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Metaphor consists in giving the thing a name that belongs to something else. -- Aristotle, Poetics (1457b) It all seemed familiar. Anthropomorphised Mother Nature in vengeful mood; humans wondering if they might meet a frozen demise in trapped vehicles; the planners taking stock as to how best to cope with grim circumstances. The New York

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022  

The continued loss of nature has become a systemic risk for the global economy. A new Nature Economy report found that, in more than half the world, GDP depends on nature.

Nature supports life on Earth. We have a commitment anew to heal her.

With a new government in place and the chairmanship of Asean coming up in 2024, Malaysia is positioned to lead the fight for the environment domestically, regionally and internationally.

Read more about 2022 Year in Review: Amid global turmoil, UN doggedly pursues international climate agreements on Devdiscourse

We look back at the top environmental highlights of the last year.

Despite strong evidence that human activity played a role in catastrophic weather events, and the emergence of a fuel crisis sparked by the war in

Cop15’s long-awaited agreement will be closely watched, says the Guardian’s biodiversity editor, but it was by no means the only positive nature news, despite the heartbreaking ravages of avian flu

At the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), 23 countries and organizations, led by Colombia and supported by Germany, launched