Scientific advisor to the African Union says GM has already been “invaluable”
Leading UNEP official tells RTCC 64,000-hectare forest carbon scheme valuable lessons for the future and could encourage investors
Report in Geophysical Research Letters suggests oceans are absorbing far more heat than previously realised
Australian scientists report CO2 fertilization effect has led to new foliage growth in arid regions of planet
Conservation International’s Fred Boltz explains why looking after our natural resources is a precondition for development
Leading climate scientist highlights the importance of regional data in understanding and reacting to the effects of global climate change
Indigenous people say the REDD scheme is ignoring their concerns
UN backed REDD+ scheme to protect forests has struggled in the DR Congo but a new report says that could change
Canadian scientists track movement in fish stocks to uncover ocean temperature rises of 0.19°C every ten years
Oil levy to be proposed next week could be used to compensate countries to keep oil in the ground
As world passes an atmospheric concentration of CO2 not seen for more than 3 million years, there are calls for politicians to pay more attention to the science
The year just past confirmed the Earth’s warming trend, which is reason for concern as it shows no sign of abating, says the World Meteorological Organisation
Mauna Loa monitoring station can be tracked on Twitter as concentration edges toward levels not seen for 3.2m years
US Clean Water Act could be used to combat the growing threat posed by ocean acidification, caused by rising levels of carbon dioxide
Report into Amazon deforestation levels calls for greater focus on the role of global consumption in driving land degradation
Climate change is responsible for more than half the changes detected in the world’s vegetation, researchers say, and human activities for only about a third
Severe land degradation is now affecting 168 countries across the planet, with associated costs of US$490 billion per year
Recent slowing of atmospheric is warming could be explained by European research which suggests that the heat is going not into the air, but into the seas
Government becomes latest to join private sector partnership to reduce deforestation as efforts through the UN continue to be mired in red tape and controversy
Former President of Guyana says investment in forest countries urgently needed to protect huge carbon sinks and biodiversity stores