Cable car proposal is Nepal’s latest plan to commercialize national parks
Nepal’s Ministry of Forest and Environment is considering allowing the construction of ropeways to carry cable cars within protected areas, according to a draft...
Sharjah Research Academy, University of Sharjah, SEWA and QATRA organise workshop...
To promote sustainability and prevent the overuse of natural resources
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 03 November 2019, (AETOSWire): The Sharjah Research Academy organized a...
Philippines oil spill may reverberate long after cleanup declared complete
On March 1, the MT Princess Empress oil tanker sank in the Philippines, carrying 900,000 liters (237,754 gallons) of industrial fuel oil. A huge...
U.N. report calls for the ban of mercury trade and its...
Small-scale gold mining is the key driver of global mercury demand, according to a U.N. report on the highly toxic metal, with South America...
More than R10 million collected through a buy-back initiative for recyclable...
More than R10 million collected through a buy-back initiative for recyclable material
More than R10 million has been paid out to community members and over...
Pollinator declines linked to half million early human deaths annually: Study
A new modeling study finds that half a million people are currently dying prematurely every year due to global insect pollinator decline because of...
Wild pigs release as many emissions as 1 million cars a...
Wild pigs are one of the most damaging invasive species on Earth, and they do more than just damage crops and plants.
Whether you call them feral...
Climate of fear persists among Nepal’s eco defenders as threats rise
Environmental human rights defenders in Nepal continue to fear for their safety and lives amid a lack of protection from the government, a new...
More than half of reef sharks and rays threatened with extinction,...
More than half of known species of coral reef sharks and rays are already threatened with extinction, mostly because of overfishing, according to new...
Overexploitation threatens Amazon fisheries with collapse, study warns
Fishers in the Amazon Basin are catching smaller species of fish than before, indicating overexploitation of the region’s aquatic biodiversity, a new study says.The...
