environment
Tiny indigenous land highlights Brazil’s environmental woes
Environment
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
Environment
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
Environment
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…
Glass frogs reappear in Bolivia after 18 years
Environment
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…
French campaigners highlight trawlers’ deadly toll on dolphins
World
January 21, 2020
French campaigners highlight trawlers’ deadly toll on dolphins
Three knocks on the cabin door: “Half past midnight!” It’s time for the team from Sea Shepherd, a group dedicated…
Malaysia sends back trash, says won’t be world’s waste bin
Environment
January 20, 2020
Malaysia sends back trash, says won’t be world’s waste bin
PENANG, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia has sent back 150 containers of plastic waste to 13 mainly rich countries since the…
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon up 85 percent in 2019
Environment
January 15, 2020
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon up 85 percent in 2019
Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil soared 85 percent in 2019, compared with the previous year, official data…
Oceans were hottest on record in 2019
Environment
January 14, 2020
Oceans were hottest on record in 2019
The world’s oceans were the hottest in recorded history in 2019, scientists said on Tuesday, as manmade emissions warmed seas…
Koalas, wallabies endangered by Australia bushfires ‘ecological disaster’
World
January 13, 2020
Koalas, wallabies endangered by Australia bushfires ‘ecological disaster’
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The Australian government committed A$50 million ($34.58 million) to an emergency wildlife recovery program on Monday, calling…
CBE to issue environmentally friendly polymer banknotes
Business
January 10, 2020
CBE to issue environmentally friendly polymer banknotes
The Central Bank of Egypt will begin printing environmentally-friendly currency made of polymer upon relocation to its new headquarters in…