Sahara Desert Project to grow 10 hectares of food in Tunisian desert 18/3/2016

With 75 percent of its country comprised of desert, it’s not easy for Tunisia to grow food. But the Sahara Forest Project aims to change that with a $30 million facility funded by the Norwegian Foreign Ministry. ...more

Bhutan celebrates the birth of new prince by planting 108,000 trees 18/3/2016

The newest addition to the Bhutanese royal family got quite the welcome: 108,000 saplings were planted in honor of the prince’s birth. ...more

Drones set to revolutionize ecological monitoring: research 18/3/2016

Ecologists have a new tool for protecting the environment and monitoring ecological changes, according to an Australian study published on Thursday: drones. ...more

Green entrepreneurs tackle Indonesia's growing trash mountains (Video) 18/3/2016

Some residents of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, frustrated by the mounting trash problem across the sprawling metropolis, have started taking matters into their own hands. ...more

European cars to use more aluminum to meet CO2 targets 18/3/2016

The amount of light, recyclable aluminum in European cars will rise to 180 kg on average by 2020 as automakers look to cut harmful carbon emissions, a senior metals industry official said. ...more

China wasted 20 percent of wind power generated in 2015 18/3/2016

Energy wastage on wind farms in China worsened in 2015, as plunging utilization rates kept 33.9 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) from being delivered to the grid, the energy regulator said, the equivalent of a fifth of total generated wind power. ...more

Etihad gets on board with ending illegal trade of wildlife 17/3/2016

Etihad Airways has signed an agreement to help end the illegal trade in wildlife. ...more

How two amazing teenage girls convinced Bali to ban plastic bags 17/3/2016

Two teenage sisters have taken a stand against pollution in Bali – and they’ve convinced the government to ban plastic bags by the year 2018. ...more

Doubling renewables by 2030 could save $4.2 trillion/year: research 17/3/2016

Doubling the share of renewables in the global energy mix to 36 percent by 2030 could save the world economy up to $4.2 trillion a year, research by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) showed on Wednesday. ...more

On world water day, 650 million people can't get a safe drink 17/3/2016

Some 650 million people, or one in 10 of the world's population, do not have access to safe water, putting them at risk of infectious diseases and premature death. ...more