In north-western Sri Lanka, an electric fence stretching 14 kilometres along the Siyambalangamuwa tank is the main defence protecting more than 2,000 families from wild elephants entering nearby villages. For wildlife officer
Sir David Attenborough turns 100 at a moment when his voice has never felt more globally resonant. Across more than seven decades of broadcasting, he has become the defining interpreter of the
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Researchers in Switzerland have discovered that beaver activity can turn stream corridors into net carbon sinks, drawing in more carbon than they release over the course of a year. Eurasian beavers (Castor
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In a world experiencing increasing climate uncertainty, the call to take a time out—even for an hour—carries profound global significance. The recent call by the Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, to join Earth
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The past 11 years have marked an unprecedented streak of extreme global temperatures, with 2025 ranking as the second or third hottest year since modern observations began, according to the World Meteorological
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For most residents of Beijing, the memory of choking smog is still vivid. In the early 2000s, hospitals overflowed with patients suffering from heart and lung problems linked to air pollution, while
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Year after year, global climate meetings take place in one part of the world or another, ever since 1995, with the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP) having taken place in November
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The world faces an urgent water crisis as climate change and geopolitical tensions threaten the stability of river systems that sustain hundreds of millions of people across South Asia. According to recent
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United Nations experts have called on governments to ensure that any emerging regulations on deep seabed activities, including potential mining codes, are firmly anchored in international law and guided by the precautionary
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P. Gnanawathi, who broke barriers in a traditionally male-dominated field, passed away last week while receiving treatment at Nagoda General Hospital after a sudden illness. Her contributions to Sri Lanka’s cultural and
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The world’s shipping industry is pressing ahead with massive investments in emissions-reducing technologies, shrugging off opposition from the Trump administration and other oil-exporting nations to a global carbon price. According to company
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King Charles has spoken candidly about his lifelong mission to protect the environment, declaring that he aims to improve the state of the planet “before I shuffle off this mortal coil,” Times
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The reinforcement of global climate commitments and the expansion of carbon markets, an emerging pattern is traced, embedded in the mechanisms designed for the equitable distribution of climate finance; are replicating and
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The United States Embassy in Sri Lanka today announced an additional $2 million in humanitarian assistance to support communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah, bringing the total U.S. contribution to $4 million. This
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by Durga Velayudham How much certainty does science owe the public when lives are already lost? When models disagree with observations, who carries the burden of doubt? And what happens when climate change
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On February 26, 1852, the HMS Birkenhead struck a cluster of rocks off the coast of South Africa. With only a few lifeboats for the 638 people aboard, Captain Robert Salmond ordered the women
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