Climate models are struggling to represent the shift in atmospheric circulation patterns caused by human emissions like jet streams, which ultimately determine where the rain falls. www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ma...

Climate models struggling to capture human impact on storm tracks

Difficulty means severe storms arrive with little warning of where or when exactly they will hit, with sometimes deadly consequences

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Last week, we took the floor at the United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD59), making the case for demographic shifts, reproductive rights and climate action to be addressed as an inter-related issue.

A study has found climate breakdown has extended the pollen season in the UK and mainland Europe by between one and two weeks since the 1990s www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Pollen season in UK and mainland Europe extended by climate breakdown

Research finds global heating has already lengthened the pollen season in addition to worsening heatwaves and droughts

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As sea levels rise, Venice’s options are running out. New research shows that even the most ambitious engineering may only delay the inevitable.

Venice is sinking – we analysed every plan to save it, and none would preserve the city as we know it

As sea levels rise, Venice’s options are running out. New research shows that even the most ambitious engineering may only delay the inevitable.

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Our Director of Advocacy and Influence with Endashaw Mogessie, of the Population Health Environment Ethiopia Consortium, at the UN General Assembly, where we're ensuring population and demographic shifts are on the agenda #CPD59 #UN

We met with Rev. Dr. Jonathan Titus- Williams, a Deputy Minister in the Government of Sierra Leone, to share our Breaking Silos report at CPD59 populationmatters.org/resources/br...

Members of the panel with Samuel Kissi (UNFPA) and Margaret Edison, former Director of the Nigerian Population Commission at CPD59

Our side-session at CPD59, "Breaking the Population Taboo: Evidence, Technology and the Future of the Sustainable Development Goals" is now live! Follow this thread for updates

If you're at the UN, don't miss our event today: "Breaking the Population Taboo: Evidence, Technology and the Future of the Sustainable Development Goals.”

Some wonderful news Once hunted to near extinction, humpback whales are rebounding "We've stopped killing them," said wildlife photographer Chris Fallows. "Since the late 1960s,the population that was reduced to just a couple of thousand animals has come back to several hundred thousand animals"

"Beyond counting, we must understand. We must democratize knowledge. Because without data, there is no equity. And without equity, there is no sustainable development." The opening statement from the Executive Director of UNFPA echoes our stance on the need for inclusive data on demographic shifts

"Population policy must be grounded in human rights, gender equality and sustainable development." We're at CPD59, where tomorrow we're hosting an event with government representatives and partners to examine how demographic shifts intersect with health, environment, tech and development policy.

“You can exploit natural resources for a quick profit, or you can protect them and benefit for generations,” Natali Piccolo, a scientist with Conservation International-Brazil. www.conservation.org/news/brazil-...

Brazil creates the South Atlantic's largest marine park | Conservation International

Conservation International helped secure a million-hectare marine park, two decades in the making.

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The failure of South Korea to ensure safe, legal, and accessible abortion has left women having abortions vulnerable to blackmail and violence, as the act is still widely viewed as a crime. Many women alsos find themselves at the mercy of the courts, both as plaintiffs and as defendants.

Korea decriminalized abortion 7 years ago. For many women, it remains a dangerous choice.

The Hankyoreh reviewed years’ worth of court cases to understand how the failure to enshrine the right to abortion in law and normalize it as standard health care has affected Korean women who chose t...

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Marine protected areas can’t stop pollution flowing in from the land and Northern Ireland’s seagrass meadows are paying the price.

‘Protected’ seagrass meadows aren’t necessarily healthy – because pollution doesn’t stop at the shoreline

Marine protected areas can’t stop pollution flowing in from the land and Northern Ireland’s seagrass meadows are paying the price.

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A beautiful example of how even organisms buried in the soil can influence the atmosphere, showing how life and the global climate can shape each other. theconversation.com/how-hidden-s...

How hidden soil fungi ‘steal’ bacterial DNA to control the rain

Soil fungi “borrow” bacterial genes to control the weather

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From fertiliser to diesel to pesticides to the plastic packaging that the food came in — it is estimated that 15 per cent of all fossil fuels go into producing, processing, transporting and storing food. In a sense, you are eating fossils fuels. www.newscientist.com/article/2521...

The Iran war is exposing the huge risks in our food system

No matter where you get your food from, a good chunk of your diet is ultimately reliant on fossil fuels. We already need to change this to tackle climate change, but the Iran war and resulting oil sho...

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Agriculture has boomed in Uruguay over the past decade, but the accompanying rise in agrochemical use poses a problem for honey producers dialogue.earth/en/nature/mi...

Millions of dead bees spark pesticides debate in Uruguay

Agriculture has boomed in Uruguay over the past decade, but the accompanying rise in agrochemical use poses a problem for honey producers

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This is how it's done! "a core reserve where fishing is banned outright, surrounded by a buffer zone that allows some artisanal fishing — designed to allow local fishing communities to retain their traditional livelihoods" www.conservation.org/news/brazil-...

Brazil creates the South Atlantic's largest marine park | Conservation International

Conservation International helped secure a million-hectare marine park, two decades in the making.

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"Moraa's story reflects a broader crisis affecting thousands of adolescent girls navigating Kenya's sexual and reproductive health system; one that experts say remains difficult to access despite progressive policy frameworks." allafrica.com/stories/2026...

Feed the birds... just not in summer

Feed the birds... just not in summer

Bird lovers need to take care of how and when they feed them to avoid spreading a deadly disease, the RSPB has said.

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Our burning of fossil fuels is melting sea ice and drowning emperor penguin chicks, putting them in danger of extinction. 😱

Mass drowning of chicks puts emperor penguins at risk of extinction

Record low levels of Antarctic sea ice is having grim consequences for penguins yet to grow waterproof feathers

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We're hosting a side event at CPD59 next Wednesday, where we'll share insights and solutions from two global giants: Nigeria & Ethiopia, and discuss the importance of upholding the commitments made under lCPD - like integrating population in environmental and sustainable development policies.

www.fastcompany.com/91509506/how... ‘Last year, voters approved a plan to close another 500 streets to traffic. Thousands of parking spots have been swapped for trees. More than 900 miles of bike lanes’ #environment #climate #nature

How Paris redesigned itself to be a city of bikes—not cars

Over the last 12 years, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo fundamentally reshaped the City of Lights. As she leaves office, this is the story of how she reclaimed the city’s public spaces from cars, covered the...

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🇱🇺Luxembourg has enshrined abortion rights in its constitution, the second country, after France, to do so.

Luxembourg becomes second country worldwide to enshrine abortion rights in constitution

Large majority in parliament backs amendment to Luxembourg’s highest law, with ‘freedom’ to have an abortion added to constitution

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Lobster fishermen are using sensors on their traps to collect temperature, dissolved oxygen, and soon salinity data on the changing ocean environment. These data are valuable to scientists studying climate change and help fishermen make informed decisions about where to fish.

In New England, Catching Climate Data Along With Fish

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This Jane Goodall Day, we're reflecting on the work our wonderful patron did to inspire hope and show us all that every action we take can make a positive difference

Just what we don't need. Already, our rivers are overloaded with both human and livestock waste, leading in many cases to #rivercide. Now the government, responding as always to lobbyists, wants to make it worse. Then it wonders why it loses public support. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbying

Exclusive: documents chronicle years-long campaign to make it easier to build intensive livestock units

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"West African nations are working on a proposal to establish one of the first high seas marine protected areas located beyond their national waters." news.mongabay.com/2026/03/with...

With high seas treaty in place, West African countries plan for protected area

With the High Seas Treaty coming into force in January, efforts to establish protected areas in the marine spaces that lie beyond countries’ jurisdiction are gaining momentum — including one off the c...

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A doctor in The Netherlands started an online site for abortion pills but had to pause operations just a few days later, due to overwhelming demand. They expected 5-7 requests a day and got 30 a day. They will add more doctors and re-open April 7.

Online platform for abortion pill paused after 5 days over high demand

Thuisabortus.nl, the website where women who want to terminate an unwanted pregnancy can get the abortion pill online, has been paused just five days after its launch. The demand was much higher than ...

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