Weekly round-up 30th October

It's good to see you! Thanks for checking in on this week's round-up of news about our planet. People like you caring and learning about our shared home makes a world of difference. And today we've got some urgent stories for you, including the latest info on the climate crisis and a look at what we need to do to protect people and nature everywhere. With that, we'll let you get to reading – and hope you have a great start to the first week of November.

Image credit: © Germund Sellgren / WWF-Sweden

Helping nature recover

An unmissable opportunity to reverse nature loss is coming up – and we need leaders to take it. At the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) in December a new framework for nature will be adopted. This is our chance to secure a better future for people and nature:

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Shocking new climate report

This week, a new report revealed that governments' climate plans are still not strong enough to limit warming to 1.5°C. In fact, they're on track to warm our planet by 2.5°C, which would be catastrophic. Leaders must take ambitious actions – now:

Solutions for our living planet

We know that – at this very moment – climate change is moving faster than we are. And we know we're way off track to meet the targets we need to hit in order to protect our one shared home. The good thing is that solutions exist. Now, we must invest in them:

Do insects "play"?

There's so much to learn from the animals we share this planet with – no matter how big or small they are. So much is still left to be discovered. Only recently, researchers found that bumblebees actually play with each other. Here's why that's special:

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Listening to nature

There's music in nature – all you have to do is listen in. And that's exactly what scientists are doing in the Amazon. By listening to the rich sounds of the forest, they're aiming to access its health – and work to protect it:

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