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UN COP16 nature talks gridlocked as conservation funding trickles in

CALI, Colombia (Reuters) -Countries were at an impasse over how to fund conservation and other key decisions as the U.N. COP16 biodiversity summit entered its second week on Monday, with nations pledging millions of dollars rather than the billions needed

Oct 30, 2024

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Colombia's peace opened wildlife to discovery, but new violence frustrates progress

Reuters) -For more than five decades as violent conflict raged through Colombia's highlands and rainforests, wildlife thrived

Oct 29, 2024

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Storm Trami lands in Vietnam posing flood risks, toll rises in Philippines

Storm Trami hit central Vietnam on Sunday, threatening to trigger heavy rains and dangerous floods after leaving a path of destruction in the Philippines. The Southeast Asian country, with its extended coastline, is prone to storms and floods that often cause significant casualties and property damage

Oct 28, 2024

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Cyclone Dana uproots trees, snaps power lines on India's east coast

BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) -A "severe cyclonic storm" pounded India's eastern coast on Friday, uprooting trees, snapping power lines and inundating some areas, authorities said, adding that no deaths or injuries were reported

Oct 26, 2024

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UK court dismisses challenge to Britain's climate change plan

Britain's new climate adaptation strategy is lawful, London's High Court ruled on Friday, dismissing a landmark legal challenge brought by environmental campaigners

Oct 26, 2024

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Flights suspended at India's Kolkata, Odisha state as cyclone approaches

BHUBANESWAR (Reuters) -Flights to and from the capital cities of India's eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal, including Kolkata, will be suspended from Thursday evening to Friday morning as the region braces for a cyclone set to hit during that time, officials said

Oct 25, 2024

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Tropical Storm Trami wreaks havoc in the Philippines, at least 26 dead

Tropical Storm Trami has killed at least 26 people and forced more than 150,000 to flee their homes in the Philippines, officials said on Thursday, as it made landfall on the northeastern coast

Oct 25, 2024

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Netherlands to miss 2030 climate goal without further action, adviser says

The Netherlands will miss its main 2030 climate goal unless it takes more action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, government climate policy adviser PBL said on Thursday. Current policies are set to reduce CO2 emissions by only 44-52% relative to 1990 levels, it said, missing the 55% reduction target

Oct 25, 2024

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Commonwealth nations to discuss slavery reparations, climate change

APIA (Reuters) -The leaders of the Commonwealth grouping of nations met on Thursday ahead of a summit in the South Pacific nation of Samoa that will feature talks on climate change and the question of reparations for Britain's role in transatlantic slavery

Oct 25, 2024

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Tropical Storm Trami kills 14 in Philippines, officials say

MANILA (Reuters) -At least 14 people were killed in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Trami flooded villages, inundated rivers and forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes as it approached the eastern coast. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr

Oct 24, 2024

UN COP16 nature talks gridlocked as conservation funding trickles in

Oct 30, 2024

Colombia's peace opened wildlife to discovery, but new violence frustrates progress

Oct 29, 2024

Storm Trami lands in Vietnam posing flood risks, toll rises in Philippines

Oct 28, 2024

Cyclone Dana uproots trees, snaps power lines on India's east coast

Oct 26, 2024

UK court dismisses challenge to Britain's climate change plan

Oct 26, 2024

Flights suspended at India's Kolkata, Odisha state as cyclone approaches

Oct 25, 2024

Tropical Storm Trami wreaks havoc in the Philippines, at least 26 dead

Oct 25, 2024

Netherlands to miss 2030 climate goal without further action, adviser says

Oct 25, 2024

Commonwealth nations to discuss slavery reparations, climate change

Oct 25, 2024