Environment
As nations bicker, a greener future evolves in finance
February 9, 2020
As nations bicker, a greener future evolves in finance
Away from the toxic atmosphere at climate summit talks, in boardrooms, banks and trading houses, a transformation in green finance…
Amazon deforestation for January hits record
February 8, 2020
Amazon deforestation for January hits record
Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil more than doubled in January compared with the previous year, according to official…
At home with couple who saved baby kangaroos from the fires
February 7, 2020
At home with couple who saved baby kangaroos from the fires
WYTALIBA, Australia (Reuters) — Even as a fierce bushfire bore down on the rural Australian community of Wytaliba, Gary Wilson…
Tiny indigenous land highlights Brazil’s environmental woes
February 6, 2020
Tiny indigenous land highlights Brazil’s environmental woes
SAO PAULO (AP) — Their bodies painted black, dozens of members the Brazil’s Guarani Mbya tribe lift their hands and…
Egypt’s Environment, Agriculture ministries sign afforestation protocol
February 3, 2020
Egypt’s Environment, Agriculture ministries sign afforestation protocol
Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Agriculture Mohamed al-Qusayr and Qaliubiya Governor Abdel Hamid al-Haggan signed a protocol of joint…
How your clothes become microfibre pollution in the sea
February 1, 2020
How your clothes become microfibre pollution in the sea
From the polar ice cap to the Mariana Trench 10 kilometers below the waves, synthetic microfibres spat out by household…
As forests burn around the world, drinking water is at risk
January 31, 2020
As forests burn around the world, drinking water is at risk
Fabric curtains stretch across the huge Warragamba Dam to trap ash and sediment expected to wash off wildfire-scorched slopes and…
Glass frogs reappear in Bolivia after 18 years
January 28, 2020
Glass frogs reappear in Bolivia after 18 years
A rare species of frog native to the eastern slopes of the Bolivian Andes has been spotted in the South…
Egypt to celebrate National Environment Day on January 27
January 23, 2020
Egypt to celebrate National Environment Day on January 27
Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad has announced that January 27 will now mark Egypt’s National Environment Day, which will…
Trump tears into environmental ‘doom’ mongers at Davos forum
January 22, 2020
Trump tears into environmental ‘doom’ mongers at Davos forum
President Donald Trump tore into environmental “prophets of doom” at the Davos forum Tuesday, rejecting fiery warnings from teenage campaigner…