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Fight to save the last forests of the Comoros unites farmers, NGOs. August 18, 2025
Comoros lost 80 percent of its natural forests between 1995 and 2014, its environment minister says (MARCO LONGARI).MARCO LONGARI/AFP/AFP...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Aug 173 min read


Greta Thunberg, Activists Block Norway Oil Refinery. August 18, 2025.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg joins activists from Extinction Rebellion at Equinor’s oil refinery in Mongstad, Norway. (EPA...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Aug 172 min read


Tourism deal puts one of Egypt's last wild shores at risk. August 18, 2025
Ras Hankorab sits inside Wadi al-Gemal National Park, declared a protected area in 2003 (Khaled DESOUKI) By AFP - Agence France Presse...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Aug 173 min read


Spain and Portugal battle wildfires as death toll mounts. August 18, 2025
Spain and Portugal have been badly hit by a succession of heatwaves and drought, fuelling a wave of wildfires (Cesar Manso) (Cesar...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Aug 173 min read


Singapore Shipowner Slams $1bn Damages Award After Sri Lanka Marine Disaster. August 17, 2025
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court ordered X-Press Feeders in July to pay the damages within a year for causing marine pollution when its vessel...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Aug 162 min read
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Portugal Wildfires Claim First Victim, As Spain Is on Wildfire Alert. August 16, 2025
A house and car burned in a wildfire in Caridade near Monterrei in the province of Ourense in northern Spain are seen on August 14, 2025...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Aug 153 min read


Pakistan rescuers recover bodies after monsoon rains kill over 340. August 16, 2025
Flash floods have killed more than 340 people in northern Pakistan (Hasham AHMED). Hasham AHMED/AFP/AFP By AFP - Agence France Presse...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Aug 153 min read


Talks on landmark plastics treaty end in Geneva with no agreement. August 15, 2025
Delegates gather after talks on a global treaty on combating plastic pollution were extended an extra day, late on August 14, 2025 in...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Aug 144 min read


Stockholmers Told To Cut Back On Tap Water Due To Supply Issue. August 15, 2025
All residents of Stockholm are urged to immediately reduce their water consumption, writes the City of Stockholm. Archive photo. Photo ...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Aug 142 min read


Keeping cool with colours -- Vienna museum paints asphalt to fight heat. August 15, 2025.
The bright artistic work has led the ground temperature to drop (Alex HALADA).Alex HALADA/AFP/AFP By AFP - Agence France Presse Keeping...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Aug 142 min read


Environmental Licensing: When a Veto Is an Act of Protection - Brazil - OPINION. August 15, 2025
Marina Silva: "Vetos are strategic to preserve the integrity of licensing." Source: Agência Câmara de Notícias. Environmental Licensing:...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Aug 143 min read


'Doomsday' Monsoon Rains Lash Pakistan, Killing Almost 200 People. August 15, 2025
Mourners offer funeral prayers for flood victims in Pakistan's Bajaur district (-)-/AFP/AFP By AFP - Agence France Presse 'Doomsday'...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Aug 143 min read


Thousands battle Greece fires as heatwave bakes Europe. August 14, 2025
Firefighters and residents have been trying to put out fires near the Greek city of Patras (Aris MESSINIS) (Aris MESSINIS/AFP/AFP) By AFP...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Aug 133 min read


Water shortages plague Beirut as low rainfall compounds woes. August 14, 2025
A man fills a delivery truck with water at a distribution facility in Beirut, where record-low rainfall is exacerbating pressure on the...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Aug 134 min read


Despite risks, residents fight to protect the Russian national park. August 14, 2025
Authorities decided to build a highway that passes through the national park to ease congestion and give access to a new housing...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Aug 133 min read


150 species saved in England, but 'time running out' to halt decline. August 13, 2025
The Lady's Slipper orchid was one of the species helped by the conservation project (BEN STANSALL) By AFP - Agence France Presse 150...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Aug 122 min read


EU ready to do plastic pollution deal 'but not at any cost'. August 13, 2025
Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong's sculpture 'The Thinker's Burden', sited outside the UN, is being slowly covered in plastic during the...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Aug 122 min read


Swiss pilot surpasses solar-powered plane altitude record. August 13, 2025
The SolarStratos plane has 22 square metres of solar panels on its wings (Fabrice COFFRINI) (Fabrice COFFRINI/AFP/AFP) By AFP - Agence...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Aug 123 min read


New push to reach plastic pollution pact. August 13, 2025
Plastic waste has been found from the bottom of the seas to the tops of mountains (LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI). LAKRUWAN...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Aug 123 min read


Five key things about heatwaves in Europe. August 13, 2025
Cooling down in Berlin on July 2, 2025, during an early summer heatwave across Europe (Tobias SCHWARZ).Tobias SCHWARZ/AFP/AFP By AFP -...
Ana Cunha-Busch
Aug 123 min read
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