International

Any work to achieve human-rights gains will be upended unless we address our climate and biodiversity crises.

The month’s best and worst environmental news, plus other stories, science and context you don’t want to miss.

The Global South and communities of color in Global North countries disproportionately face harms from climate change, writes Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate in her new book, A Bigger Picture.

Erica Cirino’s new book, Thicker Than Water, examines the plastic pollution crisis — and its solutions — from oilfield to landfill.

Most of the world’s countries support these global agreements on conservation and pollution, but the United States is noticeably absent.

A new study identifies threats facing dozens of bat species in areas of the world that are predicted to get hotter and drier.

European “explorers” left their mark not only on the environment, but also in knowledge systems.

Harmful fisheries subsidies push species to extinction, fuel food insecurity, and worsen the climate crisis.

The United States has failed to take leadership in the Convention on Biological Diversity. Its most biodiverse state can fill that gap.

As climate change pushes people and families across international borders, they’ll find few protections. That can be fixed.