Freak flooding in Algeria kills eight
Flooding caused by torrential rain has killed eight people in western Algeria, the country's civil defence service said on Sunday.
Scottish Government plans to ban use of snares
This week, the Scottish government announced its intention to ban the use of snares in Scotland, following decades of campaigning from Scottish animal welfare charity, OneKind.
Opinion: When kids feel the magic of nature, they will want to protect it
When people think of environmental activism and health, we often think of shaping policies: protecting groundwater from over-pumping; halting strip-mining and clearcutting; removing dams from salmon streams.
African children bearing the brunt of climate change impacts
Children in Africa are among the most at risk from climate change impacts but are being woefully deprived of the financing necessary to help them adapt, survive and respond to the crisis, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a new report on Friday.
Wildfires Ravage Greece in Climate Catastrophe
Through an on-the-ground assessment in the village of Agia Paraskevi, near Mount Panitha, evidence of the human toll of Greece’s ongoing wildfire crisis was observed firsthand.
Emperor penguins abandon breeding grounds as ice melts around them
Emperor penguins need stable sea ice to reproduce and raise their chicks. But with the ocean waters warming around Antarctica, the ice is breaking up earlier and earlier in the season, causing widespread abandonment of penguin breeding colonies.
4 Top Canadian Vegan Brands Driving Innovation
The US plant-based market has often cast a shadow on its Canadian counterparts, but several vegan brands are not only thriving in Canada, but innovating in the plant-based and alt-protein space.
‘Every cat’s life matters’ – new campaign highlights suffering of street cats in Germany
A new campaign by German organisation Deutscher Tierschutzbund sheds light on the suffering of street cats across the country, and calls for better cooperation and accountability to address the problem.
Extreme weather brings winds, fierce rains to Saudi Arabia’s Mecca
Saudi Arabia’s Mecca, home to Islam’s holiest sites, has seen extreme storms and rain that affected pilgrims, shuttered schools and caused chaotic scenes.
Greek forest fire kills 18 suspected asylum seekers in Dadia region
Eighteen suspected asylum seekers have been found dead in a forest in northeastern Greece where a wildfire had been raging, according to the fire department.
