Environment
Roaring success: lions return to Rwanda, with rhinos next?
July 6, 2015
Roaring success: lions return to Rwanda, with rhinos next?
Groggy on their paws after waking from tranquillizers, lions have returned to Rwanda for the first time since the endangered…
UNESCO: Australia’s Great Barrier Reef outlook poor but not ‘in danger’
July 1, 2015
UNESCO: Australia’s Great Barrier Reef outlook poor but not ‘in danger’
The heritage committee of the UNESCO cultural agency said on Wednesday that the outlook for Australia's Great Barrier Reef was…
South Korea to cut 2030 greenhouse gas emissions by 37 percent from BAU levels
June 30, 2015
South Korea to cut 2030 greenhouse gas emissions by 37 percent from BAU levels
South Korea has finalized its 2030 target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 37 percent from business-as-usual (BAU) levels, higher…
Environment Ministry’s budget LE289 million
June 29, 2015
Environment Ministry’s budget LE289 million
Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy said the ministry's budget for next fiscal year (2015-2016) is LE289 million, up from last year…
Study: Coral breeding may help cooler reefs survive warming
June 27, 2015
Study: Coral breeding may help cooler reefs survive warming
Corals that naturally thrive in the hottest tropical waters can be bred with cousins in cooler seas to help them…
First lions to return to Rwanda after over two decades
June 27, 2015
First lions to return to Rwanda after over two decades
Lions will return to Rwanda for the first time in more than two decades, wildlife officials have said, after the…
Florida discusses reduced protection for endangered panther
June 24, 2015
Florida discusses reduced protection for endangered panther
Florida’s wildlife agency may cut back on its efforts to save the endangered Florida panther two decades after helping return…
Ministry tasks cements factories with finding ways to reduce emissions
June 24, 2015
Ministry tasks cements factories with finding ways to reduce emissions
Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy has said that he set conditions for cement factories wanting to use coal in their operations…
Climate change health risk is a ‘medical emergency’, experts warn
June 23, 2015
Climate change health risk is a ‘medical emergency’, experts warn
The threat to human health from climate change is so great that it could undermine the last 50 years of…
Nutella not planet’s friend, says French minister
June 17, 2015
Nutella not planet’s friend, says French minister
French Environment Minister Ségolène Royal has sparked a debate over Nutella after announcing in a recent interview with French TV…