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Experts sound the alarm on toxic chemicals ahead of plastic treaty negotiations
A quarter of the 13,000 chemicals commonly added to plastics are known to have hazardous properties.
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As drought grips the Horn of Africa, humanitarian aid is no match for climate change
Experts say the hunger crisis in Somalia and Ethiopia highlights an urgent need for adaptation funding.
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More than 150 countries agree to ban 3 toxic chemicals
But exemptions mean the chemicals will not completely disappear.
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Chile’s national lithium strategy raises questions about the environmental and social costs of EVs
Critics want the move to go beyond raising revenue and to protect ecosystems and communities from unnecessary extraction.
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For Uganda’s vanishing glaciers, time is running out
The loss of the once-sprawling ice fields in the Rwenzori Mountains has profound implications for local communities, uniquely adapted species, and scientists studying the climate record.
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Deep in the Peruvian Amazon, the Shipibo people are battling conservation authorities to reclaim management of their land.
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How the world’s favorite conservation model was built on colonial violence
30x30 has been pitched as a key tool in the climate fight. Indigenous peoples say it threatens their lives.
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The tiny island nation of Vanuatu just scored a big climate win
It convinced the UN to urge the world's highest court to rule on whether polluting nations must address climate change
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UN reaches historic agreement to protect the world’s oceans
The treaty, if ratified, will establish a new set of rules aimed at conserving marine species and ecosystems.
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Report: World’s fossil fuel subsidies surged to $1 trillion after Ukraine invasion
European Union countries spent big to fight rising costs.