Institute of Water and Environment launches 1/4/2016

Essential for life, water is the most important resource on the planet, and also one of the most imperiled. ...more

Cloud atlas uses satellite data to predict where species live 1/4/2016

Want to save a species? Look to the skies. Patterns in the clouds can be used to decipher the complex patterns of ecosystems on Earth, predicting where species live more accurately than the methods currently used by conservationists. ...more

Endangered Goliath heron chicks hatch at Sharjah reserve 31/3/2016

Three endangered Goliath heron chicks are being nurtured at a Sharjah nature reserve. ...more

Climate forecasts underestimate sea-rise impact of Antarctic thaw: study 31/3/2016

Sea levels could rise 50 cm (20 inches) more this century than had been expected, according to a report published on Wednesday which found that Antarctic ice will melt faster than previously thought. ...more

Hundreds of UK churches set to go green, switch to renewable energy-charities 31/3/2016

More than 400 churches in the United Kingdom plan to switch to clean energy providers for their light and heat, shifting spending of 1 million pounds ($1.4 million) to renewables from fossil fuels, two Christian charities said on Wednesday. ...more

Mexico City temporarily restricts all cars after smog alert 31/3/2016

Metropolitan authorities on Wednesday temporarily ordered all cars to remain idle one day a week in response to this notoriously smoggy capital's worst air-quality crisis in over a decade. ...more

Kenya ivory amnesty ahead of record-breaking tusk burning 31/3/2016

Kenya on Wednesday launched a three-week amnesty to hand in ivory and rhino horn ahead of the world's biggest burning of ivory next month. ...more

Baynounah TV partners with houbara fund to promote conservation 30/3/2016

A local UAE TV station is teaming up with the International Fund for Houbara Conservation to promote the protection of the birds. ...more

DiCaprio visits Indonesian jungle to support environmentalists 30/3/2016

Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio has visited the Indonesian jungle to help protect a biodiverse area from deforestation. ...more

Global elderly population exploding: US report 30/3/2016

The number of people globally aged 65 and over is expected to more than double by 2050 as the world's senior population continues to rocket, a US study said Monday. ...more