Les choses ne sont pas aussi terribles qu’elles en ont l’air.

En 2025, la déforestation dans l'Amazonie brésilienne a reculé de 23,5 % par rapport à 2024, et de 21 % à l'échelle nationale, selon MapBiomas. Meilleure application de la loi, surveillance satellitaire et pression des marchés ont contribué au recul. Sur les terres autochtones, les coupes à blanc ont

La déforestation de l’Amazonie brésilienne chute de près d’un quart

La déforestation de l’Amazonie brésilienne chute de près d’un quart

12 juin 2026

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La déforestation de l’Amazonie brésilienne chute de près d’un quart

1 juin 2026

L’Amérique latine approche les 10.000 bus électriques en service

More than 9,900 electric buses are now operating across Latin America and the Caribbean, according to E-Bus Radar data. Cities including Santiago have expanded large-scale fleets as battery-powered buses increasingly replace diesel models, reducing urban air pollution and cutting dependence on imported fossil fuels.

1 juin 2026

Une monnaie bavaroise relie achats locaux et baisse du CO2

What began as a school project in Germany’s Chiemgau region has become a mini-economy that circulates about five million Chiemgauers a year. Residents can earn the local currency by installing solar panels, repairing clothes or sharing cars. The model that has helped avoid 12,800 tons of CO2 in four years.

1 juin 2026

Des chercheurs transforment des emballages alimentaires en plastique à dégradation rapide

Researchers have developed a one-step process that converts existing plastics into a new material that degrades significantly faster. The method replaces oxygen atoms with sulfur in the plastic's structure, weakening its molecular bonds. Published in Chem Circularity, the process is described as easily scalable to industrial quantities.

1 juin 2026

Les polluants éternels chutent de 74 % dans des œufs d’oiseaux marins

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1 juin 2026

Un assureur américain récompense sport et alimentation saine avec des primes réduites

The "Vitality" program gives policyholders points for exercising, tracking sleep, buying vegetables, and attending health screenings. Points unlock discounts on smartwatches, gift cards, and hotel stays. Members walk twice as many daily steps as the average American, and about half of those with high blood pressure brought their levels into a healthy range within a year.

1 juin 2026

L’ibis huppé du Japon, disparu depuis 2003, retrouve son dernier habitat connu

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27 mai 2026

Des cellules immunitaires mémorisent les tumeurs ovariennes et ouvrent la voie à des vaccins

Researchers have shown for the first time that memory B cells — the immune system's long-term defenders — can migrate from lymph nodes into ovarian tumors and produce antibodies targeting them. Over a third of those antibodies bound strongly to ovarian cancer cells, pointing to a new class of cancer vaccines.

27 mai 2026

Le Congo supprime les visas pour tous les Africains dès 2027

President Denis Sassou Nguesso announced on May 25 that the Republic of Congo will abolish visa requirements for all African nationals from January 1, 2027. Congo joins Benin, Togo, Rwanda, Ghana, Seychelles, and The Gambia in embracing continent-wide free movement.

27 mai 2026

Le rire construit le cerveau de l’enfant, pas seulement son humeur

Research by Dr. Jacqueline Harding of Middlesex University has shown that laughter reduces cortisol and epinephrine, raises dopamine, serotonin, and endorphins, strengthens immunity, and activates the working memory and frontal lobes. Shared play and humor belong at the center of early childhood development, not at its edges.

27 mai 2026

Une étude de 10 ans crée la première réserve marine indonésienne pour requins baleines

We've told you about the satellite tagging study of 70 whale sharks in Indonesia that revealed previously unknown migration routes, feeding grounds, and a nursery — the data are now being used to establish the country's first whale shark-specific marine protected area in Saleh Bay, Sumbawa, as it's a permanent home, not a seasonal stop.

27 mai 2026

L’Espagne alloue 9 milliards pour une transition énergétique accessible à tous

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27 mai 2026

À Malmö, l’urine des supporters de foot devient engrais agricole

As part of a plan to reduce Sweden’s dependence on imported fossil-fuel-based synthetic fertilizer, the Eleda Stadion was fitted with 15 urinals and one urine-diverting toilet. The collected urine is transformed into Granurin pellets together with oat drink by-products — a slow-release fertilizer for use on crops, oat fields, and football pitches.

25 mai 2026

La Colombie interdit par loi les cosmétiques testés sur les animaux

25 mai 2026

L’ONU valide à 141 voix la décision historique sur le climat

The UN General Assembly voted 141 to 8 on May 20 to endorse last year's International Court of Justice opinion declaring climate inaction a violation of international law. The resolution — opposed by the US, Russia, Iran, and Saudi Arabia — calls for phasing out fossil fuel subsidies and requires states to provide reparations for climate damage.

25 mai 2026

Le pape reconnaît le rôle historique du Vatican dans l’esclavage

Pope Leo XIV issued the first papal apology, directly acknowledging the Vatican’s role in legitimizing slavery and delaying its condemnation for centuries. In his first encyclical, the US-born pontiff linked that history to modern labor exploitation tied to artificial intelligence and mineral extraction.

25 mai 2026

Les chiens d’hôpital s’imposent dans les soins pédiatriques aux États-Unis

More children's hospitals across the US are adding full-time facility dogs — specially trained working dogs embedded in care teams. Research shows they lower pain, blood pressure, and cortisol levels in young patients. One nonprofit, Canine Assistants in Georgia, has placed over 80 dogs nationally, and the annual Facility Dog Summit nearly doubled in attendance from 2024 to 2025.

25 mai 2026

Le Vermont renforce les droits des détenus transgenres incarcérés

Vermont lawmakers approved a bill requiring prisons to respect transgender inmates’ identities, provide staff training and consider housing requests based on gender identity. The measure, passed as federal protections face legal battles, would expand safeguards against abuse and harassment in custody.

25 mai 2026

Un jaguar sauvage naît en Argentine pour la première fois en 30 ans

For the first time in at least 30 years, a wild jaguar has been born in Argentina's Gran Chaco Forest. The cub, Bermejo, is the son of Nalá — a captive-born female released in 2024 by Fundación Rewilding Argentina — and a wild male, a world first for large felines.