Failure to invest in adapting to a changing climate threatens fundamental rights in France, anti-inequality campaigners Oxfam warned on Monday. Heatwaves, floods and other extreme weather mean that safe places to study, work and access healthcare are increasingly hard to guarantee, the group says. More than half of all nursery schools in France risk classroom […]
As far as the UK government is concerned, its backbenchers are “the most important Members in the House [of Commons]”. This simple insight, from a classic 1976 article by the political scientist Anthony King, could not have been demonstrated more clearly during the previous 14 years of Conservative rule. While protests from opposition MPs were generally ignored, […]
We are excited to announce that, Prof. Pantaleo Munishi of the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism, will be honoured with an honorary fellowship by the Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation for 2024. This prestigious global recognition celebrates his outstanding contribution to ecology, biology and conservation!Please join us in congratulating him on this remarkable achievement. #Ardhinihazina
People in the UK love discussing the weather. For the first two weeks of June 2024, the cold, dull conditions were all they could talk about. Major news outlets like the BBC, the Guardian, Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph all carried stories on this theme. The colder start to June was driven by winds from the north, bringing […]
While a growing body of research highlights the impacts of climate change on wild apes, sanctuaries caring for apes are also feeling the impacts of a warming world. Sanctuaries across Africa are affected by changing weather patterns, including both droughts and floods, increasing the challenges of caring for resident apes. Extreme weather also increases the […]
Business leaders must scale up action to fast-track the transition towards a nature-positive future, unlocking new opportunities for organisations and making them more resilient. Recent guidance outlines the priority actions for specific sectors, including household and personal care products, cement and concrete, and chemicals. Many companies are already working to protect biodiversity, but these specific […]
We are getting dangerously close to environmental tipping points, which the natural world may not be able to recover from. To counteract this, it is hoped that a Global Biodiversity Framework can be agreed upon at the UN BD COP15 now happening in Montreal. A robust ‘Paris Agreement’ for nature is required to bend the curve on […]
Biodiversity is important to our health, security and economies, but it’s declining rapidly threatening the very foundations of our future. There is a need to raise financing for nature, and biodiversity credits are a crucial tool to channel investments for nature-positive outcomes. The International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits is bringing together stakeholders to drive […]
