Mozambique formally protects its 'butterfly forest'
Mozambique has formally protected its famous 'butterfly forest,' a biodiversity hotspot home to more than 200 butterfly species and dozens found nowhere else on Earth.
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Invasion of isolated Indigenous land in the Amazon escalates with fires and illegal roads
More than 500 invaders have stormed a protected Indigenous territory in the Brazilian Amazon, building illegal roads and setting fires, while promised federal security forces still haven't arrived.
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Rising heat is putting elderly populations at growing risk, study finds
A new Lancet study finds elderly populations face rapidly growing exposure to dangerous heat as the planet warms, with South Asia and the Gulf facing the most severe risks.
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Severe drought is pushing Angolans back into seasonal migration
Years of severe drought are forcing Angolan communities back into a seasonal migration across the Namibian border that colonial-era restrictions had long suppressed.
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Javan rhinos survive nearby volcanic eruption, but their one habitat remains a risk
A volcanic eruption near Indonesia's Ujung Kulon National Park left the world's entire wild Javan rhino population unharmed, but exposed how risky it is that they all live in one place.
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US solar capacity now large enough to power 50 million homes
A record-breaking second quarter pushed total US solar capacity to a level that could power a third of the country's homes, even as federal support cools.
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Global clean hydrogen investment tops $130 billion, new report finds
A new Hydrogen Council report puts global clean hydrogen investment above $130 billion, though high costs are still slowing projects in hard-to-electrify industries.
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EU lawmakers push for stricter fossil fuel limits in sustainable finance rules
European Parliament negotiators want stricter fossil-fuel conditions before energy companies can qualify for a 'Transition' label under the EU's sustainable finance rules.
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Climeworks doubles carbon capture output at its Iceland plant
Climeworks says design upgrades have doubled the carbon-capture output of its Mammoth plant in Iceland while halving the cost per ton removed.
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As seawater creeps in, Gambian farmers rethink how they protect rice fields
Rising seawater is forcing Gambian rice farmers to abandon fields and rethink decades-old dike-building traditions along the Bintang Bolong estuary.
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Pacific islands press for COP31 funding on renewables and ocean protection
Pacific Islands Forum leaders used their Palau summit to demand COP31 deliver climate finance and ocean protection, as the UN warns rising seas are now a 'development emergency.'
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Little-studied river sharks and rays face rising extinction risk
New IUCN data shows freshwater sharks and rays face roughly double the extinction risk of their ocean relatives, even though almost nothing is known about many species.
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