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Major report connects the world's environmental challenges

Getty African elephants at a watering hole with a fire in the distance

Issues like climate chante, biodiversity and water are all interlinked, the report says

Climate change, nature loss and food insecurity are all inextricably linked and dealing with them as separate issues won't work, a major report has warned.

Arctic tundra now emits planet-warming pollution, 2024 federal report finds

The Arctic tundra is warming up and that's causing long-frozen ground to melt as well as an increase in wildfires. The region is "now emitting more carbon that it stores, which will worsen climate change impacts,” explained NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad in a statement.

The Arctic tundra is warming up and that's causing long-frozen ground to melt as well as an increase in wildfires. The region is "now emitting more carbon that it stores, which will worsen climate change impacts," explained NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad in a statement.

Arctic tundra, which has stored carbon for thousands of years, has now become a source of planet-warming pollution. As wildfires increase and hotter temperatures melt long-frozen ground, the region is releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

Industrial wastelands to wildlife oases: Five nature wins that have actually worked:

Getty Images An orangutan in a rainforest (Credit: Getty Images)

World leaders are gathering in Cali, Colombia, to agree ways to save species from extinction and restore nature. Here are five powerful solutions to halt biodiversity loss.

There's a treasure trove of ways to save species in decline, and restore their habitats so they can live safely. In a healthy state, rich and biodiverse habitats can replenish our water, air, soil and reduce the risk of dangerous contagious diseases.

Countries agreed to try to hold global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Is that still possible?

An iceberg floats off the coast of Illulisat, Greenland. Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are melting rapidly, and that melt will accelerate as the Earth heats up. The melting of Greenland's ice sheet is the second-largest contributor to global sea-level rise. (The largest contributor is water expanding as it warms.)

An iceberg floats off the coast of Illulisat, Greenland. Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are melting rapidly, and the risks of drastic melting increase as the Earth heats up. The melting of Greenland's ice sheet is the second-largest contributor to global sea-level rise. (The largest contributor is water expanding as it warms.)

The primary focus of international climate negotiations this week in Baku, Azerbaijan, is how to pay for the costs of cutting global climate pollution and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

'The sixth great extinction is happening', conservation expert warns

Getty Images Dr. Jane Goodall with her beloved stuffed monkey, Mr. H

Dr. Jane Goodall with her toy monkey, Mr. H, a decades-long travel companion

With her signature shawl draped over her shoulders and silver hair pulled back from her face, Jane Goodall exudes serenity - even over our slightly blurry video call.

In a Vienna hotel room, a press team and a small group of filmmakers, who are documenting her latest speaking tour, fuss around her.

World's ice melting and sea levels rising, UN report finds - 2024 Nov. 11

Iceberg with water flowing off the surface into ocean

As well as the news that this year will likely be the warmest on record, today’s report by the UN’s World Meteorological Organization has other worrying findings:

A biodiversity summit is where scientists and policy-makers meet for talks on what can be done to preserve biodiversity.

Biodiversity is the variety of all life on Earth - including animals, plants, fungi and micro-organisms like bacteria.

Together they provide the planet with everything necessary for survival, including fresh water, clean air, food and medicine. Biodiversity matters because humans cannot get these benefits from individual species - a rich variety of living things must work together in harmony as part of an ecosystem.

Plants, for example, are very important for improving our physical environment: cleaning the air, limiting rising temperatures and providing protection against climate change.

Politicians not ambitious enough to save nature, say scientists

A delegate at the UN biodiversity summit, COP 16

UN biodiversity summits happen every two years - this year in Cali, Colombia

Scientists say there has been an alarming lack of progress in saving nature as the UN biodiversity summit, COP 16, draws to a close.

The scale of political ambition has not risen to the challenge of reducing the destruction of nature that costs the economy billions, said one leading expert.

Alarm call as world's trees slide towards extinction

Salvamontes Colombia Yellow flower of one of the rarest magnolias in Colombia

The yellow flower of one of the rarest magnolias in Colombia

Scientists assessing dangers posed to the world’s trees have revealed that more than a third of species are facing extinction in the wild.

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