The Latest Breaking News on Environment

For decades, vast stretches of ocean beyond national borders have been governed by patchwork rules and weak oversight. On Saturday, that changes. The High Seas Treaty enters into force, creating the first legally binding global framework to protect marine life in international waters that span nearly half the planet.

As international treaty comes into force, bill to make it law in Britain is moving at ‘glacial pace’ through parliament

Virunga park ranger says babies are well cared for by mother Mafuko but high infant mortality makes first weeks critical

Cranbrook, Kent: I have a stretch of leggy hawthorn that needs attention, so I head out into the cold with my axe and billhook