Major gaps in global satellite maps of forests raise policy concerns

For decades, global efforts to combat climate change and protect biodiversity have relied on a high-tech promise: that ...
Inside Climate News

Earth’s Wetlands Are Disappearing and Global Efforts to Save Them Are Unraveling

VICTORIA FALLS, Zimbabwe—Scientists and civil society are urging delegates from more than 170 countries represented at a summit here to step up ambitions to combat the continued destruction of Earth’s ...
Mongabay

Global maps reveal where mycorrhizal fungi thrive — and where they’re unprotected

Scientists made the first detailed global maps of mycorrhizal fungal networks by analyzing DNA from 25,000 soil samples worldwide, showing where these fungi that partner with most plants are most ...
Time

The Future of Climate Progress Is Being Built in the Global South

Tens of thousands of delegates from almost every country in the world are meeting at the COP30 world climate conference in Belém in the Brazilian Amazon to negotiate how to stem the escalating climate ...
CNN

Global sea levels are rising faster and faster. It spells catastrophe for coastal towns and cities

For around 2,000 years, global sea levels varied little. That changed in the 20th century. They started rising and have not stopped since — and the pace is accelerating. Scientists are scrambling to ...
The Diplomat

Revisiting Pakistan’s Climate Journey: From Global Spotlight to Ground Realities

An arial view of cities in Sindh, Pakistan, covered with flood water in 2022. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Ali Hyder Junejo As climate impacts intensify across the globe, the 30th United Nations ...
Forbes

We Need A New American Narrative For Talking About Climate Change

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Eccles writes about sustainability in the capital markets. According to March 13, 2025 data from Yale Opinion Maps, 72% of ...