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• Medellín’s sublime return to nature – in pictures

  09-06-2025 20:00 via theguardian.com
  Over the last decade, Colombia’s ‘city of eternal spring’ has embarked on an ambitious effort to restore greenery to public parks, transit corridors and even high-rises Continue reading...
  
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• World must move from ‘plunder to protection’ to save oceans, UN chief warns

  09-06-2025 18:56 via theguardian.com
  Speaking at summit in France, António Guterres calls for bold pledges to stop deep sea becoming ‘wild west’Nations must move from “plunder to protection” in order to save the world’s seas from crisis, the UN chief, António Guterres, told the ocean summit on Monday.All countries must come forward with “bold pledges” including a biodiversity target to protect at least 30% of the ocean by 2030, to tackle plastic pollution, overfishing and for
  
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• Jaws at 50: Spielberg’s marine masterpiece transformed the movies – and us

  09-06-2025 18:13 via theguardian.com
  The original blockbuster turned fear of sharks into decades of persecution but, at long last, the tide may be turningFifty years ago the world was changed for ever by a shark. On 20 June 1975, cinemagoers in the US were the first to experience the visceral thrills and oceanic spills of Jaws.It’s the original blockbuster, it inspired an entire genre of “sharksploitation” entertainment, and it transformed what millions thought about sharks, for better and for worse. Continue read
  
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• Israeli forces halt Gaza-bound aid yacht carrying Greta Thunberg – video

  09-06-2025 11:50 via theguardian.com
  Israeli forces have taken command of a vessel that tried to circumvent its naval blockade of the Gaza Strip, sending the boat and its crew of 12 – including the activist Greta Thunberg – to a port in Israel, according to officials. The UK-flagged Madleen, operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), was trying to deliver a symbolic amount of aid to Gaza on Monday to raise international awareness to the humanitarian crisis there. However, the boat was boarded by I
  
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• What a hoot! Owl sightings increase in London – and not just in the leafy suburbs

  09-06-2025 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Chances are, wherever you live, if there’s greenery around there will be owls there tooIt is dusk, a short walk from the big Ikea in Croydon, and a barn owl is emerging from its nest to hunt. In the fading light, the male owl sits on a fence post to survey the rough grass below. He has a busy evening ahead: he is responsible for feeding a roosting female for the next few weeks while she cares for their chicks. The owl hops to another fence post. Suddenly, he dives into the grass below, eme
  
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• There’s an invader turning huge swathes of Britain into deserts – and these dead zones are spreading | George Monbiot

  09-06-2025 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Vast areas of land are now dominated by one species – purple moor-grass – and good luck with seeing a bird or insect there. How do we revive these habitats?Deserts are spreading across great tracts of Britain, yet few people seem to have noticed, and fewer still appear to care. It is one of those astonishing situations I keep encountering: in which vast, systemic problems – in this case, I believe, covering thousands of square kilometres – hide in plain sight.I realise th
  
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• ‘Ticking timebomb’: sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems – study

  09-06-2025 06:00 via theguardian.com
  Ocean acidification has already crossed a crucial threshold for planetary health, scientists say in unexpected findingMore on this story: How the ‘evil twin’ of the climate crisis is threatening our oceansThe world’s oceans are in worse health than realised, scientists have said today, as they warn that a key measurement shows we are “running out of time” to protect marine ecosystems.Ocean acidification, often called the “evil twin” of the climate crisis
  
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• How the ‘evil twin’ of the climate crisis is threatening our oceans

  09-06-2025 06:00 via theguardian.com
  In seas around the world pH levels are falling – and scientists are increasingly frustrated that the problem is not being taken seriously enoughRead more: ‘Ticking timebomb’: sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems – studyOn a clear day at Plymouth marina you can see across the harbour out past Drake’s Island – named after the city’s most famous son, Francis Drake – to the Channel. It’s quite often possible to s
  
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