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Opinion: A critical year for finance could shape fairer, more sustainable mining

Five looming decisions in the development finance world could help to mitigate environmental and social risks of transition minerals, write Boston University researchers.

Julie Radomski, Rebecca Ray

India’s environment must be central to its vision of growth

The Green and White Revolutions show that the country can pursue growth in a way that creates gainful employment, offers security and boosts productivity, writes Omair Ahmad.

Omair Ahmad

The glacier crisis is no longer a remote, abstract problem

Glaciers are melting at an alarming rate, threatening water, energy and lives across Asia, writes ICIMOD’s Qianggong Zhang on World Glaciers Day.

Qianggong Zhang

Mexico’s LNG ambitions face the Trump era and environmental concerns

Recent projects to export US natural gas worldwide via Mexican LNG terminals face uncertainty amid potential trade tensions and community pushbacks.

Emilio Godoy, Patrick Moore

As Pakistan faces pressure on Iran gas pipeline, concerns about energy transition persist

Officials weigh the impact of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline on national energy security amidst mounting US pressure to abandon the plan.

Zofeen Ebrahim

With Scent and Heart: The Story of the Trainer and the "Tiger Dogs" That Track Jaguars to Protect Them

Christian Coyoc Romero, a former hunter turned conservationist, works on the protection of jaguars in the Yucatan Peninsula, southeastern Mexico.

Astrid Arellano

Sol and Luna, the two jaguar cubs rescued from wildlife trafficking in Peru

On February 28, Peruvian police seized two jaguar cubs on the Federico Basadre highway in the central-eastern Amazon of the South American country.

Geraldine Santos

The Peruvian government ratifies economic sanctions against 11 fishing companies for illegal fishing in the Reserva Nacional de Paracas

The Council for Appeal of Sanctions (Conas) resolved the 99 appeals against the fines imposed on 11 fishing companies, totaling over 12 million soles (more than 3 million dollars).

Lourdes Fernández Calvo

International Day of Forests: stories of resistance from the Colombian Amazon to the Argentine Chaco

Community projects and forest defense initiatives in countries such as Colombia, Chile, and Argentina demonstrate the importance of these ecosystems for the feeding of communities, mainly indigenous ones.

Gonzalo Ortuño López

"The impact of extending the deadlines for formalizing mining will be devastating" | INTERVIEW

With just four days left until the end of 2024, the Peruvian government published the law extending the deadline for the process of formalizing the integrated mining activity in small-scale and artisanal mining, known as REINFO.

Geraldine Santos

Warming is accelerating and the 2°C target is "dead," says pioneering scientist

A new study by James Hansen, the first to sound the alarms of the climate crisis in the 1980s, indicates that the speed of climate change has been underestimated.

08.02.2025 - Updated 13.02.2025 at 10:00

Sea ice records record melting in February, says Copernicus

The global extent fell to 16 million km², breaking the minimum record of 2023.

07.03.2025 - Updated 12.03.2025 at 10:35

2024 had a record of disasters and deterioration in the main climate indicators

The WMO report highlights the highest CO2 concentration in the atmosphere in 800,000 years and the largest number of displaced people due to extreme events in 16 years.

19.03.2025 - Updated 21.03.2025 at 11:02

In the newsletter: Understand why the government is in such a hurry to release the mouth

This edition of the fortnightly newsletter brings the behind-the-scenes of Block 59, reactions to the first letter from the president of COP30, and the record of accidents in oil projects in Brazil

17.03.2025 - Updated 21.03.2025 at 11:09

Contag launches book on climate resilience of family agriculture

Publication marks entity's advancement in the climate change debate; launch will be held on Tuesday (11/3) at the Contag headquarters in Brasília.

11.03.2025 - Updated 17.03.2025 at 17:28

The glacier crisis is no longer a remote, abstract problem

The war in Ukraine, launched by Russia on February 24, 2022, is not only an act of barbaric aggression and a violation of international treaties but also a factor that has a severe negative impact on the environment and climate.

Arctic Issues

Monthly Highlights from the Russian Arctic, January 2025

In this news digest, we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our focus lies in identifying the factors that contribute to pollution and climate change.

Written by: Bellona

Bellona’s Alexander Nikitin on the unraveling of environmental agreements with Russia

Russia has officially withdrawn from an international environmental agreement that brought to bear billions of dollars from EU nations and the United States on addressing the nuclear legacy of the Soviet Union.

Publish date: 13/02/2025

The IAEA Must Do More To Stand Up to Russia’s Attacks on Nuclear Power Plants

The agency’s reliance on the support and consent of its 178 member states – including Russia – curtail its ability to secure Ukrainian nuclear power plants from Russian attacks.

Written by: Bellona

With Trump’s return, the EU must provide reliable climate leadership

The U.S. election results mean that the EU must take on the global leadership role in climate action and significantly strengthen the defense of Europe’s strategic interests.

Publish date: 12/11/2024

Now more than ever

On June 1st, Berlin's heart transforms once again into a colorful ecological promenade. The 30th Environmental Festival takes place for the 30th time on the street of June 17th at the Brandenburg Gate. Project manager Susanne Dittmar discusses the background and highlights.

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"Our society is not more resilient than the climate or ecosystems"

"We are still in the phase of denial when it comes to recognizing climate change as a problem," says climate researcher and Earth system scientist Wolfgang Lucht. In light of the environmental and justice crisis, he calls for a renewal of democratic society – Part 1 of the interview.

Earth system and society

The ideas of the coalition are expensive, inefficient, and socially unfair

The coalition's plan to reduce electricity prices for everyone is hardly implementable. Reducing grid fees and electricity tax is extremely expensive and inefficient – and is counteracted by the goal of building 20,000 megawatt gas power plants.

A column by Claudia Kemfert

Civil Disobedience plus

Blockade, Occupation, Climate Camp: The action days in Hamburg show that the climate movement is present and capable of action. The alliance "Ende Gelände" for the first time considers vandalism as fundamentally legitimate and thereby changes the debate about forms of action.

by Elena Balthesen

Green electricity at market prices: For whom are dynamic tariffs worthwhile?

Dynamic electricity tariffs pass on price fluctuations in the stock market directly to customers. Households that adjust their consumption behavior can save a lot. One customer group benefits particularly.

A project well before the attacks of October 7, 2023

Chile Working Holiday Visa: Easy Guide with Deadlines, Requirements, and All Information for 2025

Applying for the Visa Working Holiday Chile is one of the options available in countries that have a convention with Mexico. If you are not familiar with this type of visa, it allows you to travel to a destination to work and explore the country for 12 months.

By Max O. March 26, 2025 in Mexico

QUICK & PULSE

Opinion: A critical year for finance could shape fairer, more sustainable mining

India’s environment must be central to its vision of growth

The glacier crisis is no longer a remote, abstract problem

Mexico’s LNG ambitions face the Trump era and environmental concerns

As Pakistan faces pressure on Iran gas pipeline, concerns about energy transition persist

With Scent and Heart: The Story of the Trainer and the "Tiger Dogs" That Track Jaguars to Protect Them

Sol and Luna, the two jaguar cubs rescued from wildlife trafficking in Peru

The Peruvian government ratifies economic sanctions against 11 fishing companies for illegal fishing in the Reserva Nacional de Paracas

International Day of Forests: stories of resistance from the Colombian Amazon to the Argentine Chaco

"The impact of extending the deadlines for formalizing mining will be devastating" | INTERVIEW

Warming is accelerating and the 2°C target is "dead," says pioneering scientist

Sea ice records record melting in February, says Copernicus

2024 had a record of disasters and deterioration in the main climate indicators

In the newsletter: Understand why the government is in such a hurry to release the mouth

Contag launches book on climate resilience of family agriculture

The glacier crisis is no longer a remote, abstract problem

Monthly Highlights from the Russian Arctic, January 2025

Bellona’s Alexander Nikitin on the unraveling of environmental agreements with Russia

The IAEA Must Do More To Stand Up to Russia’s Attacks on Nuclear Power Plants

With Trump’s return, the EU must provide reliable climate leadership

Now more than ever

"Our society is not more resilient than the climate or ecosystems"

The ideas of the coalition are expensive, inefficient, and socially unfair

Civil Disobedience plus

Green electricity at market prices: For whom are dynamic tariffs worthwhile?

Chile Working Holiday Visa: Easy Guide with Deadlines, Requirements, and All Information for 2025

Visa Working Holiday Colombia 2025: Guide with Deadlines, Requirements, and All Information

Only in this state: 100% discount on public transportation with new program

Mexico exceeds power outages: This turbine deceives the wind and multiplies it

There is a floating wall in the middle of the ocean: It is creating an extremely strange effect

Mines, factories… An unprecedented strike against the degradation of public debate

Why the anti-fast-fashion law is delayed

Earth Uprisings Sabotage Intensive Flower Farming

Submerged cities and vulnerable populations: what the great floods in Brazil in recent years reveal

Environmental Racism, COP and Youth: What is the relationship?

Integral Ecology: Church and Civil Society for the Preservation of the Water Sources of Greater São Paulo

Is ‘king coal’ back in South Africa?

Greater transparency can make fisheries fairer

How do China’s green electricity certificates work?