environment
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Agency says it has not received a submission on the rail line from Queensland government and has not conducted any cost-benefit analysis
Adani rail line to Abbot Point not a priority, says Infrastructure AustraliaAgency says it has not received a submission on the rail line from Queensland government and has not conducted any cost-benefit analysis -
Birdwatch We had come to see one of the greatest bird spectacles in the world: the courtship display of the Andean cock-of-the-rock
Cock-of-the-rock rules the roost in Peru's Manu cloud forestBirdwatch We had come to see one of the greatest bird spectacles in the world: the courtship display of the Andean cock-of-the-rock
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World Pollutionwatch The World Bank reckons the 16,000 flares worldwide produce around 350m tonnes of CO 2 each year, causing untold harm
Time for the oil industry to snuff out its flaresWorld Pollutionwatch The World Bank reckons the 16,000 flares worldwide produce around 350m tonnes of CO 2 each year, causing untold harm -
Girl shaken but physically unharmed after large sea lion grabs her dress and pulls her into the water near Vancouver, CanadaSea lion grabs girl from dock and pulls her underwaterGirl shaken but physically unharmed after large sea lion grabs her dress and pulls her into the water near Vancouver, Canada
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Oxfam attacks Australia’s ‘climate policy paralysis’ and urges it to promise no new coalmines and end public subsidiesNew coalmines will worsen poverty and escalate climate change, report findsOxfam attacks Australia’s ‘climate policy paralysis’ and urges it to promise no new coalmines and end public subsidies
around the world
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Charging ahead: Welsh battery scheme may aid growth of green energyOne of the UK’s largest battery storage schemes, built next to a windfarm, will offer vital services to the National Grid
Renewables roadshow
sustainable business
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'Recycling in Australia is dead in the water': three companies tackling our plastic addictionOnly a small proportion of plastics consumed in Australia is collected for recycling, but it’s what happens after that that could make a difference
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Negative emissions tech: can more trees, carbon capture or biochar solve our CO2 problem?As CO2 levels rise, controversial techniques including carbon capture and storage, enhanced weathering and reforestation may be solutions
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Salt, silicon or graphite: energy storage goes beyond lithium ion batteriesTechnologies that use gels, liquids, and molten silicon or salt could all claim a slice of the growing renewable energy storage market
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There is no gas crisis in Australia, but there is an attack on our natural assetsGovernments are using the confected gas crisis to push destructive projects like the Pilliga gas project on communities that don’t want them
in pictures
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The week in wildlife – in picturesTasmanian devils, a Saimaa ringed seal and a white wolf are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
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Whitley Awards for nature conservation 2017 winners – in picturesFinalists for his year’s prestigious ‘green Oscars’ include a Turkish conservationist working with fisherman to create a marine reserve and a woman partnering with prisoners to protect the critically endangered Philippine cockatoo
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10 years of Ciwem Environmental Photographer of the Year – in picturesThe Chartered Institution for Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) Photographer of the Year competition was set up 10 years ago to chronicle human impact on the natural environmentThe 2017 competition launches this week and judges include Stephen Fry, Ben Fogle and Steve Backshall
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The week in wildlife – in picturesA Sumatran tiger, an alligator and a humpback whale are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
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Papua's gold families – in picturesAround 13,000 people live off the tailings of the PT Freeport Indonesia goldmine in Papua. Photographer Vembri Waluyas visited the settlement on the Ajkwa river to document their lives
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UN issues stamps featuring newly listed endangered species – in picturesFrom devil rays to the baobab tree, 12 new stamps highlight some of the most recent animals and plants added to the Cites list to help raise awareness of the plight of these and other endangered species
opinion & analysis
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How do the four main parties compare on the environment?Environment experts weigh up the manifesto pledges on issues such as air pollution, climate change, energy and waste
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Toxic timebomb: why we must fight back against the world's plague of plasticWe must reduce our dependence on plastics, especially single-use items, and seek out alternative materials
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UN criticises UK and Germany for betraying Paris climate dealClimate change envoy singles out both countries for subsidising the fossil fuel industry and says the UK has lost its position as a climate leader
key issues
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The Bornean orangutan's world – in picturesThe critically endangered orangutan is under threat from hunting and habitat deforestation. A new book, The Orangutan’s World, is a photographic celebration of this great ape and its rainforest home in southern Borneo
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Extraordinary migration of giant Amazon catfish revealedThe dorado catfish travels 11,600km from the Andes to the mouth of the Amazon and back, but is threatened by dams and mining
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New map reveals shattering effect of roads on natureRampant road building has split the Earth’s land into 600,000 fragments, most of which are too tiny to support significant wildlife, study shows
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Australia's delays on palm oil labelling 'hastening deforestation and orangutan deaths'Environmentalists say mandatory labelling on food would limit demand for palm oil products and reduce destructive impact of plantations
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World on track to lose two-thirds of wild animals by 2020, major report warnsLiving Planet Index shows vertebrate populations are set to decline by 67% on 1970 levels unless urgent action is taken to reduce humanity’s impact
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Furniture that destroys forests: crackdown on 'rampant' trade in rosewoodCites summit moves to protect the world’s most trafficked wild product by placing all 300 species of the tree under trade restrictions
video
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38m pieces of plastic found on uninhabited Henderson Island – video reportHenderson Island in the South Pacific Ocean is believed to be one of the world’s worst polluted places
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The Cajun Army: how a community fought the Louisiana floods – videoTorrential downpours in Louisiana led to catastrophic flooding in August 2016, submerging entire communities and displacing thousands of residents. In their own words, volunteers with the self-styled ‘Cajun army’ tell the inspirational story of how a natural disaster made their community stronger
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Narwhals: new footage reveals possible purpose for mysterious tusk – videoDrone footage in Canada captures the behaviour of rarely-seen narwhals which appear to use their long tusks to tap and stun fish, making them easier to catch
Trump's Fox News deputy national security adviser fooled him with climate fake news
Trump's Fox News deputy national security adviser fooled him with climate fake news