Smog chokes Indian capital as pollution hits hazardous levels 1/11/2016

Residents of New Delhi woke up to a blanket of smog on Monday as air quality deteriorated sharply overnight in India's capital, triggering warnings that even healthy people were at risk of respiratory problems. ...more

'Bionic' plants can detect explosives 1/11/2016

Scientists have transformed the humble spinach plant into a bomb detector. ...more

Leonardo DiCaprio’s new climate change film is now streaming 1/11/2016

DiCaprio, a longtime environmental activist, tackles the biggest challenge facing civilization in Before the Flood, a new documentary. ...more

World’s largest thermal solar plant could be coming to Nevada 1/11/2016

While thermal solar power plants have had a bit of trouble catching on in the US, solar energy company SolarReserve is hoping to change that. ...more

Dubai’s newest mall will be built around a large botanical garden 31/10/2016

Cityland Group in Dubai is building a massive nature-inspired shopping complex, costing an estimated 1.1 billion dirhams ($299 million). ...more

One in seven children suffer high air pollution: UNICEF 31/10/2016

Almost one in seven children worldwide live in areas with high levels of outdoor air pollution, mostly in South Asia, and their growing bodies are most vulnerable to damage, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said on Monday. ...more

Tanzanian president tells security forces to pursue wildlife poachers 31/10/2016

Tanzania's president on Saturday ordered the security forces to go after top criminals financing organized networks behind elephant poaching, saying no one was "untouchable". ...more

Tesla shows off solar roof tiles 31/10/2016

Roof tiles with built-in solar panels have been unveiled by Tesla chief executive Elon Musk. ...more

Melting glaciers in Bolivia could cause catastrophic floods 31/10/2016

Bolivia, which holds 20 percent of the world's tropical glaciers has seen its glaciers shrink by 43% since the mid-1980s. The melting has left behind at least 25 unstable glacial lakes capable of causing sudden and catastrophic outburst floods. ...more

AFED 2016 Conference in November at AUB: Sustainable development in a turbulent Arab world 28/10/2016

The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) will hold its ninth annual conference on November 10-11, to discuss the challenges and potential for achieving the 2030 sustainable development goals (SDGs) in a turbulent Arab world. ...more