Over half of global single-use plastic waste including face masks, plastic bags and bottles are produced by only 20 firms according to a new report. With 5.9 million tonnes of plastic waste

Restoring natural landscapes damaged by human exploitation can be one of the most effective and cheapest ways to combat the climate crisis while also boosting dwindling wildlife populations, a

Given the recent articles claiming large areas of the Amazon rainforest are now turning into savannas, this article offers a dire warning. It explains that most pandemics are in the emerging disease

Marine life, habitats, and ecosystems have a chance to recover within 30 years according to a new study in Nature. While this would require huge conservation efforts and major policy changes, we have

This article was originally published on the National Environmental Treasure Blog

Last Saturday saw a major win for conservation in Canada. The area around the Jumbo Valley in southeastern British

We’re all needed to pick up the mess, according to David Kendall of Belfountain, Ontario. And that’s just what a 79-year-old retiree who jogs a mile or two each day does. Armed with two bags in tow

Have you ever noticed moths vigorously flapping around your porch light? Well, they’re probably mistaking it for the moon. And sadly, most insects trapped in this cycle are dead by morning, either

When we think of nature, we often imagine pristine wilderness with snow-peaked mountains, lush trees, and rushing water. Many people take refuge in nature for moments of solitude and reflection. But

Passenger pigeons used to be abundant in North America. However, their extinction at the end of the 1800s was so rapid, that people barely noticed until it was too late. Had there been adequate

50 years ago, David Bamberger deliberately bought the worst piece of land he could find in Texas and spent decades restoring it. He worked with mother nature to bring the 5,500 acres of degraded