Pangolin scales have been removed from a 2020 listing of ingredients approved for use in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The move has...

The continued use of wood – derived biomass could result in a potential 30% increase in worldwide forest cover — more than a billion...

The COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe and is showing little sign of dissipating, with fresh outbreaks being reported in Latin...

In late March, the Government of the Seychelles announced that it will extend the protection of its seas to 400 000 sq km, an area twice...

Shark finning poses a significant threat to the ocean’s ecosystem and levels of carbon dioxide production in marine environments....

A study has found that hotter and drier El Niño events are impacting biodiversity in the Amazon rainforest, causing the collapse of...

The European Commission has committed to protecting 30% of the lands and oceans in the EU by 2030 as part of the EU Green Deal’s...

It’s the world’s biggest importer of logs, legal and illegal alike. A behemoth that drives an engine of timber harvesting across the...

Fish stocks around the world are doing better, in general, where science guides their management, according to a recent study. —...

The government in China is offering buyouts for animals on wildlife farms, and to help farmers change their agricultural practices, in an...

The EU has been called to account for its poor treatment of livestock exports, after a new report has found that the welfare of animals,...

Oil exploration in the Congo Basin is placing the world’s largest expanse of tropical peatlands on the brink of destruction. Once...

Earlier this month, a Hong Kong court handed down the city’s harshest penalty yet for smuggling pangolin scales, sentencing two men from...

Scientists have discovered dozens of new coral species on a recent expedition along the Great Barrier Reef, a find that will provide...

Despite the global economic slowdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, deforestation in the Amazon in Brazil is increasing rapidly,...

According to a new analysis in Science Advances, nearly 24 000km of new roads will be built through tiger habitats by mid-century,...

There are plenty of novel solutions to be had in tackling the climate crisis. One of them is kelp forests, which have been found to be a...

An international wildlife watchdog says that poaching on endangered species could rebound as authorities divert attention to enforcing...

Clownfish face an unusually difficult challenge in the time of the climate crisis. While many species are at risk of becoming endangered...

With rising temperatures brought on by the climate crisis, summer comes early, prompting plants to sprout and bloom earlier than usual....