More than two dozen scientists on Thursday urged donors to Democratic Republic of Congo's forests sector to consider suspending financing if the country's government goes ahead with plans to lift a moratorium on new industrial logging concessions.
Any new pledges made at the upcoming COP26 climate summit must include protection and restoration of natural areas, said the U.N. biodiversity chief - a move that could give a boost to ongoing efforts to broker a separate global nature pact.
An elephant orphanage in Kenya is testing goat milk as a food for its small herd as a potentially healthier and cheaper form of nutrition than human baby formula - a solution that also puts money back into the pockets of the local community.
Two Norwegian wind farms that were stripped of their licences by the country's supreme court will stay in operation for the time being while their ultimate fate is decided, the government said on Wednesday.
Wealthy nations that promised climate finance for vulnerable countries conceded on Monday that an annual $100-billion goal, due to be met from 2020, will not be reached until 2023, which campaigners warned could thwart progress at upcoming U.N. talks.