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Avocados and vanilla among dozens of wild crop relatives facing extinction
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Avocados and vanilla among dozens of wild crop relatives facing extinction

Study finds agriculture and pesticide use threaten relatives of world's most important crops, considered crucial to food security.

Resilience
Flightless bird provides 'spark of hope' amid environmental crisis

Flightless bird provides 'spark of hope' amid environmental crisis

Ten species with improved numbers in IUCN red list unveiled amid call for more biodiversity focus at COP25.

Impacts
IUCN red list reveals wildlife destruction from treetop to ocean floor
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IUCN red list reveals wildlife destruction from treetop to ocean floor

Latest list shows extinction now threatens a third of all assessed species, from monkeys to rhino rays
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222 bird species worldwide now critically endangered
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222 bird species worldwide now critically endangered

According to the latest IUCN Red List update, 13 percent of the world’s bird species are now threatened with extinction.
Newsletter
Mark Urban: Ice will return but extinctions can't be reversed. We must act now
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Mark Urban: Ice will return but extinctions can't be reversed. We must act now

We have to develop digital forecasts of species responses to climate change, design robust strategies to protect as many as possible, and help nature to adapt.

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Red list: Thousands of species at risk of extinction due to human activity
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Red list: Thousands of species at risk of extinction due to human activity

Unsustainable farming, fishing and climate change has intensified the struggle for survival among vulnerable animals and crops, says IUCN at the release of its latest list of endangered species.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
Airplane dropping fire retardant on a wildfire with homes on a hillside in the background.

Firefighting chemical raises concerns about environmental toxicity

3D image of a solar powered battery pack.

Massive battery project rises on former coal mine in Scotland

Industrial robot producing solar panels.

U.S. ramps up solar and battery manufacturing but lags in key components

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Trump's advisers push to reshape U.S. climate report

wind turbines lined up in a green field

Op-ed: The real scam — rail against renewables, run away with factories

People advocating against the US hydrogen hub build out

Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

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Protest poster with the words 'you'll die of old age we'll die of climate change.'

Climate shifts in 2025 could reshape global action