From cellphones to missile guidance systems, rare-earth metals are an essential component of thousands of consumer products and military...

The European Commission intends to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. To mitigate the climate crisis and meet its targets, the EU has...

According to a study published in the journal Science, approximately 60% of fish species will struggle to reproduce in their current...

Indonesia is set to receive $56.15 million from Norway, the first payment based on the results of the Southeast Asian country’s efforts...

Koalas may become extinct by 2050 without urgent government intervention, according to a report published by the Parliament of New South...

One in every 10 pieces of beef served up on Brazilian plates is paid for by tax dollars. The beef industry, including cattle ranches, is...

Authorities in Inner Mongolia, a region in China, issued a warning on July 5 after a hospital reported one confirmed case of the Bubonic...

A report from the United Nations Environment Programme and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) warns that zoonotic...

It’s too early for a verdict, but at present, threats to the Brazilian Amazon are growing virtually unchecked while the COVID-19 pandemic...

Following Earth.Org’s June 18th coverage of the mysterious illness that had killed a cluster of elephants in the Okavango Delta region in...

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, popularly known as CITES, is a rare animal: an international environmental...

People usually associate deforestation and illegal logging with tropical rainforests in developing countries such as those in the Amazon...

In early June, it was widely reported that the Chinese government had banned pangolin scales in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and...

A new study has shown that campaigns to plant large numbers of trees could have the opposite intended effect and may threaten natural...

The abrupt collapse of tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic has again highlighted the inadequacy of resources for conservation in...

The 1950’s were known as the Great Acceleration which was marked by profound human transformation of the planet. Forests have declined...

Insects touch nearly every corner of life on this planet, filling endless functional roles and providing services too vast to name — and...

Wildlife authorities in Botswana are investigating the mysterious deaths of over 150 elephants over a three-month period in the Okavango...

On a cold and snowy day in 1926, the two remaining grey wolves in Yellowstone National Park were killed by park rangers. This singular...

Deforestation in Earth’s largest rainforest increased for the fourteenth consecutive month according to data released this month by the...