China's sea levels touched new high in 2021, government study shows 10/5/2022

China's sea levels reached their highest on record last year, swelled by rising water temperatures and the melting of glaciers and polar icecaps, the government said in a report. ...more

Ivory Coast aims to raise $1.5 bln to restore forests, land 10/5/2022

Ivory Coast aims to raise $1.5 billion for a five-year land restoration programme to bring back forest and increase food production, President Alassanne Ouattara said on Monday at the start of a United Nations conference on desertification. ...more

Portugal set to start up Europe's largest floating solar park 10/5/2022

Two tugboats have moved a vast array of 12,000 solar panels, the size of four soccer pitches, to their mooring on Portugal's Alqueva reservoir in preparation to start up Europe's largest floating solar park in July. ...more

Rich nations must stick to climate promises, says U.S. envoy Kerry 9/5/2022

The world's richest nations must implement their promises to keep alive a global goal to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told Reuters on Saturday. ...more

Brazil's Amazon deforestation hits April record, nearly double previous peak 9/5/2022

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon surged to record levels for the month of April, nearly doubling the area of forest removed in that month last year -- the previous April record -- preliminary government data showed on Friday, alarming environmental campaigners. ...more

‘Forever chemicals’ may have polluted 20m acres of US cropland, study says 9/5/2022

About 20m acres of cropland in the United States may be contaminated from PFAS-tainted sewage sludge that has been used as fertilizer, a new report estimates. ...more

Mine e-waste, not the Earth, say scientists 9/5/2022

The recycling of e-waste must urgently be ramped up because mining the Earth for precious metals to make new gadgets is unsustainable, scientists say. ...more

Emperor Penguin at serious risk of extinction due to climate change 9/5/2022

The emperor penguin, which roams Antarctica's frozen tundra and chilly seas, is at severe risk of extinction in the next 30 to 40 years as a result of climate change, an expert from the Argentine Antarctic Institute (IAA) warned. ...more

Global sand crisis caused by urbanization, reports UN 6/5/2022

While everybody knows that water is a limited and much sought after resource, a new UN report announced that the world’s second most exploited resource is also in grave danger: sand. Global demand has surged to 50 billion tons annually and continues to grow. Without urgent action, the UN said we will face a “sand crisis.” ...more

EU citizens may sue countries for health-damaging dirty air, top court adviser says 6/5/2022

Citizens in European Union countries may be able to sue their governments for financial compensation if illegal levels of air pollution damage their health, an adviser to Europe's top court said on Thursday. ...more