Climate Threat Global Challenges

600 Football Pitches of Nature Disappear Every Day

European green spaces are disappearing at a rate equivalent to an average of around 600 football pitches every day, reports The Guardian, citing satellite images taken over five years.

A quarter of the continent's green spaces have been replaced by paved roads and new housing estates. Naturalist Steve Carver says that exploitation is the main reason why biodiversity is threatened.

- But we are also losing arable land as our cities expand.

Climate activists awarded Right Livelihood Prize

Indigenous lawyer Julian Aguon and the student organization Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC) are awarded the Right Livelihood Prize. This is because they together took the climate crisis to the world's highest court, the ICJ, earlier this year, report Ekot and SVTNews.

The prize is awarded to people who fight for a better world. The award is given by the Right Livelihood Foundation, headquartered in Stockholm.

Three other people are being honored: an organization fighting against the military regime in Myanmar, a former minister in Taiwan and an aid organization in Sudan.

Many dead after earthquake in the Philippines

A strong earthquake hit the Philippines on Wednesday, international media reports. At least 69 people have died, local authorities say according to the BBC.

A state of emergency has been declared on the island of Cebu and hospitals are being overwhelmed by the injured, writes AFP. At the same time, rescue workers are searching for survivors in the rubble.

The earthquake follows Typhoon Ragasa, which hit the country last week and caused major flooding with several deaths as a result.