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A new map shows that more than 25% of all land outside Antarctica is held and managed by Indigenous peoples. This makes these communities vital allies in the global conservation effort. Stephen Garnett, Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares, Researcher, University of Helsinki Catherine Robinson, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Erle C. Ellis, Professor of Geography and Environmental Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Hayley Geyle, Research Assistant, Charles Darwin University Ian Leiper, Geospatial Scientist, Charles Darwin University James Watson, Professor, The University of Queensland John E. Fa, Professor of Biodiversity and Human Development, Manchester Metropolitan University Kerstin Zander, Senior Research Fellow, Charles Darwin University Micha Victoria Jackson, PhD candidate, The University of Queensland Pernilla Malmer, Senior Advisor, Stockholm University Tom Duncan, Charles Darwin University Zsolt Molnár, Scientific Advisor, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Share index compiler S&P Dow Jones has launched a series of equity market indexes to measure the performance of companies against their valuation at risk from predicted 2030 carbon prices.

Debates over a nationwide US carbon tax are heating up this week as a Republican lawmaker’s proposal to phase out environmental regulations in favour of a CO2 fee circulated on Tuesday, while other GOP lawmakers moved closer to voting on a symbolic anti-carbon tax resolution.

EU carbon prices lifted back above €16 on Tuesday as buyers stepped in despite another weak auction and lower energy prices.

The UK's partly-devolved Scottish government has fined two installations operated by energy majors Shell and Engie a total £75,000 for non-compliance under the EU ETS.

Research suggests new kinds of shark could migrate to UK waters as the oceans warm.

Democratic lawmakers and scientists denounced proposal to allow administrators to reject study results if research isn’t public

Democratic lawmakers joined scientists, health and environmental officials and activists on Tuesday in denouncing a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), backed by industry, that could limit dramatically what kind of science the agency considers when making regulations.

Related: Andrew Wheeler: 'point man for Trump' focused on undoing Obama's EPA agenda

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While the bird is dying out in parts of Europe, the population on one Welsh island is thriving.

United Utilities, imposing ban on 7m households, is second worst for leaking pipes

The water company ordering a hosepipe ban on 7m households in the north-west of England has the second-worst record for leaking pipes of any supplier, industry data shows.

The temporary use ban being imposed by United Utilities from 5 August has led to calls for water firms to do more to tackle leakage on their networks.

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The UK is set to get its first space port in Sutherland, Scotland. But it already has a long history in space.

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Britain should impose an economy-wide carbon tax with border adjustments should it exit the EU ETS along with the wider bloc from at the end of 2020, according to an influential UK think-tank.

As hunters hold immense clout in the Trump administration and most of the council’s members are advocates of the sport, critics worry the board will protect their hobby, not the animals

Donald Trump has called big-game trophy hunting a “horror show”, despite his own sons’ participation in elephant and leopard hunts, and in 2017 he formed an advisory board to steer US policy on the issue.

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New Zealand carbon allowances rose to fresh record highs on Tuesday as the lack of available supply in the market continued to push up prices.

ACT Climate Minister Shane Rattenbury has thrown fresh doubt on the Australian federal government’s ability to pass the proposed National Energy Guarantee (NEG), saying his state won’t sign up to the scheme unless its emission reduction ambition is raised.

Oxford University Museum: For 70 years, researchers have been watching ‘particularly hideous’ young swifts turn into long-winged angels

This glorious structure is a place rich in history. As we walked through the galleries our guide paused to show us the great oak door behind which Bishop Wilberforce confronted “Darwin’s bulldog”, Thomas Huxley, in their famous debate on evolution. We, however, were intent on a more modest fraction of the building’s past. For it was here in 1947 that the ecologists Elizabeth and David Lack noticed how breeding swifts were vanishing into air vents in the roof’s slate-covered tower.

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Australia's transition to low-emissions energy will rely on what we have now (lots of coal) and what we'll build in the future (lots of renewables), according to a new report. Lucy Percival, Associate, Grattan Institute Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

CSIRO says lack of consumer awareness is ‘number one issue’ affecting recycling

Australians have to boost their recycling of lithium-ion batteries, a new CSIRO report has found.

Consumers only recycle 2% of our lithium-ion batteries, and an estimated $813m to $3bn worth of valuable components is in landfill. The commonly-used rechargeable batteries are used in mobile phones, laptops, household appliances and, increasingly, electric vehicles.

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This week marks the annual stocktake of the crown’s swans on the River Thames, known as swan upping. The process of counting the swans on the river and identifying them as belonging to the Queen or one of the two City livery companies that also have rights to them – has been carried out since the 12th century, when the birds were so prized for their meat that all wild swans in England were appropriated as property of the crown. The pomp, finery and techniques of swan upping would be familiar to the villagers who looked on centuries ago

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French professional auto driver sets an all new record for electric cars at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK.