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When Andrew Robinson and his wife Mallika were driving one day, they heard their son and his friends chatting about video games in the back seat of the car. “They were talking about these fantasy worlds and all these monster types and shields they needed to protect themselves,” Robinson says. It ...
The Green Planet – David Attenborough's latest BBC natural history series – has been called "gobsmacking" and "awe-inspiring". From the world's deadliest flower to the 1000-year-old tropical trees, The Green Planet shows you things no eye has ever seen.
In 2019, the Guardian made a pledge in service of the planet. We declared that the escalating climate crisis was the defining issue of our lifetime, and that quality, trustworthy reporting on the environment was a vital tool to confront it.
Even if you don’t accept the science, you’ll need to deal with the consequences
With another year on the horizon, millions of people on social media are partaking in a viral new craze. It's called the #10YearChallenge, and the dare is simple: share two photos of yourself taken a decade apart and laugh at the contrast.
Under the auspices of His Highness Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence, The Mountains of Oman Encyclopaedia was launched at the Royal Opera House Muscat.
Each year, the Oceanographic Institute, Albert I Foundation, and with the support of the Prince of Monaco honour the great names of the marine world who by their commitment and their work contribute to make known, love and protect the ocean.
This film tells three stories of people suffering from the dramatic consequences of climate change. Their Nepalese communities are already being affected by floods and drought.
Satellite images and the latest scientific studies may accurately inform us how quickly the world’s glaciers are melting. But Garrett Fisher’s mission is different: to reveal the “souls” of vanishing glaciers.
Once upon a summer, not too long ago, Miyan Mittho was having the worst day of his life. He had an upset stomach, thanks to gorging on the mangoes from that season. Though he believed his life to be a wide open book, he was not particularly keen on sharing this story on Instagram.
For the first time in decades, bald eagles have been found nesting in a saguaro cactus in Arizona, US. Kenneth ‘Tuk’ Jacobson, the Arizona game and fish department’s coordinator of raptor management.
Today, 14 June, a herd of 100 elephants march on London’s Royal Parks, where they will roam until 23 July, raising awareness of the critical importance of coexistence between humankind and wildlife.
Climate change is getting old. We’ve grown tired of hearing that last year was the fourth-warmest year ever.
Every day brings fresh and ever more alarming news about the state of the global environment. To speak of mere “climate change” is inadequate now, for we are in a “climate emergency.” It seems as though we are tripping over more tipping points than we knew existed.
The challenges the world faces in the Anthropocene era offer ample reason for pessimism. Biodiversity is under threat, rising emissions could tip the balance towards unstoppable global heating, and action to combat these woes tends to be sluggish at best.
Month-long festival to commence at Arjun Naik Tanda today It’s almost been two decades since the Biodiversity Festival (Pata pantala Jatara) has been initiated by Deccan Development Society (DDS) near Zaheerabad.
Changes to how the Guardian writes about climate announced by Katharine Viner prompted a discussion with readers
The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including shadowy horses, a visiting hippo and a released rare ring seal.
The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including rescued cheetahs, a waving seal pup and migrating red crabs
The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including a murmuration of starlings, sea turtle hatchlings and a snake in the grass
The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including dancing Siberian cranes, a snowy cat and a lonely black-footed ferret.
The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including a patient great tit, a hungry lemur, and a lucky escape for one humpback whale
The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including firefall, rock goats and a pack of grey wolves
The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including killer whales hunting a seal off Shetland and endangered mountain bongos in Kenya
Social media platforms are no longer just for selfies and blogs but a place “to organise and educate” people about the climate crisis, according to YouTube star turned activist filmmaker Jack Harries.
It can be difficult to track from afar the efforts of artists to tackle climate change.
The scale of the challenges facing our planet can seem daunting: climate change, dwindling populations of wild plants and animals, and widespread environmental injustice. But together, we can all Tmake a difference.
“Of all the things what saddens me the most is the level of plastic I see in the sea and on our beaches,” the eight-year old climate activist Emaan Danish Khan told thethirdpole.net.
Those were just drops of honey, they were so incredibly sweet,” says German artist Uli Westphal. “Those were really magnificent. And they were tiny, like the red currant berry.”
Some scientists say the best way to combat climate change is to talk about it among friends and family — to make private anxieties public concerns. For 2019, my New Year’s resolution was to do just that, as often as possible, at the risk of spoiling dinner.
Zoos and aquariums all across the country will be closed for the foreseeable future in a bid to limit the spread of Coronavirus and #flattenthecurve. But that doesn’t mean that kids and families won’t be able to catch a glimpse of penguins, pandas, sharks, hippos, and otters. A number of zoos an ...
Environmental crimes and human rights abuses are rife at sea and their offshore status means they’re largely hidden from the world. The Outlaw Ocean Project is a journalistic non-profit that raises awareness about these crimes using both traditional and original models of storytelling.
Bay of Life Surf School in Chennai not only teaches surfing and other sports, but also cleans and maintains the Kovalam beach and the water bodies.
This Chennai family’s love for conservation pans three generations and two continents 1987, 2012, 2020. These are key years in this decades-long love story which is still going strong. At the centre of it is a red-crowned roof turtle at Madras Crocodile Bank Trust.
Dame Helen Mirren is backing efforts to keep deadly plant disease Xylella out of the UK by voicing an animation warning of the risks it poses. The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa can infect more than 500 species of plant, including garden favourites such as lavender, oleander, rosemary and flowerin ...
TikTok and Extreme E are bringing the off-road racing experience to the social networking service’s community while shedding light on the impact of climate change and providing a gender-equal platform.
One year ago, when the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic swept across the world, it brought several countries to a standstill. Travel and tourism came to a halt, industrial activities waned, air and noise pollution declined. Everywhere, nature seemed more resurgent.
What are you working on now? I just launched my second solo art show “Spring Amidst Mist and Masks” as part of Tired Earth’s #Maskuary campaign. This campaign is supported by the CUHK Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change; The Institute of International Knowledge Management (TIIKM) as well as Pin ...
Proposes a fundamental change in the way humans interact with their social and natural environment Advocates a shift from a growth-oriented society to a more ecocentric and regenerative society. Develops a transformative social-ecological innovation framework for sustainable solutions to endemic ...
Media can play an important role in shaping the mindset of people towards the issues pertinent to biodiversity and the environment and can also influence policy making to a great deal.
The University of Wyoming would establish a new “center of excellence” in biodiversity science based at UW’s Bob and Carol Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center, under a plan presented to the UW community today.
There have been growing calls from climate scientists and environmental activists for the media to cover the climate crisis with the severity and urgency they say it demands.
An international center set up in the southern province of Antalya is offering comprehensive training for forest firefighters from around the world.
The biggest swarms of the insects in a generation have devastated crops and grazing across Africa but are now being turned into sustainable, high-protein animal fodder and fertiliser
Two-thirds of people in the UK recognise there is a climate emergency and 76% say that they would cast their vote differently to protect the planet.
The UN Environment on Tuesday called for the revision of education curriculum in Africa to promote climate change awareness among the youth. Richard Munang, UN Environment climate change coordinator for Africa, said the continent's current education curriculum requires an overhaul in order for i ...
This World Wildlife Day, the Wild for Life campaign is excited to partner with The Ocean Agency, an organization that utilizes the power of creative collaboration to accelerate ocean conservation and climate action. To foster change, the Ocean Agency raises awareness of the ocean’s most pressing ...
A campfire sits next to a building painted with a light-blue exterior with red, purple and yellow paper lanterns hanging in the windows in Lavavolu, Madagascar. Children gather around the campfire for the inauguration of their new school, a gift from the other side of the world in Omaha, Nebraska.
Clare Gallagher knows about determination. As a professional trail runner, she competes in grueling 100-mile races over rugged terrain. And when she’s not running, she’s focused on an even bigger challenge: climate change. Gallagher’s activism began in 2016. That year, President Trump was electe ...
Underwater photographer of the year, a global annual competition based in the UK, celebrates photography beneath the surface of the ocean, lakes, rivers and even swimming pools