Tanzanian president tells security forces to pursue wildlife poachers 31/10/2016

Tanzania's president on Saturday ordered the security forces to go after top criminals financing organized networks behind elephant poaching, saying no one was "untouchable". ...more

Tesla shows off solar roof tiles 31/10/2016

Roof tiles with built-in solar panels have been unveiled by Tesla chief executive Elon Musk. ...more

Melting glaciers in Bolivia could cause catastrophic floods 31/10/2016

Bolivia, which holds 20 percent of the world's tropical glaciers has seen its glaciers shrink by 43% since the mid-1980s. The melting has left behind at least 25 unstable glacial lakes capable of causing sudden and catastrophic outburst floods. ...more

AFED 2016 Conference in November at AUB: Sustainable development in a turbulent Arab world 28/10/2016

The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) will hold its ninth annual conference on November 10-11, to discuss the challenges and potential for achieving the 2030 sustainable development goals (SDGs) in a turbulent Arab world. ...more

Sweden on target to run entirely on renewable energy by 2040 28/10/2016

Sweden is on target to run entirely on renewable energy within the next 25 years, a regulatory official has said. ...more

World's largest marine park created in Antarctic Ocean 28/10/2016

Twenty-four countries and the European Union agreed on Friday to create the world's largest marine park in the Antarctic Ocean, covering a massive 1.55 million square km (600,000 square miles) of ocean. ...more

Mediterranean warming fast, deserts may spread in Europe: study 28/10/2016

Global warming is on track to disrupt the Mediterranean region more than any droughts or heatwaves in the past 10,000 years, turning parts of southern Europe into desert by the end of the century, scientists said on Thursday. ...more

New Zealand to double electric fleet to reduce oil bill 28/10/2016

New Zealand aims to double its electric vehicle fleet every year through to 2021 to reduce high-cost oil product imports, the country's Minister of Energy and Resources told Reuters. ...more

Qatar's man-made forest to be the biggest in GCC 27/10/2016

The biggest man-made forest in the GCC countries is nearing completion in Qatar, some 50km from Doha, near Umm Salal Ali. ...more

Wildlife populations plunge almost 60 percent since 1970: WWF 27/10/2016

Worldwide populations of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles have plunged by almost 60 percent since 1970 as human activities overwhelm the environment, the WWF conservation group said on Thursday. ...more