Nations have agreed to protect a third of the planet for nature by 2030 in a landmark deal aimed at safeguarding biodiversity. Read more

Stanford’s new Doerr School of Sustainability is under fire for accepting money from fossil fuel companies, igniting a debate about the influence of the industry on climate research. Read more

It is the duty and responsibility of every nation to act on climate, US President Joe Biden has said at the UN summit COP27. Read more

Glaciers across the globe - including the last ones in Africa - will be unavoidably lost by 2050 due to climate change, the UN says in a report. Read more

Countries must re-prioritise climate change or the world faces catastrophe, the UN chief has told BBC News. Read more

Ten miles off the coast of Aberdeen in Scotland, five turbines tower over the North Sea. Read more

Bird keepers in England, Scotland and Wales must implement strict biosecurity measures to stop bird flu spreading, the government has announced. Read more

This year, 5.3 billion mobile phones will be thrown away the international waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) forum says. Read more

Switzerland has reversed the decline of more than half of endangered frogs, toads and newts in one region, research finds. Read more

The human and material cost of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is well documented. But rare species of animals and flowers that had flourished in the country's north have also been badly hit by the invaders' destructive use of weaponry and landmines, with fears they will take decades to recover. Read more