Beijing to raise threshold for issuing air pollution 'red alerts' 22/2/2016

Beijing is to raise the thresholds for issuing its highest air pollution warnings, the state news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday, two months after acrid smog triggered the city's first ever "red alerts". ...more

UN climate chief Christiana Figueres to step down 22/2/2016

The UN's top climate diplomat, Christiana Figueres, has said she will leave her post in July. ...more

EPA asks Volkswagen to make electric cars in U.S.: Welt am Sonntag 22/2/2016

U.S. authorities have asked the German carmaker Volkswagen to produce electric vehicles in the United States as a way of making up for its rigging of emission tests, the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag reported. ...more

Agencies investing more than $40M for restoring forests 22/2/2016

The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service and the U.S. Forest Service have announced an investment of over $40 million for restoration of forests to reduce wildfire threats, protect water supplies, improve wildlife habitat and support rural economies. ...more

New Members Join AFED Board of Trustees 19/2/2016

Four new members who joined the Board of Trustees of Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) attended the half-annual Executive Committee meeting which convened in Dubai yesterday. ...more

The hottest place on Earth is covered in wildflowers after heavy autumn rain 19/2/2016

Death Valley, otherwise known as the hottest place on Earth, is awash in yellow and pink wildflowers this month. ...more

China needs more power to crack down on polluters - minister 19/2/2016

China needs more powers to crack down on polluting companies and local governments that protect them, the country's environment minister said on Thursday. ...more

Monarch butterfly numbers flutter up, but still off recent highs: study 19/2/2016

Favorable weather conditions at breeding grounds for monarch butterflies in Mexico are expected to help raise their numbers to possibly more than 100 million this year, about triple of a few years ago, a study released on Thursday said. ...more

Search on for stolen radioactive material 18/2/2016

Iraq is searching for “highly dangerous” radioactive material stolen last year, according to an Environment Ministry document and security, environmental and provincial officials who fear that it could be used as a weapon if acquired by the Islamic State. ...more

January 2016 hottest since records began: US agency 18/2/2016

Last month was the hottest January in modern times, US data showed Wednesday, the latest in a string of heat records fuelling concerns over the pace of climate change. ...more