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Letter: Choosing not to tackle them where they are known to lurk is just postponing the grief, writes Woody Caan

Global heating particularly increasing risk of death from smoke inhalation in Australia, South America, Europe and parts of Asia

With a million species on the brink of extinction and 70 percent of global ecosystems degraded, the Cop16 biodiversity summit opens in Colombia on Monday as the window to prevent devastating losses is closing.

As the Cop16 biodiversity conference begins, scientists and academics say human activity has pushed the world into a danger zone

Exclusive: Researchers find 61% of fresh waters in the UK contain high levels of phosphate and nitrate

Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Above, the canopy is opening up, letting the light in; below, fungus is beginning to sprout from the dark soil

National Health and Medical Research Council proposal lowers the limits for four PFAS chemicals in drinking water

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s recent decision to approve expansion plans for three New South Wales coal mines disappointed many people concerned with stabilising the global climate.

As officials from around 200 countries prepare to meet in Colombia for the Cop16 biodiversity summit starting Monday, world-respected British zoologist Jane Goodall said there was little time left to reverse the downward slide. She wants the United Nations meeting to lead to action rather than "words and false promises".