Pollution levels highly harmful to wildlife in quarter of England’s neighbourhoods, research finds 4/9/2024

More than a quarter of neighbourhoods in England have pollution levels that are highly harmful to wildlife, new data shows. ...more

Five seabirds added to UK red list of most concern 4/9/2024

Five seabird species have been added to the UK red list of birds at most need of conservation, joining others such as the puffin. ...more

UAE committed to 40% emissions reduction, says climate minister 3/9/2024

Dr. Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak Al Shamsi, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, has said the UAE is committed to a nationwide pledge announced last year to reduce emissions by 40 per cent compared to a "business-as-usual" scenario by 2030. ...more

Environment Agency –Abu Dhabi launches sea cage aquaculture project using Artificial Intelligence tools 3/9/2024

Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD) launched the first sea cages aquaculture project in Abu Dhabi. ...more

Africa faces steep costs as temperatures soar, says WMO 3/9/2024

Africa faces an increasingly heavy toll from climate change with many countries having to spend up to 9% of their budgets battling climate extremes, a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report said on Monday. ...more

Buying one pair of jeans and a T-shirt second hand saves 20,000 bottles of water 3/9/2024

Buying a pair of second-hand jeans and a T-shirt can save the equivalent of 20,000 bottles of water, according to new analysis by Oxfam. ...more

Colony of invasive red dwarf honeybee found for first time in Europe 3/9/2024

The red dwarf honeybee has established a colony in Europe for the first time, scientists have found. ...more

How Tunisian seaweed is changing the future of food production 2/9/2024

An eco-revolution is taking root beneath the waves of Tunisia's Bizerte lagoon. ...more

Countries still far apart on COP29 finance goal 2/9/2024

With less than three months until this year's COP29 UN climate negotiations, countries remain far from agreement on the summit's biggest task: to agree a new funding target to help developing countries cope with climate change. ...more

Brazil's Amazon rainforest fires in August reach 14-year high 2/9/2024

The number of fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest region for the month of August surged to the highest level since 2010, government data showed on Sunday, after a record drought that has been plaguing the biome. ...more