Jonathan Watts
Jonathan Watts is the Guardian's global environment editor
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New global registry of invasive species is 'milestone' in protecting biodiversityNew catalogue expected to stand alongside the red list as an international means to fight extinction, by helping to stop biological invasions -
On the Amazon’s lawless frontier, murder mystery divides the locals and loggersThe violent murder of Sairá Ka’apor, in a logging town in Brazil’s Maranhão state, is still unsolved. But the story is all too familiar for the indigenous people fighting to protect the forest -
Kenya forest death: activists blame EU for ignoring human rights warningsEU criticised for its ‘poor response’ after an indigenous herder is killed during a forced eviction for a water conservation project it funds -
China oil spill: warning over seafood contaminationScientists say consumers should be wary of buying any seafood that may have passed through the area until the toxic impact of the spill has been assessed
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UN poised to move ahead with landmark treaty to protect high seasWaters outside national boundaries are currently unregulated, devastated by overfishing and pollution. 140 countries back the motion to establish a treaty -
Venezuela’s Maduro threatens to ban rivals from future electionsPresident delivers threat after three of four main opposition parties refuse to take part in Sunday’s mayoral polls -
Tony Whitten obituaryPassionate advocate for some of the world’s least-known creatures and for new approaches to wildlife conservation -
'We work under siege': the journalists who risk death for doing their jobsIn at least a dozen countries worldwide, the sword is proving mightier than the pen
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Copan strategy: the wild plan to revamp the ‘coolest building in Latin America’Once a crime-ridden mess, Oscar Niemeyer’s colossal curving structure has flourished thanks to the efforts of its fabled administrator. But can he push through his last, greatest scheme – the replacement of 72 million tiles? -
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