A decade ago, the corncrake was headed for extinction. Once a common bird of farmland, found in every county, and quickly identified by its unmistakable “crex” call, its dramatic decline …

PRESIDENT CATHERINE CONNOLLY has criticised the degradation of Irish rivers in her first major speech on climate change and the environment. Connolly told a climate conference in Dublin City University …

The largest donor to the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) has paused funding to the body before its revised budget on 12 May, triggering concern among member states and NGOs. …

The “cradle of civilization” may be turning into a dust bowl — and some Christians say the Bible saw it coming. The mighty Euphrates River — the legendary waterway that …

When it puts its mind to it, the State can execute a plan with razor-sharp intention. Food Harvest 2020 is the proof. One rainy day in July 2010 – the …

Analysis: When Cyclone Gabrielle tore through New Zealand's Tairāwhiti region in 2023, it left behind more than silt and floodwaters. Rivers were choked with forestry debris, beaches littered with logs, …

Water flows to parched New South Wales wetlands where an urgent rescue mission to save dying wildlife unfolded are a step closer to resuming after legislation passed the state parliament’s …

By David Wallace-Wells A climate monster is growing right now in the Pacific Ocean, perhaps the most fearsome El Niño since before scientists even began modeling them. They now know …

A study by researchers at Utrecht University, published in Science Advances, suggests that constructing a dam to close the Bering …

In an interview with The Irish Times last week, the rugby great Paul O’Connell said something very simple that still made headlines because it confirmed a characteristic of our country …

Amsterdam has become the world's first capital city to ban public advertisements for both meat and fossil fuel products. Since 1 May, adverts for burgers, petrol cars and airlines have …

The process of relocating people from New Orleans should start immediately as the city has reached a “point of no return” that will see it surrounded by the ocean within …