Today’s top headlines including an adventurer set to fly from Sydney to London on plastic, new survey finds majority of Canadians believe in climate change and new biodiversity partnerships in Asia
In the build-up to Rio+20 RTCC asked businesses from around the world to send us their stories. Today’s focus is how German clothing company VAUDE was able to measure and improve on its environmental impacts.
In RTCC’s latest youth profile Putri Ayusha from Transformasi Hijau talks about changing behavior in Indonesia – the world’s third largest emitter.
The Galapagos Islands are home to some unusual inhabitants threatened by climate change but the isle’s unique placement to study global environmental change is less well known.
The latest international climate change news, debate and video from RTCC.
Eastern Pacific populations of Leatherback turtles could drop 75% by the end of the century as a result of climate change, according to a study published in Nature Climate Change.
Living Planet Index has declined 30% since 1970 as WWF calls for change of pace in the response at Rio+20.
As we enter the last 50 days before the UN Summit in Rio, RTCC kicks-off its coverage. Climate change, sustainable development and the green economy will dominate proceedings but how much can be achieved?
Unique all-season report finds risk to biodiversity in the Arctic Ocean and points towards “significant challenges” faced by the region’s nature. Meanwhile another study finds some species could still thrive in the Arctic.
Work to protect ecosystems, endangered species and ensure clean air and water made more difficult and expensive by climate threats.
RTCC takes a look back over at the big headlines this week to see what lessons can be learnt.
The new chief of the United National Convention of Biological Diversity has said saving biodiversity will cost the world $300 billion a year but warned doing nothing would cost much more.
This week’s photo of the week features the Açai Palm trees found in the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil.
This week’s Rio Conventions Calendar photo features a silverback Muninya peering out from the jungle.
Plant communities covering almost half of the Earth’s land surface could be fundamentally affected by climate change according to new research from NASA.
New report suggests birds in central California are growing larger to help ride out severe weather related to climate change.
As the US State Department inspector general gets set to review the handling of the Keystone XL pipeline, opponents say it could threaten already endangered species on the Nebraska Sandhills.
Rising temperatures and disruptive weather patterns linked with climate change could be causing many animal and plant species to shrink, according to new research