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Animal rescue charities, fire services and volunteers go above and beyond to rescue pets and wildlife when they find themselves in precarious positions.Here are just a few of these stories from the East of England this year www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Remarkable animal rescues in 2025
It's been a busy year for charities, fire services and others rescuing animals in jeopardy.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Animal rescue charities, fire services and volunteers go above and beyond to rescue pets and wildlife when they find themselves in precarious positions.Here are just a few of these stories from the East of England this year www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Macururé and four neighbouring municipalities in northern Bahia state are facing a disturbing new climate reality.In 2023, researchers found that a 5,700 sq km area in Brazil’s semi-arid north-east could be classified as an arid region,the first in the country. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘When you plant something, it dies’: Brazil’s first arid zone is a stark warning for the whole country
The Caatinga in the north-east has been transformed by the heating climate in just a generation and could become the country’s first desert
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Macururé and four neighbouring municipalities in northern Bahia state are facing a disturbing new climate reality.In 2023, researchers found that a 5,700 sq km area in Brazil’s semi-arid north-east could be classified as an arid region,the first in the country. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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The Céüze resort in the southern French Alps had been open for 85 years and was one of the oldest in the country.Today,it is one of scores of ski resorts abandoned across France part of a new landscape of ghost stations,more than 186 have been permanently closed www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Ghost resorts’: as hundreds of ski slopes lie abandoned, will nature reclaim the Alps?
With the snow line edging higher, 186 French ski resorts have shut, while global heating threatens dozens more
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The Céüze resort in the southern French Alps had been open for 85 years and was one of the oldest in the country.Today,it is one of scores of ski resorts abandoned across France part of a new landscape of ghost stations,more than 186 have been permanently closed www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The Céüze resort in the southern French Alps had been open for 85 years and was one of the oldest in the country.Today,it is one of scores of ski resorts abandoned across France part of a new landscape of ghost stations,more than 186 have been permanently closed www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Ghost resorts’: as hundreds of ski slopes lie abandoned, will nature reclaim the Alps?
With the snow line edging higher, 186 French ski resorts have shut, while global heating threatens dozens more
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The Céüze resort in the southern French Alps had been open for 85 years and was one of the oldest in the country.Today,it is one of scores of ski resorts abandoned across France part of a new landscape of ghost stations,more than 186 have been permanently closed www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Animal rescue charities, fire services and volunteers go above and beyond to rescue pets and wildlife when they find themselves in precarious positions.Here are just a few of these stories from the East of England this year www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Remarkable animal rescues in 2025
It's been a busy year for charities, fire services and others rescuing animals in jeopardy.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Animal rescue charities, fire services and volunteers go above and beyond to rescue pets and wildlife when they find themselves in precarious positions.Here are just a few of these stories from the East of England this year www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Macururé and four neighbouring municipalities in northern Bahia state are facing a disturbing new climate reality.In 2023, researchers found that a 5,700 sq km area in Brazil’s semi-arid north-east could be classified as an arid region,the first in the country. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘When you plant something, it dies’: Brazil’s first arid zone is a stark warning for the whole country
The Caatinga in the north-east has been transformed by the heating climate in just a generation and could become the country’s first desert
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Macururé and four neighbouring municipalities in northern Bahia state are facing a disturbing new climate reality.In 2023, researchers found that a 5,700 sq km area in Brazil’s semi-arid north-east could be classified as an arid region,the first in the country. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
According to the state of the world’s trees assessment,Kenya is home to 1,131 tree species,more than 13% are threatened with extinction due to deforestation,climate change and urbanization.Nineteen are endangered and another eight are listed as critically endangered news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Environmentalist hugs tree for 72 hours for Kenya’s native forests
A Kenyan environmentalist hugged a palm tree for 72 straight hours in Nyeri county to draw attention to the rapid loss of the country’s native forests, many of which face extinction. Truphena Muthoni’...
news.mongabay.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
According to the state of the world’s trees assessment,Kenya is home to 1,131 tree species,more than 13% are threatened with extinction due to deforestation,climate change and urbanization.Nineteen are endangered and another eight are listed as critically endangered news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Breeding numbers of a bird species which was close to disappearing in part of Devon have recovered.The Duchy of Cornwall said the Dartmoor Curlew Recovery Programme had been running for five years at the national park in an attempt to boost curlew numbers. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Endangered curlew numbers boosted on Dartmoor
A project is trying to increase the number of breeding curlews in the national park.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Breeding numbers of a bird species which was close to disappearing in part of Devon have recovered.The Duchy of Cornwall said the Dartmoor Curlew Recovery Programme had been running for five years at the national park in an attempt to boost curlew numbers. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
After buying Hoarthorn's Farm in late 2024,Forestry England will plant thousands of trees at the 88 hectare site near Berry Hill in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire,with between 1,000 and 1,500 trees being planted per day in the forest's first expansion since 1817. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Forest of Dean expansion begins with planting of 120,000 trees
About 120,000 trees are being planted this winter to expand the Forest of Dean.
www.bbc.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
After buying Hoarthorn's Farm in late 2024,Forestry England will plant thousands of trees at the 88 hectare site near Berry Hill in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire,with between 1,000 and 1,500 trees being planted per day in the forest's first expansion since 1817. www.bbc.com/news/article...
A manume, the closest living relative of the extinct dodo bird, has been sighted for the first time since 2013.The Samoa Conservation Society’s field survey,conducted from 17 October to 13 November, recorded five sightings of Didunculus strigirostris. www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Dodo’s closest living relative spotted in remote South Pacific rainforest
Manumea’s first sighting since 2013 raises hope critically endangered species can be saved from extinction
www.independent.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
A manume, the closest living relative of the extinct dodo bird, has been sighted for the first time since 2013.The Samoa Conservation Society’s field survey,conducted from 17 October to 13 November, recorded five sightings of Didunculus strigirostris. www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Boiling lobsters while they are alive and conscious will be banned as part of a government strategy to improve animal welfare in England,ministers say that“live boiling is not an acceptable killing method” for crustaceans and alternative guidance will be published www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Boiling lobsters alive to be banned in England amid animal cruelty crackdown
Move is part of a long-awaited Labour strategy including outlawing hen cages and ending puppy farming
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Boiling lobsters while they are alive and conscious will be banned as part of a government strategy to improve animal welfare in England,ministers say that“live boiling is not an acceptable killing method” for crustaceans and alternative guidance will be published www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
To nominate a building or structure email media@victoriansociety.org.uk with the year it was built,its location,whether it is listed.Nominated buildings must be in England or Wales and be built wholly or largely between 1837 and 1914. www.victoriansociety.org.uk/national-new...
News from the Victorian Society | Nominations for Top Ten Endangered Buildings 2026 now open!
News about Nominations for Top Ten Endangered Buildings 2026 now open! from the The Victorian Society - National News news.
www.victoriansociety.org.uk
December 26, 2025 at 7:04 AM
To nominate a building or structure email media@victoriansociety.org.uk with the year it was built,its location,whether it is listed.Nominated buildings must be in England or Wales and be built wholly or largely between 1837 and 1914. www.victoriansociety.org.uk/national-new...
A new study led by the University of Copenhagen shows that moss acts as a natural collector of environmental DNA, often called eDNA,tiny fragments of DNA from animals, plants, and microbes settle into it over time.
www.earth.com/news/why-you...
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Why your Christmas decorations may contain DNA from nearby animals
Moss quietly collects DNA from animals, plants, and microbes, offering a simple way to track biodiversity without harming nature.
www.earth.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:21 AM
A new study led by the University of Copenhagen shows that moss acts as a natural collector of environmental DNA, often called eDNA,tiny fragments of DNA from animals, plants, and microbes settle into it over time.
www.earth.com/news/why-you...
www.earth.com/news/why-you...
Monday morning,a section of the Llangollen Canal collapsed,leaving a giant hole and gallons of water running into a nearby field.
As the earth gave way,it took two boats down with it and left one hanging over the hole's edge.Nobody was on board the vessels at the time. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
As the earth gave way,it took two boats down with it and left one hanging over the hole's edge.Nobody was on board the vessels at the time. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Locals step in at Christmas after Whitchurch canal collapse
Linda Edwards is housing two families on boats in her fleet, until they have a solution.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Monday morning,a section of the Llangollen Canal collapsed,leaving a giant hole and gallons of water running into a nearby field.
As the earth gave way,it took two boats down with it and left one hanging over the hole's edge.Nobody was on board the vessels at the time. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
As the earth gave way,it took two boats down with it and left one hanging over the hole's edge.Nobody was on board the vessels at the time. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The European Commission announced that in 2026 it will re-implement a temporary fishing ban,a measure designed to reduce deaths of dolphins and other small cetaceans.The closure will run from 22 January to 20 February and affect vessels over 8 metres in length period www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
Fishing ban in Bay of Biscay will return in 2026 to protect dolphins
Winter closures in recent years have gained positive results, although the measure will affect around 300 vessels.
www.euronews.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The European Commission announced that in 2026 it will re-implement a temporary fishing ban,a measure designed to reduce deaths of dolphins and other small cetaceans.The closure will run from 22 January to 20 February and affect vessels over 8 metres in length period www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
Researchers found 7 threatened galaxy frogs in Western Ghats,India,beneath rotting logs in March 2020,upon returning in August 2021,the team discovered the logs had been overturned and the surrounding vegetation trampled by photographers seeking images of the frogs. news.mongabay.com/2025/12/phot...
Photo tourism threatens rare galaxy frog population in India’s Western Ghats
Seven threatened galaxy frogs (Melanobatrachus indicus) are gone from a research site in India’s Western Ghats after photographers seeking images of the rare, star-patterned amphibians destroyed their...
news.mongabay.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Researchers found 7 threatened galaxy frogs in Western Ghats,India,beneath rotting logs in March 2020,upon returning in August 2021,the team discovered the logs had been overturned and the surrounding vegetation trampled by photographers seeking images of the frogs. news.mongabay.com/2025/12/phot...
Indonesia has identified potential fines amounting to $8.5 billion that the government could collect in 2026 from palm oil companies and miners operating illegally in forest areas. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Indonesia plans to fine palm oil growers, miners $8.5 billion for forest encroachment
Indonesia has identified potential fines amounting to $8.5 billion that the government could collect in 2026 from palm oil companies and miners operating illegally in forest areas, the country's attor...
www.reuters.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Indonesia has identified potential fines amounting to $8.5 billion that the government could collect in 2026 from palm oil companies and miners operating illegally in forest areas. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Government scientists have been breeding species in labs to set them loose into the wild to take on Japanese knotweed,signal crayfish and Himalayan balsam,and other species,in part,to meet tough targets set by the Department for Environment,Food and Rural Affairs. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Crayfish, weevils and fungi released in UK to tackle invasive species such as Japanese knotweed
Scientists working for government breed biological control agents in lab to take on species choking native wildlife
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Government scientists have been breeding species in labs to set them loose into the wild to take on Japanese knotweed,signal crayfish and Himalayan balsam,and other species,in part,to meet tough targets set by the Department for Environment,Food and Rural Affairs. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The voluntary Beef on Track (BoT) label, launched by the Institute of Forest and Agricultural Management and Certification (Imaflora) in October and due to come into effect in 2026, is the first certification of its kind to guarantee deforestation-free beef. news.mongabay.com/2025/12/in-b...
In Brazil, a new label gives more visibility to deforestation-free beef
Amid growing pressure for beef supply chains to be deforestation-free, a new certification system in Brazil will allow meatpackers, importers and retailers to guarantee that the meat cuts they sell ar...
news.mongabay.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The voluntary Beef on Track (BoT) label, launched by the Institute of Forest and Agricultural Management and Certification (Imaflora) in October and due to come into effect in 2026, is the first certification of its kind to guarantee deforestation-free beef. news.mongabay.com/2025/12/in-b...
Fish populations began collapsing in the 1990s and have declined sharply over the past decade.Rising sea temperatures,coral bleaching and reef degradation have destroyed breeding grounds,while erratic weather linked to warming oceans has shortened fishing seasons. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Barracuda, grouper, tuna – and seaweed: Madagascar’s fishers forced to find new ways to survive
Seaweed has become a key cash crop as climate change and industrial trawling test the resilient culture of the semi-nomadic Vezo people
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Fish populations began collapsing in the 1990s and have declined sharply over the past decade.Rising sea temperatures,coral bleaching and reef degradation have destroyed breeding grounds,while erratic weather linked to warming oceans has shortened fishing seasons. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Conservationists in Somerset are attempting to save one of the UK's rarest plants from the brink of extinction.The starved wood sedge(also known as Carex depauperate) is only found in two sites nationwide,one of which is in Axbridge in Somerset. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Somerset conservationists work to save rare UK plant
Starved wood-sedge is described as "quite an unassuming grass" but is at risk of extinction.
www.bbc.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Conservationists in Somerset are attempting to save one of the UK's rarest plants from the brink of extinction.The starved wood sedge(also known as Carex depauperate) is only found in two sites nationwide,one of which is in Axbridge in Somerset. www.bbc.com/news/article...