The streets of Paris will go car-free for one day in September 25/8/2015

In a big win for sustainable transportation, the streets of Paris will go completely car-free for one entire day. ...more

Germany starts move to ban GMO crops: ministry letter 25/8/2015

Germany has initiated a move to stop the growing of genetically modified crops under new European Union rules, documents seen by Reuters showed on Monday. ...more

Tropical forests totaling size of India at risk of being cleared, study warns 25/8/2015

Tropical forests covering an area nearly the size of India are set to be destroyed in the next 35 years, a faster rate of deforestation than previously thought, a study warned on Monday. ...more

Recycling -- fashion world's antidote to environmental concerns 25/8/2015

Hennes & Mauritz, the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, is launching a new effort to promote recycling as it seeks to cut its environmental impact, boost its ethical credentials and address looming shortages of raw materials. ...more

UAE Ministry of Environment and Water plans organic agriculture seminar 21/8/2015

The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Environment and Water recently partnered with Children’s City, based in Dubai, to organize and host a public awareness workshop dedicated to organic agriculture. ...more

Germany and Brazil join forces on climate change action 21/8/2015

Germany and Brazil committed themselves on Thursday to a joint stance on climate change, putting the largest economies in Europe and Latin America on the same page ahead of global climate talks in Paris in December. ...more

Central America issues alert as severe drought hits agriculture 21/8/2015

Central American and Caribbean governments on Thursday issued an official alert as severe drought in the region damages the crops of some 1.6 million people. ...more

July was hottest month recorded worldwide: U.S. scientists 21/8/2015

July was the warmest month ever on record worldwide and 2015 has been so far the hottest year, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Thursday, just over three months to go before world leaders seek to reach a climate agreement in Paris. ...more

25 million birds illegally killed in Mediterranean each year, says report 21/8/2015

About 25 million birds are being unlawfully shot, trapped and glued in a Mediterranean crime wave that is even affecting birds vulnerable to extinction, according to the first report of its kind. ...more

LCEC launches new web site for NEEREA 20/8/2015

The Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation (LCEC) announced that the new web site of the NEEREA national financing mechanism is now online as per the request of the Central Bank of Lebanon (BDL). ...more