France pledges more compensation for Polynesia nuclear tests 23/2/2016

Residents of French Polynesia who suffered due to 30 years of French nuclear tests in the Pacific archipelago have a legitimate right to compensation, President Francois Hollande said on his first visit to the region on Monday. ...more

Sea levels rising at fastest rate in 2,800 years due to global warming, studies show 23/2/2016

Sea levels are rising several times faster than they have in the past 2,800 years, with the process accelerating because of manmade global warming, according to new studies. ...more

Eating less beef key to meeting EU climate targets: study 23/2/2016

EU climate targets won't be met unless greenhouse gas emissions linked to beef and dairy consumption are dramatically reduced, a Swedish study published on Monday said. ...more

Thirteen bald eagles found dead in Maryland 23/2/2016

Authorities are investigating the deaths of 13 bald eagles discovered on a Maryland farm in the state's largest die-off of the national bird in 30 years, officials said on Monday. ...more

Car-Free Day in Dubai: Thousands of commuters leave cars behind 22/2/2016

More than 1,000 entities from the government, semi-government and private sectors took part in Dubai Municipality’s annual Car-Free Day initiative, by taking public transport instead of their private cars on Sunday. ...more

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