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Caring for the planet we share
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Why ecology matters now
A healthy environment is not a side topic. Clean air, stable climate, living soils and safe water decide how we eat, work and raise children. In a world of long supply chains, every purchase still leaves a trace — energy, packaging, transport, waste. Choosing less harm is one of the few daily levers ordinary people actually have.
Ecology is also economics. Heatwaves, floods and drought already move prices, harvests and insurance. Protecting forests, rivers and biodiversity is cheaper than repairing collapsed systems later. Modern life can stay comfortable without treating the planet as an infinite dump.
Small habits add up: repair instead of replace, refuse needless plastic, eat closer to the season, walk or share a ride, and support brands that take materials and waste seriously. None of this needs perfection. It needs attention — and the will to keep nature habitable for the next generation.
Healthy ecosystems filter water, grow food and buffer floods better than concrete alone.
Reuse, repair and thoughtful packaging cut pollution long before recycling has to catch it.
Green news from around the world
Headlines from public environmental RSS feeds. We do not edit the original stories.
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Right-wing leaders could rule 95% of the Amazon by 2027, experts warn
In January 2027, five of the nine Amazonian countries could be run by right-wing or far-right parties, posing new risks to the world’s greatest rainforest, experts warn. Peru, C…
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‘Big Cats’ highlights the remarkable power of photojournalism
Jeff Sikich, the biologist for the National Park Service in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, thought that Steve Winter “was crazy” for wanting to capture a photograph of a mountain l…
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Report links fishmeal production to decline in key species for Guinea-Bissau communities
Populations of sardinella, an important protein-rich fish, are in rapid decline in the waters off Guinea-Bissau in West Africa. The decline appears to be related to industrial f…
www.bbc.co.uk
Warning of space arms race as US confirms weapons in Earth's orbit
The BBC's defence correspondent Jonathan Beale explains what an arms race in space might look like - and what it could mean for us on the ground.
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Why weapons used in space could impact us all
The US has confirmed it deployed a space weapon in Earth's orbit, the first time it has acknowledged such offensive capabilities.
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Since US intervention, Venezuela’s illegal mining crisis has only worsened, critics say
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum traveled to Venezuela in March with over a dozen mining company executives, holding a meeting in Caracas with local officials to discu…
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Dhaka’s waste-to-energy project faces opposition from pollution-weary residents
At years old, Yeasmin Begum has lived near the Amin Bazar landfill on the outskirts of Dhaka her whole life. She says the stench often triggers allergies, including colds and co…
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Indigenous leader Raoni receives palliative care in Brazil after cancer diagnosis
SAO PAULO (AP) — Renowned Indigenous Chief Raoni Metuktire is receiving palliative care at home in the Brazilian heartland after being diagnosed with cancer at age 94, his insti…
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Indonesian wildfires threaten leading orangutan research site in Borneo
Critically endangered Bornean orangutans flee forests as staff at Cabang Panti work round the clock to stave off blazeWildfires in Indonesia are sweeping through a critical rese…
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Thousands of sea turtles reach Mexico in yearly migration threatened by climate crisis – video
More than 330,000 sea turtles arrived in southern Mexico in a mass nesting phenomenon known as an ‘arribada’.The sixth arribada of the season, which began in March, brought thou…
www.sciencedaily.com
Scientists stunned as volcano cloud starts destroying methane
The Hunga Tonga eruption may have triggered a surprising chemical reaction that destroyed some of the methane released into the atmosphere. Scientists say the discovery could re…
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NSW bumper canola crops shine on – in pictures
Vibrant yellow fields of canola light up the landscape, as an ideal growing season sees crops flowering earlier than usual. in the south-west slopes and Riverina regions of New …
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What weapon could the US have put into space?
The announcement by the US points to a developing field of modern warfare in the Earth's orbit.
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The love of her life died at sea hunting shipwrecks. Now she’s taking the helm
After Jennifer Sellitti lost her partner Joe Mazraani, she thought everything was over. Then she inherited his shipAfter Joe died, Jennifer Sellitti felt as though she were livi…
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Data centre could threaten rare species, says charity
Incredibly rare habitats would be destroyed, the Essex Wildlife Trust warns.
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Wildfires on doorstep of Indonesia’s new capital as environmental and health crisis flares
PENAJAM PASER, Indonesia — Indonesia’s escalating wildfire crisis has reached the outskirts of Nusantara, the new capital city under construction as the world’s fourth-most-popu…
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Will El Niño bring winter snow to the UK?
Will El Niño bring winter snow to the UK? Matt Taylor looks ahead to the autumn and winter months.
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10 promising ways to ‘green’ offshore wind
Read the stories in Mongabay’s series on offshore wind energy: Part One, Part Two and Part Three. Offshore wind has enormous potential as a source of renewable energy and is tip…