Environment news
- Fossil fuel burning ‘postponing next ice age’
- UK’s last resident killer whales ‘doomed to extinction’
- Footage of elephants in Cambodia raises hopes for Asian species in the wild
- Long-awaited plan to save England’s hen harrier gets green light
- Russian green group labelled ‘foreign agent’ in crackdown on NGOs
- Climate change disaster is biggest threat to global economy in 2016, say experts
- Hong Kong bans import and export of ivory
- Air pollution: UK environment ministers face court action within weeks
- Obama vows to overhaul coal mining on public lands to ‘invest in the future’
- David Cameron denies ‘backsliding’ on the environment
On the blogs
- Look at the oil spilled in the world’s 2nd ‘Best Place for Wildlife’
- Kids ask US presidential candidates to debate science
- Meet the conservationists who believe that burning is good for wildlife
- China’s craze for ‘aquatic cocaine’ is pushing two species into oblivion
Features and comment
- Climate change ‘made record UK rainfall in December more likely’
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‘Ethical down’: is the lining of your winter coat nothing but fluff?
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Air pollution at this level for 10 more years will put a generation at risk
- Could artificial trees be part of the climate change solution?
Multimedia
- The week in wildlife – in pictures
- Wildlife photographer of the year people’s choice award - in pictures
- Thousands of squid washed ashore in Chile raise health concerns – video
- Is business action on climate change believable? - Guardian Live podcast
And finally ...
An Adelaide woman got the fright of her life when she discovered a brown snake peering out from underneath her fridge - it then went on to lay 15 eggs.
