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Talks for landmark plastic pollution treaty stretch into second week

Talks in Geneva to craft a landmark treaty to tackle the global scourge of plastic pollution entered their second week on Monday, with countries still at loggerheads four days before a deadline.

Firefighters bring huge blaze in France under control

Firefighters have contained a massive wildfire in southern France but still face a "complicated" struggle, but officials warned on Sunday that scorching heat and dry winds could reignite the blaze.

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US moves to protect all species of pangolin, world's most trafficked mammal

The United States on Monday moved to extend federal protections to all species of pangolins -- a step that would tighten trade restrictions and highlight the urgent conservation plight of the world's only scaly mammals.

Scientists track egret's 38-hour flight from Australia to PNG

A species of heron has been tracked flying for almost two days non-stop between Australia and Papua New Guinea during its northern migration, scientists say.

Macron to Greenland in show of support after Trump threats

French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Greenland on Sunday carrying a message of "European solidarity and support" for the Danish autonomous territory coveted by US President Donald Trump, located at the crossroads of the Atlantic and the Arctic.

UN summit to end with boost for ocean conservation

A summit on the state of global oceans concludes Friday with nations having tested the waters on deep-sea mining and making strides towards protecting unpoliced reaches of the high seas.

California sues Trump for scrapping state's EV rules

California sued Donald Trump's administration Thursday over his move to scrap the state's tailpipe emission rules and its drive to phase out gas-powered cars.

Trump admin aims to loosen power plant emissions rules

US regulators announced plans Wednesday to reverse rules aimed at sharply reducing polluting emissions from coal and gas power plants, in the latest environmental rollback from President Donald Trump's climate skeptic administration.

Trump admin announces plan to loosen power plant regulations

President Donald Trump's administration proposed Wednesday to roll back measures enacted by former Democratic presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama aimed at reducing polluting emissions from gas and coal-fired power plants.

Latest GM investments in US in line with slowing EV demand: exec

General Motors' latest $4 billion investment into US factories in light of tariffs fits with the auto giant's shift towards slower growth of electric vehicles, a top GM executive said Wednesday.

May 2025 second warmest on record: EU climate monitor

Global heating continued as the new norm, with last month the second warmest May on record on land and in the oceans, according to the European Union's climate monitoring service.

Mapping Ireland's peatlands to help cut carbon emissions

Mapping more accurately than ever Ireland's peatlands, which are vital as carbon sinks but whose boundaries can be hard to determine, could help fight global warming, researchers say.

Toxic Thailand rivers pinned on Myanmar mines

A sprawling new mine is gouged into the lush rolling hills of northeast Myanmar, where civil war has weakened the government's already feeble writ, and pollution levels are rising downstream in Thailand.

Nations call for strong plastics treaty as difficult talks loom

More than 90 countries called on Tuesday for a global treaty to restrict plastic production, ahead of another round of hard-fought negotiations on the pact.

Don't let deep sea become 'wild west', Guterres tells world leaders

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday the world could not let the deepest oceans "become the wild west", at the start in France of a global summit on the seas.

Farmed production of some fish - and seaweed - is soaring

The amount of farmed seafood we consume -- as opposed to that taken wild from our waters -- is soaring every year, making aquaculture an ever-more important source for many diets, and a response to overfishing.

UN summit to tackle 'emergency' in world's oceans

A global summit on the dire state of the oceans kicks off Monday in France, with calls to ban bottom trawling and bolster protections for the world's overexploited marine areas.

World leaders urged to step up for overexploited oceans

World leaders arrive in the French Riviera on Sunday ahead a high-level summit on ocean conservation, as nations face pressure to adopt tougher stances on overfishing, pollution and marine protection.

Triple-hosted World Cup: huge ambition at a hefty cost to planet

The largest and most far-flung World Cup kicks off in 12 months with a record 48 teams spread across Canada, the United States and Mexico and sceptics are asking whether its frenzied growth is worth the environmental cost.

Money, mining and marine parks: The big issues at UN ocean summit

France is hosting world leaders this week to confront what the United Nations calls a global "emergency" in the oceans -- but what is expected, and can the summit make a difference?

US oyster gardeners rebuild nature's own water-cleaning system

For many just a tasty delicacy, the oyster may actually be the hero the world needs to fight environmental degradation -- and volunteers like Kimberly Price are battling to repopulate the surprisingly powerful species.

World leaders head to France for UN summit on ocean threats

World leaders descend on the French Riviera on Sunday ahead of a high-level summit to tackle a deepening crisis in the oceans driven by overfishing, climate change and pollution.

Kenya NGO saves turtles from nets, plastic and rising tides

A small charity on the Kenyan coast has become vital to the region's majestic turtle population, saving thousands from poachers, fishermen's nets and ever-worsening plastic pollution.

Brazil fires drive acceleration in Amazon deforestation: report

A record fire season in Brazil last year caused the rate of deforestation to accelerate, in a blow to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's pledge to protect the Amazon rainforest, official figures showed Friday.

Missing merluza: Chile's battle to save its favorite catch

Before setting sail for the South Pacific, Chilean fisherman Rodrigo Gallardo blesses himself to invoke heavenly protection and luck in his pursuit of an increasingly elusive catch: hake.

Brazil charges man with killings of UK journalist, activist

Brazilian prosecutors on Thursday charged the suspected mastermind of the 2022 murders of Indigenous rights activist Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips over the killings, which caused international outcry.

Cannes red carpet gets second life as handbags, hats or slippers

After being walked for two weeks by stars from Tom Cruise to Rihanna, the legendary red carpets of the Cannes film festival are set for a second life thanks to an upcycling charity and some environmentally conscious designers.

TotalEnergies in landmark greenwashing trial in France

Environmental groups took TotalEnergies to court Thursday in a landmark Paris trial, accusing the French oil and gas giant of misleading consumers with ads that overstate its climate commitments and fossil fuel transition.

Turkmenistan reduces 50-year fire dubbed 'Gateway to Hell'

Turkmenistan said Thursday it had significantly reduced a gas fire that has been raging for half a century at a site dubbed the "Gateway to Hell" .

Clean energy investment rising despite economic uncertainty: IEA

Investment in clean energy technologies is set to strike a record this year despite global economic uncertainty, double the spending on fossil fuels that will dip for the first time since 2020, the International Energy Agency said Thursday.

Greenpeace slams Coca-Cola for producing billions of plastic bottles

Coca-Cola produces 120 billion throwaway plastic bottles a year, Greenpeace Africa said at a protest in South Africa Thursday, urging the soda maker to use glass and tin packaging to cut back on plastic pollution.

Vietnamese say no to more kids after two-child limit scrapped

After Vietnam removed its two-child limit, pharmacy worker Nguyen Thi Nguyet Nga says she still has no plans to have more kids, since she barely has time to see her daughters or the money to provide them a good life.

Indonesia allowing nickel industry abuses to go unchecked: report

The Indonesian government is allowing environmental damage including deforestation and violations against Indigenous people to go unchecked around a multi-billion dollar industrial park on a once-pristine eastern island, a report said Thursday.

China lead mine plan weighs heavily on Myanmar tribe

Hundreds of protesting Myanmar tribespeople march up a hillside to a cavernous facility where a Chinese joint venture's giant milling machines stand ready to grind up the rocks of their ancestral homeland for lead ore.

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