The Champions remind us that we have in our hands the solutions, the knowledge and the technology to limit climate change and avoid ecological collapse, says the UN Environment Programme Executive Director.
If we keep exploiting wildlife and destroying our ecosystems we can expect to see a steady stream of diseases jumping from animals to humans in the years ahead, says a new UN report.
The UK must adopt mandatory due diligence laws to tackle its environmental footprint overseas, address associated human rights violations, and stop the flow of money leading to deforestation, environmental groups have warned.
A new investigation uncovers how global financiers are indirectly financing a damaging logging project in Papua New Guinea that is highly likely to be illegal.