Europe
Intensifying Cycle of Extreme Heat And Drought Grips Europe
For Chloe Brimicombe, a climate researcher at the University of Graz in Austria, the heat and drought statistics in today’s new European State of the Climate Report for 2022 evoked grim memories of the deadly heat waves last summer in Reading, her hometown in the United Kingdom, where people died from heat exposure while waiting for […]
Read MoreCelebrating Victories in Europe and South America, the Rights of Nature Movement Plots Strategy in a Time of ‘Crises’
SIENA, Italy—The rights of nature movement has celebrated its first European victory as Spain enshrined into national law the rights of the Mar Menor lagoon to exist and be protected and preserved. Mar Menor, Europe’s largest saltwater lagoon, has suffered from massive die-offs of aquatic life in recent years brought on by pollution from agriculture, […]
Read MoreThe Silver Anniversary of Sustainable Fisheries
Unsustainable fishing remains among the planet’s most serious and elusive environmental challenges. When it comes to the ocean, scientists agree that while reducing and mitigating climate risks is the biggest long-term threat, getting fishing intensity right is the biggest near-term need. Unknown to most people, concerted efforts have been underway now for more than 25 […]
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