From the archives: a horrifying law just passed in the UK, and it’s turned us into a world-leading arsehole
The Canary is looking back at some of its most-read content. Here, in November 2016 we revealed the details of the...
Deep-sea mining risks costing everyone – including mining companies – the Earth
Deep-sea mining is the subject of ongoing discussions at the International Seabed Authority (ISA). Such mining would pose substantial risks...
England’s wildlife may be much worse off than we thought, groundbreaking analysis shows
Groundbreaking new analysis shows that the Conservative government hasn't assessed almost two-thirds of the land in England's key wildlife protection...
Instagram project to tackle abusive animal content is half-cocked, study finds
Social media companies are not doing enough to tackle abusive content involving non-human animals on their platforms, a recent study...
Brits back call for new law that empowers them with a vital human right
Many countries around the world recognise their citizens' access to a healthy environment as a constitutional right. Moreover, both the...
Pivotal case against UK fossil fuel project gets its day in the Supreme Court
A legal challenge against an onshore oil project in Horse Hill, Surrey will be heard in the Supreme Court on...
Corporate ‘net zero’ climate pledges lack credibility
Nearly half the world's biggest companies have pledged to erase their carbon footprints by around the mid-century. However, only a...
Pressure mounts on Cambridgeshire council to rethink nature-killing busway plan
By Cambridgeshire County Council's (CCC) own admission, Coton Orchard - a 100-year-old fruit tree, meadow, and hedgerow-filled ecosystem - is...
UN to make world’s melting ice a priority as loss poses global threat
The United Nations' (UN) weather agency announced on 30 May that it was making the cryosphere - meaning iced areas...
Tanzanian Maasai visit Europe to urge action over their eviction from their lands
A delegation of Maasai representatives from Tanzania are travelling around Europe in May. They're seeking international support to stop ongoing...
Huge payouts to Big Agriculture investors spur calls for food sovereignty
In recent years, agricultural giants have made a financial killing. According to a Greenpeace report, the biggest companies in grains,...
New survey shows river pollution is a major issue for the British public
A new poll shows that the state of rivers in Britain is a significant issue for many of the British...
Environmental groups sue EU for labelling fossil gas as ‘green’
Environment groups lodged a lawsuit against the European Commission on 18 April to challenge its definition of fossil gas as...
UK authorities greenlight yet another project that will raze homes for wildlife
Another day in the UK, another home for wildlife is greenlit for so-called development. Much to the horror of those...
Indigenous Peoples’ forest-saving actions safeguard other people’s health too
Areas of the Amazon rainforest that Indigenous Peoples protect absorb thousands of tonnes of airborne pollution each year. This saves...
World Bank falling short on climate action and locking countries into fossil fuels
Following the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) 'final warning' report on the climate crisis, UN chief...
Study shows failure to meet Paris upper climate goal risks nightmare heat deaths scenario
Meeting the upper end of the Paris climate goals to limit global warming could avert hundreds of thousands of heat-related...
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