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Swiss hold high-altitude wake for lost glacier
Environment

Swiss hold high-altitude wake for lost glacier

Dozens of people dressed in black went on a “funeral march” up a steep Swiss mountainside on Sunday to mark…
As global leaders meet, the Amazon rainforest burns
World

As global leaders meet, the Amazon rainforest burns

The fires that burned through the Amazon rainforest last month sparked international outcry and offers of help, but as world…
From the streets to the summit: young climate leaders mobilize at UN
World

From the streets to the summit: young climate leaders mobilize at UN

A day after youth-led global climate strikes, several hundred young activists including Greta Thunberg gathered for a climate summit at…
Tree-planting to offset carbon emissions: no cure-all
World

Tree-planting to offset carbon emissions: no cure-all

A few euros, a couple of mouse clicks and a tree is planted — as air travel is increasingly becoming…
World must adapt to ‘inevitable’ climate change, warns report
World

World must adapt to ‘inevitable’ climate change, warns report

Nations rich and poor must invest now to protect against the effects of climate change or pay an even heavier…
Pope pleads with Madagascans to protect rainforest
World

Pope pleads with Madagascans to protect rainforest

Pope Francis on Saturday made an impassioned plea to Madagascans to protect the Indian Ocean’s unique environment from “excessive deforestation”,…
Sisi at G7: Environmental challenges greatly concern Egypt
Egypt

Sisi at G7: Environmental challenges greatly concern Egypt

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said that environmental challenges occupy a large part of daily concerns for Egypt, as its effects…
Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as outrage over Amazon grows
Environment

Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as outrage over Amazon grows

Hundreds of new fires are raging in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, official data showed Saturday, as thousands of troops…
Protests to greet G7 leaders as they discuss Amazon fires, trade
World

Protests to greet G7 leaders as they discuss Amazon fires, trade

The leaders of the G7 club of rich countries meet in southern France on Saturday, with the burning Amazon, diving…
Going ‘nude’: UK supermarkets test plastic-free zones
Environment

Going ‘nude’: UK supermarkets test plastic-free zones

British supermarkets are starting to go “nude”. Bowing to pressure from environmentally conscious consumers, big brand shops have begun taking…
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