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The UK’s targets to stop the destruction of the natural world are so inadequate that they could be met even if all the country’s bees, wasps, ants and moths were to go extinct, the government has been warned. Natural England’s red list and the government’s biodiversity indicators are used to measure changes in species abundance…

Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. Over the next five years, as Connecticut officials think broadly about where and how they want to develop housing, encourage economic development and preserve open space, they’ll put climate change at the center of those conversations. That’s according to the latest…

This week’s environment and conservation news stories rolled into one. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch the latest high quality, original video stories from nature’s frontline in India. To receive a weekly email roundup of stories, please sign-up for our newsletter. Reviving an encroached bird haven The Saman Wetland Complex in Uttar Pradesh stands…

No Excerpt Kitagwenda District has been named the Best Local Government in Wetland Conservation Management for 2025 by the Ministry of Water and Environment, recognizing its outstanding efforts in restoring and protecting wetlands. The district has successfully restored 58 kilometers of wetland boundaries, including 40 hectares of Kikoyo wetland, 12 kilometers of River Mpanga and…

Ecuador will hold presidential elections on Feb. 9, with incumbent center-right Daniel Noboa facing left-wing challenger Luisa González. Both candidates have prioritized security concerns and the economy over environmental issues like climate change, deforestation and water scarcity, but do have some policy proposals that could be promising. Noboa and González both promise to increase protections…

Just days before President Trump’s inauguration, a small banner appeared at the top of the American Climate Corps’ website: “This is historical material ‘frozen in time.’” In a flurry of first-day executive actions, Trump ordered all activities, programs and operations associated with the corps to be “terminated immediately.” On Monday, the site disappeared entirely. It…

Tennessee regulators will strengthen permit requirements for utilities that withdraw water from the Duck River, according to settlement agreements announced Tuesday. Conservation groups have been pushing for protections for the river — which hosts the largest variety of living organisms of any freshwater river in North America — for years.  The Duck River provides water…

India’s tiger conservation efforts have been hailed as a global success story, yet experts at the India Today Environment – Sustainability Conclave cautioned that significant challenges persist. While India now hosts 70% of the world’s wild tigers, habitat loss and climate change pose serious threats to their long-term survival. BK Singh, former chief of Karnataka’s…

A key outcome of the workshop was the endorsement of a research report conducted by the University of Liberia. As part of a major step towards sustainable land management and the fight against climate change, Conservation International (CI) and partners have concluded a national validation workshop aimed at finalizing a Land Use Plan for the…