As loggers exploit virus, Cambodian forest protectors defy state ban

An indigenous network says the government is attempting to stop it monitoring forest loss via patrolling and satellite imagery, just when its work is most needed

As a 'green stimulus', Pakistan sets virus-idled to work planting trees

The effort shows how funds to help families during the pandemic could also help prepare for the next big threat: climate change

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As Milan eases lockdown, mayor says 'people are ready' for green change

The coronavirus pandemic has helped shift attitudes on the need to make the Italian city more climate-smart and resilient, Giuseppe Sala says

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Next risk? Coronavirus pandemic underscores climate health threats

COVID-19 is showing how far health systems are from being prepared for climate risks, from wildfires to changing diseases

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Drought-hit Argentina faces water worries amid coronavirus pandemic

The worst drought in 50 years in northeast Argentina is hitting hydropower and tourism and threatening drinking water

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Climate-smart cassava gets new use in Zambia: hand sanitiser

As the coronavirus spreads in Africa, farmers growing drought-hardy cassava are reaping a windfall as it is turned into sanitiser

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Virus-hit rich nations urged to keep climate-finance promises to poor

Amid fears some states could step back from funding pledges as coronavirus strains budgets, Germany appeals for international solidarity

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Under the cover of lockdown, illegal logging surges in Tunisia

There have been more than 200 forest code violations in the past month - ten times the number in the same period last year

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Economic development racking up unpayable debt to nature, researchers warn

Indonesia, Brazil, Australia and Mozambique do not have enough suitable land for restoration to balance damage caused by new roads, mines and plantations, study finds

Global push for clean cooking under fire from coronavirus slowdown

Virus-related shutdowns could derail plans to get cleaner cooking fuels to all by 2030

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Activist Thunberg helps launch effort protecting children from COVID-19

Swedish teen climate activist donates funding to new UNICEF campaign to help protect children from pandemic's effects

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Brazil to deploy troops to protect Amazon as deforestation surges

From January to March, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon rose 51% from a year ago, according to preliminary satellite data

Lake Victoria's surging water levels threaten hydro dams - Uganda

High water levels have dislodged papyrus mats that are clogging up hydropower infrastructure

EU climate neutrality goal not negotiable amid pandemic - lawmakers

Lawmakers said that the bloc must remain on track to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

Australia to pour $190 mln into hydrogen projects

In a win for renewable energy advocates, the Australian government is jumpstarting investment in the hydrogen industry

Portugal plans new hydrogen plant in post-coronavirus "green" future

Work to build the solar-powered hydrogen plant near the port of Sines will start within a year and could attract billions in investment

OPINION: It's time for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty

As governments plan COVID-19 economic stimulus, it can't be spent in ways that make us less secure. Here are the rules we need

OPINION: This May Day is about the essential role of workers in the face of global crises

The frontline workers getting us through the coronavirus pandemic are the same ones who will help us in the climate crisis

OPINION: Cheap oil is a trap

Low prices are a huge threat to efforts to shift the world's energy supply to a greener path and curb climate change