Extreme weather events and climate variability threaten millions of livelihoods. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization is developing a new tool that helps...
The Earth’s front-line defenders are disappearing at an astonishing rate. On average three environmental activists were killed each week in 2015, according to a...
In December, the leading lights of the climate and security community launched an unprecedented declaration to catalyse action in the field in front of 350...
"Land degradation is a root cause of migration and a trigger of conflicts", says Monique Barbut, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat...
"The people who are getting the benefits from ivory right now are criminals and terrorists" says the Uganda Wildlife Authority. Hence, the potential of...
California has been at the forefront of the modern environmental movement that, in its most iconic form, we associate with hippies and alternative lifestyles...
Over the past decade, the number of undernourished people around the world has declined by around 167 million, to just under 800 million people. However, this...
Many measures aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have other positive effects on other aspects of the economy. Some of these co-benefits can be...
Named by Peruvian fishermen because of its tendency to appear around Christmastime, El Niño is the planet’s most large-scale and recurring mode of climate...
The XIV World Forestry Congress, the largest gathering of the world's forest sector which takes place every six years, was held in Durban, South Africa, in...
When war breaks out, what happens to the weather forecast? Violent conflict disrupts many essential services in developing countries and one of the most...
China’s economic slowdown is proving especially painful for countries that depend on Chinese investment. The Chinese are set to invest less in foreign countries...
El Niño is one of the most important drivers of climate variability worldwide. Reliable early warning is critical for preventing the climate hazard from...
On Friday in New York, countries will adopt a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that will guide global development up to 2030. The SDGs take the form...
Ecological crises may be piling up in a seemingly hopeless cascade, but Swedish scientist Johan Rockström says the next few decades offer an unparalleled...