THERE'S nothing like the sweet taste of victory, especially when it's long in coming.

Kingston Tigers' wicketkeeper batsman, Chadwick Walton, continued his fine form this season

From the moment he became a trainer, Frederick Watson says his dream was to win the Derby.

GIVEN the financial position of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), John Barnes had resigned

Located in a global hotspot for biodiversity, Los Angeles County is home to more than 4,000 distinct species of plants and animals, including 52 endangered species - more than any county outside of Hawaii. And with 1 million animal and plant species facing extinction due to human activity, according to the United Nations, efforts to better understand the factors that shape biodiversity in Los Angeles could help shape global conservation efforts.

Rampant deforestation, uncontrolled expansion of agriculture, infrastructure development and exploitation of wild species have created a 'perfect storm' for the spillover of diseases from wildlife to people.

THE Oxford Dictionary describes the environment as "the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates". Humankind has been reliant on the environment for its existence for as long as humans have been living on earth. In numerous ways, the future survival of humankind will depend on how we take care of our air, soil, rivers, oceans, animals and plants.

"The coronavirus pandemic has made abundantly clear that if life is to thrive on this Earth, human and nonhuman, we need cooperation at all scales-global, regional, binational, within a nation, interstate, and in our local communities. And we need to learn how to coexist with and have compassion for our nonhuman relatives-and acknowledge in the midst of this pandemic that bats are not our enemies."

In these unusual and tragic times, I am indeed grateful that we are able to connect virtually to continue the business of environmental governance. While the efforts of all your capitals are correctly focused on preventing human suffering, as parts of the world move slowly towards recovery, the environmental agenda remains one of our most powerful insurance policies in preventing future global pandemics like COVID-19.

And against the backdrop of threatened lives, crippled businesses and damaged economies, the UN chief warned the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are also under threat.

"Pollinators were the key," says Edgar Mora, reflecting on the decision to recognise every bee, bat, hummingbird and butterfly as a citizen of Curridabat during his 12-year spell as mayor.

The world's two largest economies are both partners and rivals, deeply intertwined but also with divergent interests. How will these contradictions resolve themselves following COVID-19?

The sports industry is harnessing digital engagement to enhance fan experiences and cope with threats to its traditional business model

Healthcare insiders explain their hopes and fears for the government's plan to create a new AI lab within NHSX

Researchers from the venture capital firm Octopus Ventures gave much of the credit to QUBIS, the university's dedicated commercialisation arm

A decade of precarity for young workers has changed perceptions and expectations around the labour movement. Can digital offer a set of tools to boost engagement?

From its brightly coloured card to the user experience of its app and the benefits it offers, the long-gestating Natwest fintech project looks like little more than a Monzo copycat

What happens when a service you shared your personal data with is acquired by a giant corporation?

As the venture capital world gets a hot new buzz phrase in 'founder-market fit', serial founder Alex Depledge counters with her view that industry experience doesn't help founders crack a market

Montreal, 26 September 2008 - The province of Santa Elena, the newest province in Ecuador, emerged as the first jurisdiction in the world to proclaim a provincial day for protected areas, the Prefecta of the province, Ms. Ana Triviño Cisneros, has announced. To be celebrated annually on 23 September, the Day celebrates the designation of a new marine protected area off Ecuador's coast aimed at conserving about 47,000 hectares of some of the world's most spectacular biodiversity.