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New research underscores the need to counter the effects of urban growth on drought by ensuring cities have enough green spaces to keep them liveable. Ian A. Wright, Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Discovery of 20-year-old Leticia A Castillo’s body marks third reported death in national park since 31 July

A 20-year old woman was found dead in the Grand Canyon following a multi-day search.

In a statement, the National Park Service (NPS) announced that it had located a body below Twin Overlooks along Desert View Drive on Tuesday. The body was transported to the rim and transferred to the Coconino county medical examiner’s office.

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Project to study all 11,000 species of butterflies and moths finds ‘two species in the act of being created from one’

The chalkhill blue has some surprising claims to fame. For a start, it is one of the UK’s most beautiful butterflies, as can be seen as they flutter above the grasslands of southern England in summer.

Then there is their close and unusual relationship with ants. Caterpillars of Lysandra coridon – found across Europe – exude a type of honeydew that is milked by ants and provides them with energy. In return, they are given protection in cells below ground especially created for them by the ants. Chalkhill blues thrive as a result, though their numbers are now coming under threat.

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Paapa Essiedu and Stephen Dillane also sign open letter urging theatre to end Royal Bank of Canada’s support over its shares in fuel and arms

Actors including Mark Rylance, Paapa Essiedu and Stephen Dillane have signed an open letter calling on the Old Vic theatre to cut ties with a major sponsor over its links to fossil fuels, the Observer can reveal.

Signed by dozens of actors, playwrights, directors and other creatives, the letter calls on the historic London theatre to end links with its principal financial partner, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). The contract is up for renewal this year.

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The group says the logging in a state-owned forest in Queensland is taking place less than 3km from a high-density population group of endangered greater gliders. Conservation groups want swathes of St Mary state forest near Maryborough to be included in the Queensland government's proposed Greater Glider Forest park

• After 25 years, logging and bushfires, a greater glider has been spotted in Deongwar state forest

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For first time, moors must hold licence under regime aiming to reduce unlawful killing of birds of prey by gamekeepers

Wildlife campaigners are calling for even tougher policing of Scottish grouse moors on the eve of this year’s “Glorious Twelfth”, which marks the legal start of the grouse shooting season.

On Monday 12 August moors across the British uplands will echo to the sound of shotguns and estate vehicles.

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Financial entities continued to add new length to their long-dated California Carbon Allowance (CCA) holdings while reducing net positions in other North American carbon markets over the week, while producers continued to stack on RGGI Allowance (RGA) length, according to weekly data from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

The UK's most famous robot returns after travelling 2000km in the deep ocean.

There are hopes the corncrake can stage a comeback in England, after being reintroduced to Norfolk.

Queensland Conservation Council is urging the state government to protect the endangered greater glider population as logging continues

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There is “damning evidence” of logging occurring close to endangered greater glider populations, conservationists say as they call on the Queensland government to urgently act on a promise to create a park to protect the species.

Volunteers used drones in July to film logging in St Mary state forest near Maryborough, about three kilometres from where gliders had been seen.

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The public prosecutor's office of Amazonas recommended Thursday the suspension of all activities related to REDD+ projects in the Brazilian state that affect Indigenous and traditional communities, ordering involved parties to submit project information to the agency.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Friday up to $52.5 million in funds for direct air capture (DAC) technology projects demonstrating commercial readiness.

Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hire contractors to develop, register, market, and sell forest-based carbon offset projects on state land, according to a request for proposals (RFP) published Friday.

An Indigenous Mexican community of communal landholders, which has historically resisted solar PV expansion, is conducting workshops on political rights and carbon credits as large-scale solar projects file new requests for permits.

The Perseids meteor shower peaks between August 11th and 13th this year.

The Zimbabwean government is in the final stages of public consultations on a bill to regulate carbon credits and mandate substantial benefit-sharing with local communities, according to local media.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must improve its information system to prevent fraud in its Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and comply with mandates to study the programme's impact on air quality, according to a report with a list of recommendations from the agency's watchdog.

The UK trade body for electrical equipment manufacturers is calling on the government to conduct an electricity price review, in order to rebalance electricity prices relative to gas to create a stronger incentive for consumers to switch to low-carbon products.

The UK's cap on emission allowances in the market will need to decline over the longer term to make room for new greenhouse gas removals allowances while keeping the country on track for net zero by 2050, according to the ETS Authority.

A UK-France led international panel said a survey on the supply of biodiversity credit projects found a need for access for finance at all stages, technical capacity, and tenure rights to help scale the market, in results published on Friday.