Members of the European Parliament wearing tee-shirts reading "Restore Nature" react as they take part in a voting session on EU nature restoration law during a plenary session at the European ...

Landmark court rulings in Colombia and Bangladesh gave rivers a voice, but a new report says deep-seated issues are blocking ...

The Earth is “on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster,” according to “The 2024 State of the Climate Report.” Sounding the alarm on the “emergency” we find ourselves in, the report warns that ...

BRUSSELS, March 20 (Reuters) - European Union countries on Wednesday delayed a planned vote on the bloc's policy to restore nature, after too few governments signalled they would approve the flagship ...

A paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences describes "a missing law of nature," recognizing for the first time an important norm within the natural world's workings. In ...

The mountain dominates the western coast of New Zealand’s North Island, also known as Aotearoa. Its peak is like the center point of a sundial, the shadows on its slopes telling time. The cloud ...

BRUSSELS, March 25 (Reuters) - The European Union's flagship policy to restore damaged nature is hanging in the balance, with a vote to pass the law on Monday cancelled after Hungary withdrew its ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an attorney who writes about sustainability law and policy. On June 17, the Council of the European Union formally adopted ...

Will the Great Lakes, one of the natural wonders of the United States, be allowed to go to court to defend their rights to exist on equal terms with the human race? Last month, a bill was introduced ...

A recently published scientific article proposes a sweeping new law of nature, approaching the matter with dry, clinical efficiency that still reads like poetry. “A pervasive wonder of the natural ...

As we celebrate our country's 250th anniversary, it seems fitting to remember our founding fathers were dreamers, attempting to create a foundation that would last a new nation for as long as they ...

Is there an obligation to obey the law? If so, does the obligation exist only when the reasons behind the law apply or even when they don't? If the latter--if there is an obligation to obey the law ...