The EU Member States kept their commitments and, respecting the previous vote of the European Parliament, approved the Nature Restoration Regulation with a qualified majority. Austria's vote was decisive, as it changed its previous position and allowed the approval.
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The Otter Day is celebrated on 29 May, World Otter Day (Lutra lutra) dedicated to one of the rarest and most endangered species of European fauna and to celebrate it, the definitive data from the latest research carried out...
Large numbers of people in Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania and Somalia were displaced and significant damage was reported to homes, schools and infrastructure, as well as the loss of crops and livestock. Many families have been forced to leave their...
1. Tigers are on the rise
The first victory for endangered species conservation features the tiger. While there were only 3,200 tigers in the wild in 2010, by July 2023 the Global Tiger Forum estimated a total of 5,574 tigers,...
"We are all a bit hung up, waiting for the outcome of the Global Stocktake and the final decision that should provide the first formal act of the will to move away from fossil fuels and replace them with...
Only yesterday, UNEP, in its latest Climate Adaptation Gap Report, showed how the world is not taking the impacts of the climate crisis seriously due to slow progress in financing, planning and implementing adaptation measures.
A state of grave emergency...
On 12 July, the European Parliament voted in favour of the Nature Restoration Act and the Green Deal, despite an unprecedented disinformation campaign aimed at stopping it, led by right-wing and conservative politicians and the agribusiness and intensive fishing...
Snow is becoming more and more ephemeral in our Alps. Despite the typical variability that we are familiar with between one winter and the next, what we have been experiencing in recent decades is something that has not been...
The COP27 climate summit took a positive step towards a loss and damage fund, but by failing to agree on more ambitious action on emission reductions, the chance to limit global warming to 1.5°C is in danger of fading,...
The Charles Darwin Foundation, in partnership with 8th Gear Entertainment, announced today the inaugural Leaders for Change Summit to take place between October 23-26, 2022 at the captivating Galápagos Islands in Ecuador. The summit will include a number of...
