For decades, the small island of Aride in the Seychelles was treated less as a wildlife sanctuary and more as a source of income. Its forests were cleared for cultivation, coconut plantations covered parts of the island and its seabirds became a resource that could be harvested. Sooty tern eggs, in particular, were collected in…

Five new marine reserves now protect 308 square kilometres of Otago coastline (Image: Edward Carver/Mongabay) Along New Zealand’s Otago coast, a new approach to marine conservation is putting Indigenous knowledge and government authority side by side. On July 1, 2026, five new marine reserves came into force across 308 square kilometres of coastal waters, creating…

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The US Treasury Department has excluded journalists from several major news organisations, including The New York Times, Bloomberg News and The Wall Street Journal, from covering the G20 finance ministers’ meeting in Asheville, North Carolina.The meeting, hosted by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, is being held amid heightened global market volatility…

This satellite image shows Hurricane Karina strengthening off the southern tip of Baja California. (Photo: NOAA via AP) A tropical disturbance in the eastern Pacific now has a 90% chance of becoming a tropical depression within 48 hours, while weather models cited by Southern California meteorologists show it could strengthen into a hurricane later this…