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COP16 biodiversity summit

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Environment

UN plan would protect 30% of oceans and land to stem extinctions

Nearly a third of the world’s oceans and land should be protected by 2030 to stem extinctions and ensure humanity lives in harmony with nature, 195 countries say in a proposed UN plan

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Brushtail Possum

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Locally extinct brushtail possums reintroduced in Western Australia

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The deep sea hosts twice as many shapes of fish as shallow waters

Life

The deep sea hosts twice as many shapes of fish as shallow waters

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Climate change and nature loss must be tackled together, says report

Environment

Climate change and nature loss must be tackled together, says report

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Salgado Amazonia

Video

Amazônia: The beauty of paradise

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Iconic animals are under threat if we breach 1.5°C warming, warns WWF

Environment

Iconic animals are under threat if we breach 1.5°C warming, warns WWF

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Animal sounds hold clues to biodiversity – help scientists unlock them

Life

Animal sounds hold clues to biodiversity – help scientists unlock them

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coral reef

Environment

The world has missed its target for protecting oceans to save species

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Beaver dam

Question

Why do beavers build dams?

Donkey digging a well

Life

Wild horses and donkeys dig desert wells that boost biodiversity

Feral horses and donkeys in the Sonoran desert in North America dig their own wells, inadvertently providing a water source for other animals and increasing biodiversity in the area

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Earth

Untouched nature was almost as rare 12,000 years ago as it is now

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The COP26 climate summit

Environment

Why rescuing the climate and saving biodiversity go hand in hand

Features

Question

What does 'net zero emissions' mean?

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