Amazon CEO Bezos unveils Climate Pledge Arena plan
Amazon has acquired the naming rights for a new sports stadium in Seattle and announced it will be called “Climate Pledge Arena.”
Back in February,...
Waterborne toxic pollutants can affect fish for generations
Endocrine disruptors mimic hormones in the body and can lead to adverse biological effects in animals.
The effects of some forms of chemical poisoning acquired...
Covid-19 pandemic has been a mixed blessing for the climate
When the entire economy is safely reopened, there will be a massive rebound in economic activity.
As people were being forced to stay home with...
A new record of summer heat is registered in the Arctic...
On June 20 local experts in the Russian town of Verkhoyansk reported that the mercury climbed all the way up to 38 degrees.
Temperatures of...
Rebuilding a shattered Iraq, with the recycled debris of war
Wars end, but no one can go home until rubble and environmental risk are cleared. In Iraq, they’re recycling conflict debris in order to...
Nanoplastics can accumulate even in the tissues of plants
This can have both direct ecological effects and implications for agricultural sustainability and food safety, experts warn.
As plastic waste has reached endemic proportions worldwide,...
Manila’s search for energy security
The Philippines wants to wean itself off coal-fired power plants even as it seeks to meet its growing energy needs.
The Philippines has seen its...
Half of the planet’s land areas can still be saved from...
At present only around 15% of the planet’s land surface area is protected in some form.
Over the past century Earth has undergone dramatic changes...
Plastic dust rains on the Grand Canyon and other remote wildlands
As much as 1,000 tons of plastic dust rains down on national parks and remote areas of wilderness in the United States.
Climate change. Deforestation....
The first discovery of Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Nests in the...
Sharjah Environment and Protect Areas Authority confirms its presence after detailed inspection on site
-HE Hana Al Suwaidi: The discovery adds to the list of...
We can heal the planet if we set our mind to...
The year 2020 has the eerie feel of the first chapter in a dystopian novel, but the idea that something must be done about...
Cash program for Indonesia’s poor also protects its forests
Indonesia’s PKH cash program keeps rural villagers from turning to forest resources in order to weather shocks.
Cash payments meant to help poor rural Indonesian...


















