Frustration as latest talks on global plastic treaty close
Ninety percent of plastic is not recycled, with most dumped in nature or improperly burned
Greenpeace
Reforestation boosts planet’s green lungs
A new study shows the past 20 years of forest regeneration and reforestation efforts globally have contributed to the restoration of carbon sinks
Study: Bill Gates promoted fertilisers are more damaging than previously thought
No to ‘climate-stupid’ agriculture
Greenpeace investigation exposes countries trying to dilute climate report
Greenpeace team says it has obtained leaked records of countries asking scientists to water down upcoming scientific report on climate change
SA delegates to quarantine in Glasgow amid calls for COP26 postponement
Eligible COP26 attendees are expected to receive their UK-sponsored Covid-19 jabs this week, but the Climate Action Network says it is too late
Companies are grasping at straws
Companies are keen to ditch plastic straws, but replacing them with single-use alternatives is not the best option, environmentalists say
South Africa’s planned harmful gas limits ‘off target’
South Africa’s latest proposed reduction targets on greenhouse gas emissions, while an improvement on before, do not go far enough to avert a disastrous rise in global temperatures this century.
Pesticide lobby in sly bid to self-licence
NGOs warn that letting a lobbyist for pesticide firms regulate the scientists who conduct safety tests is putting a ‘fox in charge of the henhouse’
Mauritius weeps as the island is surrounded by oil
The Wakashio freighter spilled 4 000 tonnes of oil into the sea off the Mauritian coast. Now the island’s residents are working together to recover from the disaster.