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Ten dead in ‘brutal’ attacks by Isis-linked militants on Mozambique wildlife reserve

admin — Sun, 18 May 2025 07:00:29 +0000

Thousands have been displaced and conservation work halted as series of killings jeopardises decades of work in Niassa, one of Africa’s biggest protected areas

One of Africa’s largest protected areas has been shaken by a series of attacks by Islamic State-linked extremists, which have left at least 10 people dead.

Conservationists in Niassa reserve, Mozambique, say decades of work to rebuild populations of lions, elephants and other keystone species are being jeopardised, as conservation operations grind to a halt.

‘Too big to fit in your mouth’: sunny spring delivers crop of ‘giant’ UK strawberries

admin — Sun, 18 May 2025 05:00:27 +0000

‘Perfect’ weather conditions produce berries that growers say are between 10% and 20% bigger than usual

The UK’s sunny spring weather has provided “perfect” conditions to produce strawberries so big you “cannot fit them in your mouth”, UK growers have said.

With nearly 20 years’ experience, Bartosz Pinkosz, the operations director at the Summer Berry Company, has “never seen anything like it”. The strawberries being harvested this month by the leading grower are whoppers thanks to the combination of lots of sunshine and cool nights.

Glossy black cockatoos could be pushed towards extinction in Victoria if burns go ahead, experts warn

admin — Sat, 17 May 2025 20:00:17 +0000

Fire in black sheoak forest of East Gippsland would destroy the birds’ food supply, conservationist says

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Glossy black cockatoos could be pushed towards extinction in Victoria if planned burns of 13,000 hectares of forest go ahead, ecologists and conservationists warn.

Swiss firm that captures carbon from air to cut workforce by more than 10%

admin — Sat, 17 May 2025 11:00:04 +0000

Downsizing at Climeworks comes amid economic uncertainty and ‘reduced momentum’ for climate tech

A Swiss startup that has led the way in sucking carbon out of the air has announced plans to cut its workforce by more than 10% amid economic uncertainty and “reduced momentum” for climate tech.

Top winemaker ‘may have to leave its Spanish vineyards due to climate crisis’

admin — Sat, 17 May 2025 05:00:59 +0000

Familia Torres has been making wine in Catalonia since 1870, but says it may have to move to higher altitudes in 30 years’ time

A leading European winemaker has warned it may have to abandon its ancestral lands in Catalonia in 30 years’ time because climate change could make traditional growing areas too dry and hot.

Familia Torres is already installing irrigation at its vineyards in Spain and California and is planting vines on land at higher altitudes as it tries to adapt to more extreme conditions.

Youth-led coastal restoration initiatives can empower environmental stewardship

admin — Sat, 17 May 2025 04:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 17 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s44183-025-00118-5

Language a barrier in biodiversity work

admin — Fri, 16 May 2025 17:45:52 +0000

A study has shown scientific knowledge on the conservation of endangered species is often overlooked when not presented in English.

Campaigner wins court case over festivals in south London park

admin — Fri, 16 May 2025 17:12:52 +0000

Rebekah Shaman, of Protect Brockwell Park, took action against Lambeth council over number of large-scale events

A campaigner who argued that music festivals held in a south London park unfairly cut off large sections of the space and made it a “mud bath” has won a court case that could result in events being banned there this summer.

Anglian Water fined record £1.42m for contaminating water supply

admin — Fri, 16 May 2025 15:42:34 +0000

Firm prosecuted after unapproved material in tanks led to flakes and powder entering drinking water of 1.3m people

Anglian Water has been fined a record £1.42m for contaminating the water supply.

The company, which covers the east of England, received the fine at Northampton crown court after a prosecution brought by the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) for failures that affected 1.3 million people.

Are surging shark sightings and strandings linked to South Australia’s toxic algal bloom?

admin — Fri, 16 May 2025 15:00:46 +0000

Some have speculated there is a link, but it’s too soon to say, one expert says, with toxicology results expected to reveal more soon