Parts of England could face serious water shortages within weeks as prolonged dry weather places increasing pressure on rivers, reservoirs and public supplies. Southern Water has warned that around 165,000 people in Hampshire…

Southeast Asian experts have warned that climate resilience has become an economic necessity as increasingly extreme weather threatens cities, infrastructure and regional competitiveness. At a meeting in Bangkok, panellists said that the Association…

Brazil’s supreme court is considering several major cases which could reshape protections for the Amazon rainforest, after a mostly conservative Congress overrode several of leftist president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s environmental vetoes.…

Four former Southern Water employees, including former chief executive Matthew Wright, have been charged with conspiracy to defraud following a long-running investigation into wastewater monitoring practices. Prosecutors allege that between 2012 and 2017…

A major wildfire has forced residents to evacuate parts of the Scottish Highlands after flames spread rapidly across heathland and into areas of the Cairngorms National Park. The blaze, stretching for two miles,…

Growing opposition to mass tourism has prompted fresh protests on the Spanish island of Mallorca, where campaigners fear new planning rules could lead to increased development along protected coastal areas. Thousands of demonstrators…

A group of ten Australians has lodged a complaint with UNHCR, arguing that their government's continued support for coal and gas exports is contributing to climate-related harm and violating their human rights. The…

A deadly fungal disease known as Panama Disease or Tropical Race 4 (TR4) is threatening banana crops worldwide, devastating plantations in Asia, Africa and South America. The fungus attacks Cavendish bananas, which account…

For generations, women in Sierra Leone have supported their families by harvesting oysters from mangrove forests along the coast near Freetown. The physically demanding work, carried out in muddy waters and intense heat,…

Authorities in Kenya are responding to a growing international trade in giant African harvester ants, prized by collectors in Europe and Asia as exotic pets. Two recent convictions for ant smuggling have highlighted…