Giant pandas could soon be off the endangered species list 7/6/2016

Due to a breeding boom over the past few years, giant pandas are making a strong recovery. Some experts argue that the species should be removed from the critically endangered list — but is it too soon? ...more

Two new rain frogs found in Ecuadorian Andes 7/6/2016

Researchers with the Museum of Zoology at Catholic University of Ecuador discovered two new species of rain frogs while conducting field work in Llanganates National Park on the eastern slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes. ...more

Master plan for Abu Dhabi’s waste disposal unveiled 6/6/2016

A growing population, a reliance on landfill sites and lack of sustainability led to a new master plan for disposal of the emirate’s waste. ...more

Norway becomes the world’s first country to commit to zero deforestation 6/6/2016

Norway has become the first country in the world to commit to zero deforestation. The Norwegian parliament’s Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment made the pledge in a recommendation on the government’s Action Plan on Nature Diversity. ...more

Chile is generating so much solar power that it’s giving it away for free 6/6/2016

In recent years, Chile has invested so much in its solar power industry that the country is now generating more electricity from the sun than it knows what to do with. ...more

Illegal poaching, logging and mining worth up to $258 billion: report 6/6/2016

Illegal logging, mining, poaching and other environmentally destructive trade earned criminal gangs up to $258 billion last year, the United Nations said in a report published on Saturday. ...more

Under attack from beetles, ancient Polish forest faces chop 6/6/2016

Inside Poland's ancient Bialowieza Forest, birds chirp and bison graze as visitors explore the lush green surroundings, a home to boars, beavers, lynx - and beetles. ...more

Study reveals harm to fish from tiny bit of plastic pollution 6/6/2016

Scientists have demonstrated for the first time the devastating physiological and behavioral effects on fish exposed to the tiny bits of plastic pollution clogging the world's oceans. ...more

Dubai plans world's largest solar project 3/6/2016

The largest Concentrated Solar Power (CPS) project to be built on a single site in the world will begin power generation in Dubai within the next five years, officials announced on Thursday. ...more

U.S. announces near-total ban on African elephant ivory trade 3/6/2016

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service announced on Thursday a near-total ban on the sale of ivory products in the U.S. as part of an effort to strengthen protections for African elephants. ...more