Simply Put: Global warming & mammoths

Wildfires wreak havoc in Canada’s Northwest territories, Spain’s Tenerife

While Spanish authorities evacuated over 3,000 people since August 16, 2023, residents of Yellowknife hurried to hit an evacuation deadline

The science of sugar: why we’re hardwired to love it and what eating too much does to your brain – podcast

‘We have this really deep-seated attraction to sugar that throughout evolutionary history was a really important advantage’ 

Wildfire smoke is an increasing threat to Canadians’ health

Older adults, people living in low-income areas, and those with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease and other chronic …

Millions of Canadians face higher mortality risks even at lowest air pollution standards

Study suggests lowering regulatory standards on fine particulate matter in air even more 

Collapse of Canada’s last remaining ice shelf raises global warming fears

The Milne ice shelf lost more than 40 per cent of its ice over two days end of July

WWF: 32 million acres of grasslands across US & Canadian Great Plains ploughed up since 2012

Destruction of grasslands across Great Plains continues at an unsustainable pace

COP15 CBD: Disclose biodiversity impact, address harmful subsidies, urges EU

Bulk of financial resources for implementation of targets needs to come domestically, says European Commission

How climate change is messing up the ocean’s biological clock, with unknown long-term consequences

Phytoplankton blooms are, in some aspects, metronomes of the annual oceanic cycles around which many species’ biological clocks are synced …

Apocalyptic skies: Canadian wildfires posing huge health risks

Estimated 115 million people impacted; health dangers shocking indictment of failures over climate change, says Amnesty International

‘Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must feature role of indigenous people’

Members of International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity stress their rights at biodiversity summit in Montreal

The ‘good fire’: Prescribed burning can prevent catastrophic wildfires in the future

Building a culture where fire is respected rather than feared is essential to maintain resilient landscapes

North America discarded over 5 billion kg of industrial waste in 2018 and most of it went to landfills

New study looks into waste disposal by 24,000 facilities in Canada, Mexico and the United States

In pictures: Wildfires blaze through Canada thanks to unusually hot, dry spring

Wildfires began early in May 2023 in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan provinces, which have affected over 10,000 people. Alberta …

7th GEF Assembly: Decision on direct funding to civil societies likely during the meeting

More funds would be needed to make this possible without alienating governments

Climate change turned Canada into tinderbox, doubled chances of extreme wildfires: Research

Fire weather like this can be expected to occur once every 25 years, meaning about a 4% chance every year

Expect more ‘bomb cyclones’, courtesy climate change

Severe rain and snow lay seige to large parts of United States, Canada 

What you need to know for your next hybrid or electric vehicle purchase

Here’s a guide to understanding hybrid and electric vehicles and deciding which is most suitable for your lifestyle

7th GEF Assembly: Member countries get together to ratify Global Biodiversity Framework Fund 

Momentum set in Vancouver crucial for achieving the biodiversity and sustainable development goals by 2030

‘OECMs are a win-win for conservation and community’

Down To Earth talks to conservationist Vinod Mathur to learn more about India’s roadmap to conserve its marine regions