A new loan from the International Finance Corporation to agribusiness giant Louis Dreyfus Company will drive further environmental destruction in the Cerrado savanna, a biodiversity hotspot, and disenfranchise local and indigenous communities.

Sri Lanka’s political and economic crisis offers a stark example of what happens when debt-ridden governments enforce abrupt and unmanaged action in our food system to cut costs – without supporting a fair, inclusive transition to sustainable alternatives.

The global food price crisis is fuelling poverty, hunger and instability across the globe. The crisis – the third in 15 years – was triggered by the war in Ukraine but created by a broken food system that is overly dependent on fossil fuel fertilisers, overly concentrated on the production of a handful of commodities in a handful of countries, and overly dominated by a few powerful agri-food corporations.

The latest IPCC reports have made it clear – we need deep emissions cuts now. Whilst net-zero becomes mainstream, there’s concern that many targets lack the environment integrity to marry up to the Paris Agreement. Overuse of offsets is one aspect of net-zero facing criticism. Whilst corporate-led standard setters look to create some uniformity to carbon credit standards, the question remains – what should regulation look like and who should lead it?

There is a narrowing window of opportunity for us to cut greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change to secure a liveable future, the Working Group II’s (WGII) contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report states.

The natural world is bearing the brunt of human-caused climate change, affecting nature’s services, the IPCC WGII’s contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report states.

Some of the world’s largest corporations are guilty of greenwashing, a new report found.

Livestock are increasing methane emissions in the atmosphere and contributing to global warming.

The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) took place in Glasgow, Scotland, between the 31st October and the 12th November, 2021.

Agroecology is an approach to sustainable farming that aims to get the most out of the natural world without depleting and damaging these resources. It is the opposite of industrial agriculture. This is because it involves improving plant and soil quality while farming, rather than using harmful chemicals.

Banks and other financial institutions have funded activities that have led to biodiversity loss and deforestation. However, with the right incentives from the government, the finance sector can play an important role in supporting sustainable investment.

Biodiversity refers to animals, insects, plants, fungi and microorganisms – including bacteria and viruses.

There is a risk that we are entering a new age of pandemics.

The impact of climate change on biodiversity cannot be understated. Increasing levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and oceans are affecting biodiversity profoundly.

We often consider the loss of biodiversity and climate change to be separate issues. But, they are not. The two subjects interconnect and fuel each other. The conservation and careful management of biodiversity is essential to the fight against climate change and should not be neglected.