nature

Elusive Attenborough echidna rediscovered in Indonesia

By Sara HUSSEIN BANGKOK, Nov 10, 2023 (AFP) - An elusive echidna feared extinct after disappearing for six decades has…

Brazil sends emergency aid to drought-hit Amazon state

  https://youtu.be/vANFyytzepc   BRASÍLIA, Sept 29, 2023 (AFP) - Brazil announced Thursday it will send emergency aid to an Amazon…

Global ‘peace pact’ signed to protect nature

by Issam Ahmed and Roland Lloyd Parry  Agence France-Presse MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- Countries reached a historic deal on Monday…

Draft UN biodiversity deal calls to protect 30% of planet by 2030

  Montreal, Canada (AFP) by Issam Ahmed and Roland Lloyd Parry Countries gathered at a UN meeting on biodiversity in…

Rich nations oppose new biodiversity fund

by Benjamin LEGENDRE Agence France-Presse MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- Creating a new global fund for biodiversity -- a core demand…

‘Humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction,’ warns UN chief

by Benjamin LEGENDRE Agence France-Presse MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday slammed multinational corporations for turning…

Twin crises: experts say nature and climate can’t be siloed

PARIS, France (AFP) - Experts and activists were hoping UN climate talks would end last week with a prominent mention of…

‘Dream’ New Zealand job has it all, except applicants

Wellington, New Zealand (AFP) -- Saving an endangered bird and commuting via helicopter in New Zealand may sound like a…

More than 9,000 tree species still undiscovered: study

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Researchers estimate there are significantly more species of trees on Earth than currently known, with…

S.African rhino returns to wild after brutal attack

BELA BELA, South Africa (AFP) - A 10-year-old rhino that had its horn brutally hacked off returned to the wild…

Paris looks to recapture lost beauty after criticism

PARIS, France (AFP) - Paris city authorities unveiled a "manifesto for beauty" on Tuesday containing plans to spruce up the…

Sea turtles return to Thailand’s shores during pandemic

by Sophie DEVILLER and Pitcha DANGPRASITH Agence France-Presse PHUKET, Thailand (AFP) - After laying eggs on a deserted Thai beach,…

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