New sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The 2016 World Heritage Committee, meeting in Istanbul, Turkey from 10 to 17 July has inscribed 21 new sites on
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The Sir Bani Yas Island beach oasis – a brand new island destination
The 1.5 mile-long stretch of land on the natural island of Sir Bani Yas – just off the southwest coast
Limiting catch of one type of fish could help save coral reefs, research finds
Study finds protecting a single type of herbivorous fish could be crucial to the recovery of reefs from damage related to climate change
Why eco-austerity won’t save us from climate change
Progressives need to rediscover their Promethean ambitions and counter green ideologies that hold us back and won’t save the planet
How humans are driving the sixth mass extinction
Scientists have been warning for decades that human actions are pushing life on our shared planet toward mass extinction. Such extinction events have occurred five times in the past, but a bold new paper finds that this time would be fundamentally different. Fortunately, there’s still time to stop it.
Ecomodernism launch was a screw-up of impressive proportions
Our attempt to launch a new environmental political movement in the UK was certainly ill-timed but is hopefully not doomed