newsmart – Environment

aljazeera.com | 17 hrs. 20 min. ago

COP17 puts Armenia’s environmental record in the spotlight

As Yerevan hosts the global biodiversity summit, concerns over mining and environmental protection deserve scrutiny.

abc.net.au | 1 days ago

Biodiversity offset scheme 'an enormous thing' for landowners to consider

Peter Barton took years pondering whether to sign over a block of his western NSW property to a conservation agreement, but did it for his grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

theguardian.com | 1 days ago

At Cop17, the pressure is on to rescue a deal that could end the destruction of nature

​As world leaders struggle to meet deadlines to halt nature loss set four years ago, a rare leopard in host country Armenia offers a symbol of what is at stakeDon’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThe Armenian capital Yerevan is chock-a-block right now with officials, scientists and environmentalists from all over the world gathering for Cop17.

Everyone is here to try to rescue a historic deal to end the destruction of nature.The pressure is on. Targets set for 2030 are woefully off track, and the nearly 200 countries present need to agree on a plan to speed things up. All this is happening at a time when national budgets are tight and leaders are distracted by conflict, protests and the global energy crisis.This Norwegian village is one of the fastest-warming places on Earth.

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