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Environmental groups in UK ‘still very white – especially at the top’

admin — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 06:00:32 +0000

Greenpeace co-director responds to report finding fewer than one in 20 working in sector identifies as non-white

Environmental organisations “are still very white, especially at the top”, the co-director of Greenpeace has said as research showed little to no improvement in the ethnic diversity of their workforces.

Residents capture footage of severe floods in north Queensland – video

admin — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 05:24:18 +0000

Authorities say there is 'more significant rain to come' in north Queensland, amid warnings to residents not to return to flooded homes. Dams and river catchments from Mackay to Cairns remain swollen from a week of heavy rain, which has dumped more than 1.2 metres at some locations. More than 400 people – mostly in Townsville, Ingham and Cardwell – are in evacuation shelters after being advised on Sunday to flee

A flooded quarry, a mysterious millionaire and the dream of a new Atlantis

admin — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 05:00:31 +0000

An innovative mission on the Welsh border, funded by an anonymous private investor, has begun work to create a ‘permanent human settlement’ under the sea

The great abandonment: what happens to the natural world when people disappear? – podcast

admin — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 05:00:30 +0000

Across the globe, vast swathes of land are being left to be reclaimed by nature. To see what could be coming, look to Bulgaria. By Tess McClure. Read by Sara Lynam

Climate 200 backer tops list of Australia’s biggest political donors

admin — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 01:55:20 +0000

Robert Keldoulis and his investment firm Keldoulis Investments poured $1.1m into the fundraising vehicle last year

A major Climate 200 backer has again topped the latest list of political donors, new figures reveal, as the Albanese government attempts to pass sweeping laws to curb big money in politics.

What’s behind the deadly, record-breaking floods in north Queensland? | Steve Turton for the Conversation

admin — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 01:35:50 +0000

Some tropical lows are stalling, dumping huge volumes of rain – and climate change is playing a role

CFMEU vehicle set ablaze in Sydney, union says – as it happened

admin — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:51:26 +0000

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Endangered frogs born at London zoo after rescue mission in Chile

admin — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:01:24 +0000

Group of Darwin’s frogs threatened by chytrid fungus thrive in specially built room that mimics their natural habitat

Dozens of endangered froglets have been born at London zoo after conservationists launched an emergency mission to rescue members of the species from a remote national park in Chile.

Researchers rushed to Tantauco Park on the southern tip of Chiloé Island after tests confirmed that the lethal chytrid fungus had reached the nature reserve and threatened to wipe out some of the last remaining populations of Darwin’s frogs.

Fire chiefs warn UK is not prepared for climate crisis impacts

admin — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 15:16:23 +0000

Exclusive: National Fire Chiefs Council says firefighters’ ability to respond is at risk as it calls for preventive action

The UK is not prepared for the impact of climate breakdown, fire chiefs have said, as they called on the government to take urgent action to protect communities.

Exonerated environmental defenders to face murder retrial in El Salvador

admin — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 12:30:10 +0000

Critics decry ‘politically motivated’ decision to revisit civil war-era charges against leaders of anti-mining campaign

Five Salvadorian environmental defenders who were exonerated of bogus civil war charges will face retrial this week amid growing evidence of political interference.