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The Hidden Toll of the $10bn Great Nicobar Development Project
11+ hour, 21+ min ago (548+ words) At the edge of the Malacca Strait, India is breaking ground on a $10 billion "mega-hub" that promises to redraw the maps of global trade. But as rainforests are cleared and Indigenous lands diverted, the Great Nicobar project has become a…...
The Silent Demise: Mongolia's Fight to Save the Steppe
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (594+ words) Anna Ginsburg is a New York City-based climate and sustainability professional. Anna has worked in the environmental field all over the world, in places as diverse as the backcountry of Colorado, the mountain forests of Cambodia and the office buildings…...
Growth of Renewable Energy in US Defies Trump Attacks
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (350+ words) Despite the Trump administration's relentless efforts to increase production of planet-warming fossil fuels, renewable energy continued to rise across the US, reaching 26% of generated electricity in 2025." Since coming into office at the start of 2025, Donald Trump has made the promotion…...
This Week in Climate News (April 2026, Week 2)
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (461+ words) This weekly round-up brings you key climate news from the past seven days, including a huge new report examining overlooked and emerging sources of microplastics and the reclassification of two Antarctic species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species....
Near-Record Sea Temperatures in March Pave Wave for El Ni'o
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (344+ words) Several climate centres said last month that El Ni'o, a natural climate pattern characterized by the warming of ocean surface temperatures that drives temporary spikes in global surface temperature, is likely to form during the summer months and persist into…...
Report Highlights 'Overlooked' Sources of Microplastics
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (337+ words) A new major report reveals the staggering extent of daily microplastic exposure, describing an inescapable "microplastic storm" stemming from a variety of overlooked and newly identified sources. The report, commissioned by Netherlands-based Plastic Soup Foundation, reviews over 350 peer-reviewed studies examining…...
Emperor Penguin Now 'Endangered' Due to Climate Change
1+ week, 1+ day ago (516+ words) The emperor penguin was downgraded from "Near Threatened" to "Endangered" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, while the Antarctic fur seal has moved from "Least Concern" to "Endangered". Two Antarctic species " the emperor penguin and…...
Why Investments in Nature Rely on Public-Private Partnerships
1+ week, 1+ day ago (401+ words) Countries and private investors must reckon with the fact that failing to invest in nature harms us all," writes Erik Bergl'f, Chief Economist and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. As the consequences of climate change and ecological decline become increasingly…...
Islandness: The Case for a Place-Based Approach to Conservation
1+ week, 3+ day ago (544+ words) Islands are more than just ecological laboratories; they are socio-cultural hubs that host over a quarter of the world's human languages. To be effective, conservation must shift toward a "place-based" approach that respects the unique, inseparable bond between insular communities…...
This Week in Climate News (April 2026, Week 1)
1+ week, 6+ day ago (515+ words) This weekly round-up brings you key climate news from the past seven days, including new data on the rapid growth of renewables and a controversial panel's vote to facilitate the Trump administration's expansion of drilling activity in the Gulf of…...