“An event done for the world, not us”
When the world’s climate negotiators arrived in Belém, Brazil, for COP30, expectations were high. The Amazon‐region host city would showcase climate justice, forest protection and intelligent…
Megan Riekie
A Global Challenge Turns Five
When Prince William announced The Earthshot Prize on October 8, 2020, he did so with a clear rallying cry: humanity had a decade to repair the planet. Inspired by President…
The world’s largest tropical rainforest is showing troubling signs of weakening resilience. A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has found that 37% of mature forest in…
As the 2025 United Nations climate summit, COP30, convenes in Belém, Brazil, the host country, finds itself at a crossroads. On one hand, it seeks to cast itself as a climate-leader; on the other, it…
If bees could talk, the first thing they might say is: “You don’t notice us until we’re gone.”
These small insects underpin a huge share of life on Earth. Around 75% of global food crop…
In the packed halls of the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30 - Belém, Brazil), a small Caribbean nation delivered a stark warning: the time for gradualism is over.
Voices from the frontline of…
Something Strange in the Strait of Gibraltar
It began as a whisper among sailors — a few odd reports of killer whales bumping into yachts near Spain and Portugal. Then came the photos: shattered rudders,…
As the 30th COP30 climate conference unfolds in the heart of the Amazon, the Brazilian government has moved to designate new Indigenous lands in a bid to quell mounting tensions that erupted into protests this…
Video courtesy of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust
On 1 October 2025, the world lost one of its most beloved and transformative voices for wildlife, conservation, and the planet’s future: Jane Goodall. At age 91, she passed away peacefully — still traveling, still…
Earthshot 2025 marked a turning point for one of the world’s biggest environmental prizes – and for the kinds of solutions the world is finally taking seriously. Held on 5 November 2025 at the Museum…
What Would the World’s Most Trafficked Mammal Say?
Imagine for a moment that the shy, scaly creature known as the pangolin could speak. What might it say? Perhaps something like:
“I am ancient, I am…