The UK is considered one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. This is not surprising given its history of early industrialisation and agricultural intensification

The Conversation

One in six UK species threatened with extinction – here’s what we could lose (plus how to save them)

Jeremy Leggett is betting that the biodiversity restoration sector will soon be worth a fortune. Not everyone is convinced

Bloomberg

One investor’s uphill battle to turn rewilding into a multi-billion dollar industry

Researchers reveal the interconnected nature of environmental changes, biodiversity decline, and the spread of pathogens

Open Access Government

Could biodiversity decline be fueling spreading viruses?

Wildlife in Britain, already one of the world’s most nature-depleted countries, is continuing its long-term decline, according to the most comprehensive assessment ever carried out of UK biodiversity

Financial Times

UK wildlife continues long-term decline in diversity and abundance

Experts blame rising sea temperatures caused by climate crisis for cub deaths at Unesco heritage site

The Guardian

Brown bear cubs in Japan die of starvation amid salmon shortage

In the Aveiro estuary in Portugal, biodiversity and conservation are at the heart of the ECOMARE project. Scientists and researchers working on this European initiative, promoted by the University of Aveiro, are investigating the impact of climate change on marine flora and fauna and are also taking care of injured animals

Euronews

ECOMARE: Protecting marine biodiversity and providing care to injured animals

Conventional wisdom among ecologists holds that the more species there are inhabiting an ecosystem, the less vulnerable any one species will be to a threat like a parasite

Mirage

Pollutants impact biodiversity's part in wildlife disease spread

Air quality stations are accidentally gathering DNA, and this could be a potential 'game-changer' in the fight against global biodiversity decline

Interesting Engineering

How air quality systems could solve the biodiversity crisis

An endangered species of fox that has surfaced on a Central Valley college campus is providing proof that one of the biggest weapons against climate change is maintaining biodiversity of the planet

CBS News

Outfoxing climate change: Endangered species provides lesson in biodiversity

British bird lovers will see a very different pattern of species as the climate warms, according to scientists

UK migratory birds 'in freefall' over climate change

Climate change has negatively – and irreversibly, in some cases – affected ecosystems around the globe. Sadly, though, it is not the only phenomenon that’s altering our natural world

Invasive alien species are a serious threat to the planet: 4 key messages for Africa

The head of the Wildlife Conservation Society makes a case for the High Seas Treaty, which would protect ocean biodiversity and more

The New York Times

The importance of protecting ocean life

Indigenous people in Ecuador are using drones, trap cameras and GPS locators to keep intruders away from the rainforest

Surveillance tech helps indigenous groups protect the Amazon

The animals, from a financially struggling private herd in South Africa, have been sold to a conservation group and will be released into the wild

Now available: 2,000 rhinos, free to good homes with plenty of space

Astanor Ventures has raised a new fund to invest in solutions to agriculture and the biodiversity crisis

New €360 million climate fund launches despite market downturn

Declaration signed by more than 20 Indigenous groups says dingoes are a ‘cultural icon’ and killing them is ‘killing family’

First Nations groups demand immediate stop to killing dingoes as control method

The state of biodiversity is in severe decline, with deforestation, land degradation and species extinctions all moving in the wrong direction to meet the Sustainable Development Goals

IUCN

Biodiversity protections off-track to meet Sustainable Development Goals

Many of the direct causes of biodiversity loss are well-known such as pollution, climate change and land use change

Yahoo News

More action needed to stop nature loss

The photographer Sutton Lynch is documenting a dramatic turning point off the coast of Long Island — a resurgence of sea life after decades of depletion

Whales, from above

Brazil Environment Minister Marina Silva knows her country is an agricultural powerhouse, but she worries about the risks the influential sector’s growth poses to the Amazon rainforest

Brazil economy must ‘live off’ more than commodities, Silva says

Nature | Biodiversity

Ken Smith moved to the Lincolnshire coast to see out his retirement, writing crime novels while surrounded by beaches, arcades, holiday parks and nature reserves

Will Britons accept burying nuclear waste in their backyard?

Pollution from cars is destroying the ability of bees to find flowers, according to research done by the University of Birmingham

Car pollution stops bees finding flowers

Japan will begin releasing a second batch of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant from next week, its operator has said, an exercise that angered China and others when it began in August

Japan to release second batch of wastewater from Fukushima nuclear plant next week

A little-known climate threat lurks under our feet: rising groundwater that could release toxic chemicals from more than 132,000 contaminated sites in coastal areas of the US. In a first of its kind study, researchers estimated the number of polluted industrial sites and mapped them to areas likely to experience groundwater inundation due to rising seas

A hidden climate danger threatens coastal communities

The presence of tiny plastics in clouds risks the contamination of ‘everything we eat and drink’, researchers say

‘Plastic air pollution’: microplastics in clouds could be exacerbating climate change, study says

It kills 7 million people a year. New research shows it also raises antibiotic resistance and is linked to cancer risks — while targeting already disadvantaged communities the most

Al Jazeera

Silent killer: how deadly is air pollution?

Campaigners and parliamentarians gear up to fight ‘reckless proposals’ on pollution from new developments

 MPs vow to fight new plans to scrap pollution rules for housebuilders

The construction industry is one of the biggest global polluters — accounting for a possible 40 percent of global carbon pollution — so finding solutions to make practices more sustainable is crucial in the fight to stop temperatures rising worldwide

Study finds possibilities to reduce pollution from major industry: ‘This is an area for immediate action’

Ofwat says nearly all 19 groups missed targets on pollution, leakage and customer service

Water companies in England and Wales told to cut £114mn off bills

Politics get in the way as the EU’s three largest economies, also its biggest polluters, fall short of cleaning up their act. Germany, France and Italy have pledged to hit net zero emissions around the middle of the century in a bid to stop weather from growing more extreme. But the EU’s three biggest economies – and polluters – are all struggling to meet their goals

How Germany, France and Italy compare on net zero emission targets

Many chemicals are allowed to flow freely into the environment, polluting land, sea and air, and, often, making people sick

UNEP

Why talks on a new chemicals framework are crucial for people and planet

From wood burning to driving, there are things people can do – but industries such as shipping and agriculture bear most of the responsibility

What can be done to combat air pollution in Europe?

Air quality in Ireland is generally good but there are persistent “concerning localised issues” threatening public health due to highly damaging fine particulate pollution, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

The Irish Times

Air pollution in Ireland linked to premature deaths at ‘concerning’ level in urban areas

An extensive study revealed that approximately 23 million people worldwide live on floodplains contaminated by toxic waste from metal mining

CNBC TV

Global metal mining pollution affects 23 million people, study finds

More traffic, more construction, more drum‘n’bass-loving neighbours – society’s volume is going up. What are the impacts on our health and is there a solution?

Should I worry about noise pollution?

At least 23 million people around the world live on flood-plains contaminated by potentially harmful concentrations of toxic waste from metal-mining activity, according to a study

Metal-mining pollution impacts 23 million people worldwide

Mutualités Libres says improving air quality ensures sustainability of the social security system

Why a Belgian insurer studies the impact of air pollution on health

The dirty industries that dominate politics deceive us into accepting dangerous pollutants such as ammonia as part of life

We are being poisoned every day, so why do we keep voting for more pollution? Ask a lobbyist

Maria Neira highlights health impacts of dangerous pollution levels after Guardian investigation revealed scale of crisis

Europe’s politicians have moral responsibility to tackle air pollution, says WHO environment director

New York City reported the planet’s worst air quality for several days in early June because of smoke from Canadian wildfires

The Wall Street Journal

Wildfire smoke is erasing gains from decades of cleaner air

Nature | Pollution


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Watchdog fines just four companies despite 300,000 sewage spills

Awareness is growing that drought and pollution don't just pose ecological threats, they present serious political, economic and security challenges as well

The National News

Why water scarcity is not just a 'green' issue

While the environmental impact of having dogs and cats as pets has been examined to some extent, the impact of keeping pet fish has remained unexplored – until now

What’s the carbon footprint of owning pet fish? An expert explains

Tiny water fleas could play a big role in filtering out drugs, pesticides and industrial chemicals from wastewater to make it safe, according to scientists

Scientists use water fleas to filter pollutants out of wastewater

Water scarcity and pollution are lurking dangers, especially for cities that traditionally treat water as a one-way street – use and dump, with sustainability not taken into account

Impakter

Circular water economy: a sustainable solution for modern cities?

State oil giant Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company said on Monday they secured the financing for a $2.2 billion project to provide sustainable water supply to ADNOC's onshore operations

Reuters

ADNOC, Abu Dhabi's TAQA secure financing for $2.2 bln water project

Anand Malligavad turned to centuries-old knowledge to reclaim dozens of lakes in the high-tech capital of Bengaluru. Now, he is in demand across India, one of the world’s most water-stressed nations

India’s ‘lake man’ relies on ancient methods to ease a water crisis

As oceans warm, pathogenic bacteria are turning up more frequently in northern regions, scientists say

The beach is lovely. The water, maybe not so much

As England enters the autumn, the National Drought Group met to reiterate the importance of all sectors continuing to plan and invest for future droughts

UK Government

Time to invest in our water security

For significant portions of the globe faced with water shortage problems, a beacon of hope may be on the way: the ability to easily turn hot air into drinking water

Tech Xplore

Hot summer air turns into drinking water with new gel device

Leah Puro, agricultural research coordinator at Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment, scoops the soil into a tiny foil dish, then pops it into a battery-powered oven to remove its moisture before sending it to Yale University for elemental analysis, one of the most accurate methods for measuring the amount of carbon trapped in the soil

Genetic Literacy Project

Greenwashing or greening agriculture? Food companies developing efforts to prevent carbon in soil from leaking into the atmosphere

This week politicians have again been talking crap – the kind that ends up clogging our waterways and streams and making them toxic

The UK had safe water. Then Brexit allowed the Tories to flush away our environmental standards

The dump of wastewater from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan has drawn increased attention to ocean environmental protection

Global Times

China underlines efforts in ocean environment protection: conference

A case in Nepal's Supreme Court focuses on the conflict between hydropower and maintaining other values from rivers. At the right scale, balanced solutions can be found.

Forbes

The scale of solutions: finding balance between hydropower and rivers in Nepal

I’d be willing to bet that you probably haven’t spent much time thinking about the liquid that sloshes around inside batteries. But this liquid—called the electrolyte—is one of their key ingredients, and it dictates a lot about how they work, as well as how safe they are. And I’ve seen a growing number of alternative battery makers talk about using an interesting ingredient in their electrolyte: water. 

MIT Technology Review

How water could make safer batteries

Over the weekend, Burning Man attendees were forced to shelter in place when the usually-parched Black Rock Desert got roughly 3 months’ worth of rain in 24 hours. In August, Tropical Storm Hilary dropped as much rain on some inland areas of Southern California in a single day as they would typically receive in an entire year.

TIME

America should harvest a trillion gallons of rainwater

The plaintiffs want a court to force the state to let more water reach the largest natural lake west of the Mississippi River.

Politico

The Great Salt Lake is shrinking rapidly, and Utah has failed to stop it, a lawsuit contends

Lawsuits, protests and fierce disputes over who controls water in the parched American West have held up a crucial pipeline.

A Colorado city has been battling for decades to use its own water

Water could play a crucial role in reducing global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, according to Johns Hopkins engineers.

Using water to reduce carbon dioxide emissions

Nature | Water

The Port of Oakland wants to widen its basins, bringing more megaships — and more pollution — to an already overburdened community.

Earthjustice

How a Bay Area Community is Fighting Port Pollution

Surfers, paddleboarders and swimmers in the United Kingdom paddled out to fight water pollution last weekend.

The Inertia

Surfers Protest Water Pollution Across United Kingdom

The taxi boat shoots past Lamu Town, a UNESCO World Heritage site famous for being the oldest and best preserved Swahili settlement dating back to 1370. It is a hot and sunny afternoon, and the 20-minute ride on clear turquoise water that shimmers under the blazing sun comes to a stop and docks on the beach next to a nondescript boatyard.

UN Environment Programme

How a boat made of plastic put the spotlight on pollution

A bronze sculpture has been unveiled in Norway of the walrus nicknamed Freya, who gained global attention last summer after basking in the Oslo fjord until officials euthanised her.



Sculpture of euthanised walrus Freya unveiled in Oslo

European Environment Agency says Ukraine crisis cannot be used to justify delay



EU environmental watchdog criticises calls to stall pesticides cut

More than 500 museums took part in activities last weekend to highlight the nation’s biodiversity loss through the Wild Escape campaign.

Museums Association

Museums join forces to highlight biodiversity loss

A legal dispute in Montana could drastically curb the government's use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires after environmentalists raised concerns about waterways that are being polluted with the potentially toxic red slurry that's dropped from aircraft.

ABC News

Pollution lawsuit could curb use of aerial fire retardant

Opponents of deep-sea mining are mobilising to stop a United Nations body from issuing the first licenses for the controversial practice later this year, saying not enough is known about the seabed environment or the impact that mining could have on marine ecosystems.

Factbox: The main players in the push towards deep-sea mining

Oil spilled routinely into UK waters over five years has added up to thousands of tonnes of pollution endangering marine life, according to data shown exclusively to BBC News.



BBC Science Focus

North Sea oil spills exceed safe level 

More than a dozen environmental groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for not revising its water pollution-control standards, which regulate the amount of harmful chemicals that can be dumped into rivers, lakes and streams. The groups claim the current standards haven’t been updated in decades, which violates the Clean Water Act.

The Texas Tribune

Environmental groups sue EPA over water pollution standards

Hybrid vehicle pollution and van traffic update adds 26 megatonnes of carbon emissions to Department for Transport decarbonisation plan



Road-building spree will derail UK’s net zero targets, warn campaigners

Minister of Environment and Climate Change affirmed Qatar’s interest in preserving biodiversity and protecting all local creatures threatened with extinction, including the project to protect hawksbill sea turtles.

Zawya

Qatar committed to protecting biodiversity, threatened species

On an early spring afternoon, Tregantle Beach is bathed in a dazzling light reminiscent of a painting by British landscape artist JMW Turner as sea, sky and sun merge.

France24

Plastic pollution is scourge of English coastal region

It remains to be seen whether the commitments made at the conference will ensure universal, safe, affordable and equitable access to water.

The Hindu

The takeaways from the UN World Water Conference

In 2022, the European Commission published its proposal for an EU Nature Restoration Law. This is landmark legislation for the conservation of wild animals habitats in the EU and the time to act is now!

Eurogroup for Animals

An ambitious Nature Restoration Law is needed for an EU where wild animals can thrive

Demonstrators in the Deux-Sèvres region called for a halt to construction of reservoirs for farmers.

Protesters clash with police over water reservoirs in France

A severe sandstorm has swept across Beijing and several northern provinces in China, blanketing the region in thick clouds of orange dust and sending air pollution soaring to hazardous levels, state weather authorities said on Wednesday.

Sandstorms blanket Beijing and northern China as air pollution soars off the charts

Walk into Wild Duck Lake Wetland in suburban Beijing as spring approaches, and you will see birds such as herons, grey cranes and swans skimming through the golden reeds. However, this scene could not be seen a few years ago.

Xinhua

Beijing's improving water environment contributes to biodiversity

Majority in teal seats of Mackellar and Goldstein – and Labor’s Moreton and Bennelong – also say industry should not use offsets for emissions

Voters in city seats support ban on new coal and gas projects, poll shows in Australia

Mysteriously funded groups have developed a sudden interest in the welfare of whales on the US Atlantic coast. But their concerns appear entirely limited to blocking renewable energy projects.



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