol, to be drafted over the next two years, aims to make it easier to investigate,…
Greenland has now marked the 30th consecutive year where it lost more ice than it gained. Over the 12-month period The post Guest post: Greenland ice sheet shrinks for 30th year in a row appeared first on Carbon Brief .
ClimateRandomised trials of omega-6s do not show an increase in inflammation caused by the fatty acid Read more in the Antiviral series If you’ve been online lately, you’ve probably been bombarded with the discourse about seed oils. Once a completely innocuous food that no one really…
Florida’s gubernatorial race features two candidates with very different views on the environment and climate: One largely supports maintaining the status quo in state policy while the other advocates for renewing a climate change and clean energy strategy in the state. Both…
ConservationCEBU CITY, Philippines — At a coffee meeting in 2007, Philippine environmental lawyer Rose Liza Eisma-Osorio and four other law professors in Cebu City sat laughing at an idea: representing marine mammals in court. Despite their laughter, they were dead serious about their goal:…
ClimateChris Packham says £24bn scheme is ‘national embarrassment’ and joins calls for more funding to help households lower bills Campaigners are calling on the chancellor to cut the government’s £24bn spending plans for “fairytale” carbon capture technologies in favour of funding…
Environmentalists worldwide are celebrating the re-election of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as a win for the Amazon’s future and global climate policy. The three-term incumbent narrowly defeated right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who climate activists warned…
ConservationIn Chile’s Patagonia National Park, Mongabay meets a women-led team preparing to release to the wild 13 Darwin s rheas, a bird that nearly went extinct in the region just 20 years ago. Mongabay follows the preparations for the reintroduction and witnesses how the women s efforts…
ClimateBoiler upgrade scheme, which provides grants of up to £9,000 for sustainable alternatives, expected to be slashed in budget When Bill Tuck first started installing air source heat pumps six years ago, other heating engineers were skeptical about whether the green technology…
ConservationRoy Sesana, a 97-year-old Indigenous rights campaigner who opposed the Botswana government over the removal of San communities from their traditional lands in Central Kalahari, has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Botswana. The university awarded Sesana an…
ClimatePresident has taken an axe to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, stalling climate research on and response to extreme weather events Sweeping cuts to the premier US climate agency under Donald Trump have severely hampered the country’s capacity to forecast,…
ConservationAs the EU’s deforestation regulation (EUDR) approaches enforcement after multiple delays, Mongabay’s Solutions Desk is examining how industries are working to comply, and where the shortfalls are. From soy traders in Brazil to cocoa companies in Ghana and palm oil farmers in…
ClimateOxfam says investing by rich in disaster recovery widens inequality and gives incentive to delay climate action The world’s wealthiest people are not just profiting from the polluting causes of climate breakdown, they are also increasingly cashing in on the catastrophic…
ConservationCriminal organizations linked to illegal logging, illegal gold mining, land grabbing and cattle ranching now dominate large sections of land around the BR-319 highway in one of the Brazilian Amazon s largest stretches of forest, according to a new study. The finding comes as…
ClimateV2G tech enables drivers to charge automatically when electricity is cheaper and then sell some back to the grid at times of high demand Business live – latest updates Electric cars that can be used as “power plants on wheels” could be given government backing as part of plans…
ConservationThe construction of an access road for a potash mining project in Autazes, in Brazil’s Amazonas state, has caused at least two sacred springs to dry up, according to the Indigenous Mura people. It is the latest in a series of controversies spanning a decade that has plagued the…
ConservationMultilateralism has had a miserable few years. International institutions are under strain, geopolitical rivalries are intensifying and governments struggle to agree on even the most elementary rules. Governments struggle to agree on even elementary rules. Yet last week in…
ConservationYEREVAN, Armenia — Like the dark spaces they often prefer, mushrooms, yeasts, and some 160,000 known species of fungi rest in the background of conservation efforts. But their crucial role as ecosystem engineers makes protecting them vital, said Greg Mueller, chief scientist…
ConservationThe Bezos Earth Fund and eight other organizations have pledged more than $500 million over five years to help rescue some of the world s most threatened plants and animals, giving species recovery greater attention in global conservation funding. The Species Recovery Alliance,…
ConservationGAYE TOWN, Liberia – Deep in the Liberian bush, there’s a dispute about what to do with a big swath of rainforest. The conservation group Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF) and Liberia’s Forestry Development Authority (FDA), backed by the EU, are looking to establish a new…
ConservationIn Cameroon’s Northwest and Southwest regions, where a civil war has dragged on for 10 years, abundant sunshine has become a source of hope and opportunity for hundreds of young internally displaced people, and a lifeline for the next generation. The fighting has choked off job…
ConservationWhen ecologist Jean Semeki installed camera traps along a forest trail in the Luki Biosphere Reserve in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo to survey its mammals, he and his colleagues weren’t prepared for what they’d find when they downloaded the images. Alongside…
