Environment and ecosystems

A group of Indonesian citizens affected by the late-2025 Sumatra floods and landslides have filed a lawsuit with a court in Jakarta in an effort to hold the Indonesian government accountable for what they describe as an “ecological disaster.”

Dutch cities are increasingly facing foundation problems as a result of low groundwater levels, shrinking clay soils and land subsidence. Climate change is exacerbating these effects.

The UK government’s recent national security assessment highlights the risks of accelerating global ecosystem degradation for UK food security.

For decades, the United States made steady progress in reducing surface ozone pollution, the main ingredient in smog. But that progress is increasingly being overshadowed by a different and growing source of ozone pollution: wildfires.

This report introduces a framework for assessing climate change and disaster-related losses of biodiversity and ecosystem services.

World Resources Institute asked four experts how this year’s El Niño may differ from past events.

Nearly a quarter of the land in Ethiopia is degraded. It has lost its quality and can no longer grow crops, support plant life, or hold water as it used to.