White rhinos return to Mozambique park after 40 years
(AFP) A Mozambican park welcomed its first white rhinos in 40 years on Friday after...
California lawmakers pass sweeping bill to reduce non-recyclable plastic
(AFP) Garbage be gone: California’s legislature has passed an ambitious bill mandating reduction of non-recyclable plastic by at least 30...
Horseshoe crabs: 'Living fossils' vital for vaccine safety
(AFP) On a bright moonlit night, a team of scientists and volunteers head out to a protected beach along the...
Kazakhstan mulls endangered antelope cull after population boom
(AFP) Kazakhstan is considering culls of its endangered saiga antelope, the ecology ministry told AFP Thursday, after citing scientific advice...
Leaders must deliver 'strong' ocean treaties: Greenpeace
(AFP) Governments must adopt strong, enforceable treaties to protect oceans affected by global warming, overfishing and rampant pollution, Greenpeace activists...
Climate change cases surge as courts become environment battleground
(AFP) A quarter of all climate change-related legal cases since the 1980s were filed in the last two years, according...
India's women water warriors transform parched lands
(AFP) As the monsoon storms bear down on India, a dedicated group of women hope that after years of backbreaking...
Aquaculture drives aquatic food yields to new high
(AFP) The amount of fish, shellfish and algae caught in the wild and farmed in aquaculture hit a record 214...
Mucky business: Thai prisoners clean Bangkok sewers after pandemic delay
(AFP) Flecked with sewage, a Thai prisoner grapples with an overflowing bucket as he and his fellow inmates clean Bangkok’s...
Oceans key to global warming fight: US climate envoy
(AFP) Safeguarding the world’s oceans will be fundamental to tackling global warming, US climate envoy John Kerry told AFP on...
Nearly 1 in 4 globally at risk from severe flooding: study
(AFP) Almost a quarter of the world’s population are exposed to significant flood risks, according to new research published Tuesday,...
G7 disappoints with fossil fuel 'loophole'
An alliance of civil society organisations including Oil Change International also issued a scathing verdict, condemning the “loopholes” on gas...
7 million in 'desperate need' after Bangladesh floods
(AFP) More than seven million Bangladeshis are still in “desperate” need of shelter and aid after deadly floods earlier this...
Indonesian zoo breeds dozens of endangered baby Komodo dragons
(AFP) An Indonesian zoo has welcomed dozens of new baby Komodo dragons hatched in captivity in recent months as part...
'Unimaginable': Austria prepares to reopen coal power station
(AFP) At the Mellach coal power plant in southern Austria, spider webs have taken over the conveyor belts, and plants...
