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Could alternative proteins take a bite out of the UAE's meat consumption? 24/2/2025
Could alternative proteins take a bite out of the UAE's meat consumption? New study finds that more than 20 per cent of Emirati consumers would consider making a change that could benefit their health - and the environment ...more
Countries warn against delaying global climate assessment after US exit 24/2/2025
Countries warn against delaying global climate assessment after US exit The European Union, Britain and climate-vulnerable developing countries have raised concerns about delays to the next global assessment of climate change, by the U.N.'s climate science panel, after the U.S. administration withdrew from the process. ...more
Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say 24/2/2025
Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say The Trump administration has halted the participation of U.S. scientists in key U.N. climate change assessments, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters, part of its broader withdrawal from climate change mitigation efforts and multilateral cooperation. ...more
Colombia deforestation rose 35% in 2024, minister says 24/2/2025
Colombia deforestation rose 35% in 2024, minister says Deforestation in Colombia rose 35% in 2024 from a 23-year low the previous year, fueled by an uptick in the Amazon region, Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said on Thursday. ...more
Europe’s big carnivores are on the rise – but can we live with bears next door? 24/2/2025
Europe’s big carnivores are on the rise – but can we live with bears next door? Numbers of animals once hunted as vermin are rising across the continent. But scientists worry about how we are going to get along with these predators. ...more
Arab Forum for Environment and Development Participates in the Fourth Saudi Media Forum 21/2/2025
Arab Forum for Environment and Development Participates in the Fourth Saudi Media Forum The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) participated in the Fourth Saudi Media Forum 2025 in Riyadh. ...more
Two-thirds of the Earth’s surface experienced record heat in 2024. See where and by how much – visualised 21/2/2025
Two-thirds of the Earth’s surface experienced record heat in 2024. See where and by how much – visualised In oceans and on land, from the north to the south pole, records were smashed for the monthly average temperature. ...more
Melting glaciers caused almost 2cm of sea level rise this century, study reveals 21/2/2025
Melting glaciers caused almost 2cm of sea level rise this century, study reveals Decades-long research shows world’s glaciers collectively lost 6.542tn tonnes of ice between 2000 and 2023. ...more
Europe greenwashing with north Africa’s renewable energy, report says 21/2/2025
Europe greenwashing with north Africa’s renewable energy, report says European countries are extracting renewable energy from Morocco and Egypt to “greenwash” their own economies, while leaving north Africans reliant on dirty imported fuels and paying the environmental costs, a Greenpeace report says. ...more
Fog harvesting could provide water for arid cities 21/2/2025
Fog harvesting could provide water for arid cities Capturing water from fog - on a large scale - could provide some of the driest cities in the world with drinking water. ...more
 
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