WWF urges pandemic reset to stop forest loss for harmful food production
Commercial agriculture is a key driver of deforestation, says green group, stressing COVID-19 offers a chance for a new relationship with nature
REUTERS NEXT-U.N. climate chief looks to Biden to boost global action
Incoming U.S. president and wealthy nations could help galvanise action on climate change this year, says U.N. climate boss
UK rules on goods from China's Xinjiang seen as soft on business
Fining companies that flout Britain’s Modern Slavery Act is insufficient to stop labour abuses, activists say
Brazil environmental fines fall 20% as deforestation soars
Brazil's rightwing administration has created impunity for illegal loggers, said a factchecking initiative, as fines drop sharply
Coronavirus causes largest U.S. greenhouse gas emissions drop since World War Two -report
The fall means the U.S. will outperform its pledge to reduce emissions 17% by 2020 - but they are due to rebound with economic activity, researchers warned
Venezuela women's groups halt abortion services after activist arrest
Women's activists have stopped unofficial abortion services after university professor Vannesa Rosales was arrested for helping a girl end her pregnancy
Warming Arctic at the frontier of climate insight and risk, experts say
Climate change is warming the Arctic twice as fast as the overall planet, with implications for everyone from indigenous people to insurers
In domestic abuse crackdown, UK law targets 'horrendous' strangling attacks
Law will close a loophole that often lets abusers escape justice for choking attacks, which are often treated as ‘common assault’
Most Europeans plan to curb flying, eat less meat for climate, EU poll says
Once restrictions lift, most Europeans say they plan to eat less meat and fly less frequently to combat climate change
Spain, paralysed by snowstorm, sends out vaccine, food convoys
Heaviest snowfall since 1971 has killed four people and blocked air and road transport in central Spain