Teen climate-change fighter Greta Thunberg on Saturday showed support for Democrat Joe Biden, urging voters concerned about the environment to make their voices heard in the US presidential election.

Prince William issued an urgent plea Saturday for a global effort to resolve the climate crisis by the end of this decade so that "we won't have to sacrifice everything we enjoy".

Economists and activists are urging Indonesia not to overlook climate change in its poverty reduction efforts amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as looming climate crises could exacerbate poverty in the long run.

California's record wildfires pose a problem for the state’s plan to use its forests to help offset climate-warming emissions.

An unusual vine discovered by a 91-year-old volunteer nature guide in Japan has a "unique" way of using its leaves to curl around its fruits to envelop them in a protective microclimate. 

The passage of the omnibus bill on job creation into law on Monday has created a ripple of protests in cities. Most of the conversation centers around the speedy process of passing the bill and labor rights.

Indonesia has moved to improve the skills of its negotiators at global climate forums to better represent the country's interests.

Chocolate maker Mars needs to help more palm oil producers become sustainable rather than ditching those that do not meet its standards, after the confectionery giant announced it had secured "deforestation-free" supplies.

Suspected toxic waste pollution off Russia's Kamchatka peninsula that caused the mass deaths of marine animals has formed a moving slick stretching 40 kilometers along the Pacific coastline.

Spurring ambitious-enough action to stem climate change will require persuading most people that its impacts - from deadlier weather to surging migration - are a direct and imminent threat to themselves.

Checkout bags, straws and four other single-use plastic items will be banned in Canada by the end of 2021, while acknowledging the nation is trailing Europe in recycling efforts.

Britain's Prince William launched the "most prestigious" environmental prize of all time, aimed at turning "pessimism into optimism" by rewarding innovative solutions to the planet's biggest problems.

The recently passed Job Creation Law is expected to boost foreign investment into the country but risks of environmental destruction and a lack of skilled labor could deter potential investors, experts and foreign investors have said.

Ministers representing various portfolios from finance to labor and small businesses and the environment joined the briefing, each of them speaking from behind their masks as concern rose among the public about the implications of the law, passed on Monday by the House of Representatives.

Labor, environmental and human rights activists have spoken out against the recently passed omnibus law on job creation, saying it rolls back social protection and may violate international human rights agreements.

The world's sea floor is littered with an estimated 14 million tons of microplastics, broken down from the masses of rubbish entering the oceans every year, according to Australia's national science agency.

Supermarkets, food manufacturers and restaurant chains under pressure from campaigners over their environmental impact urged Britain on Monday to strengthen a plan to stop tropical forests from being cut down to grow cocoa, palm oil and soy.

The Indonesian diet and agricultural land use system incur “hidden” health and environmental costs associated with nutrition-related health problems and environmental degradation, researchers have suggested.

Guterres is not the only one raising the alarm about the future of democracy and human rights, with democracy-focused organizations all around the world expressing equal concern.

The collaboration marks GPSEA’s 20th anniversary.

The funds collected will be given to Soraya Research Station, which overlooks a forest area of 500 hectares in Leuser, Aceh.

It has been over two years since the government set a moratorium on new palm oil development, but environmentalists say the move has failed to bring about much-needed change in the governance of the lucrative export commodity.

Companies yield $14 in return for every $1 invested in reducing food loss and waste, including by measuring waste and changing packaging.

Global warming is making the oceans more stable, increasing surface temperatures and reducing the carbon they can absorb, according to research published Monday by climate scientists who warned that the findings have "profound and troubling" implications. 

When 8-year-old Indian climate change activist Licypriya Kangujam is older, she wants to launch a solo mission to the moon to research ways to save planet earth.

Lance Lau, an 11-year-old Hong Kong climate activist, has been called the Chinese territory's answer to Greta Thunberg.

Taking them on field trips could be part of this education process; no better way of learning than visiting the nearest landfills.

Two days was all it took for the record fires sweeping the Pantanal to reduce 90 percent of the hotel grounds to ashes.

United under Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, young people rallied across the world on Friday to demand urgent action to halt catastrophic climate change, in their first global action during the coronavirus pandemic.

British television naturalist David Attenborough joined Instagram on Thursday at the age of 94, quickly racking up more than one million followers in his first few hours.