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Indonesia vows to treat land clearing by fire as 'ecological terrorism'

Indonesia weighs classifying slash-and-burn land clearing as ecological terrorism as fires rage across Borneo and Sumatra.

Global fossil fuel emissions set to fall in 2026 as the Hormuz crisis reshapes energy demand

Global fossil emissions set to fall 0.5% in 2026 as the Hormuz crisis squeezes oil and gas demand.

Satellites chart 11.3 trillion tons of ice loss across Greenland and Antarctica

Satellites chart 11.3 trillion tons of ice lost from Greenland and Antarctica since 1979, raising sea levels 3.14cm.

US readies deep-sea mining permits and rolls back power plant carbon rules

US readies deep-sea mining permits and rolls back power plant carbon rules, testing ocean conservation.

Indigenous Fishers Become the Scientists Protecting Colombia's Sharks

Wayuu fishers on Colombia's coast are recording shark species with scientists to protect endangered species in little-studied waters.

New Zealand Opens Its First Marine Reserves Co-Managed With Māori

New Zealand's first Māori co-managed marine reserves pair shared governance with a joint ranger team.

Carbon Prices Fall Far Short of Saving Southeast Asia's Concession Forests

Satellite analysis finds 42 million hectares of forest inside Southeast Asian concessions, but carbon prices are too low to save it.