Warning over Pacific bluefin tuna stocks as Japan meeting ends in stalemate 4/9/2015

Campaigners have warned that global stocks of bluefin tuna will continue their dramatic decline after Japan– by far the fish’s biggest consumer – and other countries failed to agree on new conservation measures. ...more

Plastic bag use down 70% in Wales since charges began 4/9/2015

The number of single-use plastic bags has declined by more than 70% since charges were introduced in Wales, a report reveals on Friday, weeks before a similar scheme is launched in England. ...more

Syria's ailing water network could spark epidemics: Red Cross 3/9/2015

Syria's water network, heavily damaged by bombs and shelling, is at risk of collapse as its civil war drags on, increasing the threat of deadly typhoid or cholera outbreaks, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Wednesday. ...more

Solar power supplies 10 percent of Japan peak summer power: Asahi 3/9/2015

Solar power generation contributed to about 10 percent of peak summer power supplies of Japan's nine major utilities, equivalent to more than 10 nuclear reactors, the Asahi newspaper reported on Thursday. ...more

National emissions plans too weak to limit climate change: study 3/9/2015

National plans for limiting greenhouse gas emissions fall short of tough action needed to slow climate change under a United Nations agreement due in Paris in December, European researchers said on Wednesday. ...more

Starfish-killing robot close to trials on Great Barrier Reef 3/9/2015

An autonomous starfish-killing robot is close to being ready for trials on the Great Barrier Reef, researchers say. ...more

Earth has 3 trillion trees but they're falling at alarming rate 3/9/2015

Earth is home to just over 3 trillion trees - the redwoods of California, the olive trees of Tunisia, the cherry trees of Japan, the eucalyptus of Australia and so many more - but they are being lost at an alarming rate because of human activities. ...more

Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi invites public to enjoy the best of Abu Dhabi’s biodiversity with a new smartphone app 2/9/2015

People can now enjoy the best of Abu Dhabi’s rich biodiversity thanks to the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi’s (EAD) the new smartphone app – “Collector for ArcGIS” – which allows users to document the wildlife and plants. ...more

Tree loss slows, but covers area twice size of Portugal in 2014: study 2/9/2015

Tree cover lost globally eased for a third straight year in 2014, an environmental research group said, although the three-year average rose to an all-time high, with trees covering an area twice the size of Portugal lost last year. ...more

Native protesters seize oil wells in Peru to urge government action 2/9/2015

Indigenous protesters in Peru seized oil wells in an Amazonian oil block on Tuesday and said they also planned to halt output in a neighboring concession to press the government to address pollution and compensation demands. ...more