Prince William urges Chinese to stop buying ivory and rhino horn 20/10/2015

Prince William has told Chinese citizens to stop buying illegally traded wildlife products such as ivory and horn to save Africa’s rhino and elephants, hours before a state visit to the UK by China’s president. ...more

Pope rallies bishops to press climate call before Paris meet 20/10/2015

The Vatican is seeking to reinforce Pope Francis' environmental message by encouraging bishops from around the world to sign an appeal to world leaders meeting in Paris next month for crucial climate change talks. ...more

Syria’s seedbank seeds sent for safety to Morocco 19/10/2015

Precious seeds that had originally been sent by the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) for safeguarding in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in the Arctic Circle were safely delivered to Morocco and Lebanon yesterday. ...more

Environment Ministers from over 50 Muslim countries agree on “Declaration for Environmental Protection” 19/10/2015

The 6th Islamic conference of Environment Ministers held in Rabat, Morocco on 8 - 9 October 2015 (the largest convening of Muslim-world Environment Ministers), facilitates agreement amongst Environment Ministers on a number of steps to tackle climate change and challenges facing sustainable development. ...more

Rich nations lag in 'fair share' of climate action - study 19/10/2015

The United States and other rich nations are doing less than their fair share to fight climate change under a U.N. accord due in December while China is outperforming, a report by 18 civil society groups said on Monday. ...more

Kerry urges 'ambitious' climate deal, warns on food security 19/10/2015

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged global leaders on Saturday to agree an "ambitious" deal at a climate conference in Paris in December, saying global warming was the biggest threat to global food security. ...more

UN scientist Jacquie McGlade raps UK over renewables 19/10/2015

Cuts in support for renewable energy in the UK have been criticized by the UN's chief environment scientist. ...more

Egypt attracting heavy investment in renewables 16/10/2015

The Egyptian renewable energy market is attracting heavy investment from leading international investors including the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Masdar. ...more

Operators at Sidon waste facility polluting environment: activists 16/10/2015

Activists claiming they sneaked into Sidon’s new waste treatment facility Thursday accused operators of polluting the environment and denounced steps to send Beirut trash to the facility. ...more

U.S. announces new moves to limit super greenhouse gases 16/10/2015

New administrative measures and private sector pledges to phase down the use of hydrofluorocarbons, potent greenhouse gases used in refrigeration and air conditioning, will reduce its consumption by the equivalent of 1 billion metric tons of CO2 through 2025, the White House said Thursday. ...more