Nada Farhoud

19 people died and thousands were made homeless when the Fundão tailings dam near the city of Mariana burst, unleashing 60m cubic metres of toxic waste obliterating everything in its path

Giant African pouched rats have been trained to be trained to sniff out illegal wildlife products like elephant tusks, rhino horns and pangolin scales, writes Mirror environment editor Nada Farhoud

This year's COP conference is once again taking place in a major oil-producing country with a sketchy climate change record as scientists warn humanity is already reaching its tipping point

A COP24 report says 2015-2024 will be warmest ten years on record with the loss of ice from glaciers and extreme weather, like Spain’s recent floods and USA hurricanes wreaking havoc on communities

Climate activist has called a protest tonight in Tbilisi, Georgia, as it is the closest many who wish to attend the climate talks but do not wish to fly there can get to Baku

Speaking at the Cop29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, Keir Starmer vowed to cut polluting greenhouse gas emissions by 81% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels

The Mirror's Environment Editor Nada Farhoud has said previous UK governments have left us off track to meet our current emission targets so if Starmer is serious, his team needs to move faster

Mega farms, of which there are 1,176 in the UK, account for one-third of direct greenhouse gas emissions - more than all the world’s planes, trains and cars put together

One million seals once lived in the Caspian Sea, near Cop29, about 100 years ago but today less than 10 per cent remain with the species facing possible extinction

As the UN's climate summit COP29 enters it's second week, the Mirror's environment editor Nada Farhoud describes a side of Azerbaijan that the world leaders won't have seen