biodiversity

President Xi Jinping, speaking by video to a U.N. conference said China would put in 1.5 billion yuan and called on other countries to contribute to the Kunming Biodiversity Fund.

Although deforestation may seem like a problem far away from cities, more than 50 mayors from around the world are assuring us it’s not.

Julia Davies, a lawyer turned activist, is helping wildlife groups to buy up land — and fight back against Britain’s biodiversity crisis.

Magical thinkers are content to simply sit on the sidelines and radiate good thoughts at those doing the heavy lifting to solve the world’s ills, writes Louise Fabiani.

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to urge world leaders and institutions to safeguard biodiversity as they work to curb climate change and support human welfare at a global summit starting on Friday, September 3, 2021, in southern France.

COP15 negotiations to set this decade’s targets on nature to be split into two, with face-to-face meetings delayed until 2022.

Pope Francis on Monday, July 26, 2021, decried as criminal the existence of hunger in a world which can produce enough food for all, building on a warning from U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that climate change and conflict are a consequence and driver of poverty and income inequality.

This year, Dany Baillargeon is committing what he describes as "horticultural disobedience" by letting his front yard grow naturally — despite the risk of running afoul of local bylaws.

Ambitious draft goals to halt biodiversity loss revealed, with proposed changes to food production expected to "raise eyebrows."

More than 550 acres of marsh, grassland and forest are newly protected by the British Columbia government, but one environmental group says park expansion only goes so far in protecting the land that needs it most.

Lack of adequate conservation measures by provinces and territories is to blame for Canada failing to meet its international conservation target, according to a new report by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS).

It’s clear Canada has much to learn from Indigenous Peoples when it comes to conservation and stewardship, said Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, hours after announcing $600,000 in funding on Thursday for 10 new First Nations Guardians initiatives.

Writer Patricia Lane introduces us to Teagan Yaremchuk, a community organizer for Nature Canada who is passionate about climate justice.

Despite acknowledging the dangers neonics, a common class of pesticides, pose, Canada is failing to protect bees and other pollinators, environmentalists say.  

A new report from the body says the financial value of our ecosystems must be considered to avoid "irreversible" degradation to biodiversity and land.