U.S. judge approves BP settlement for 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill 5/4/2016

U.S. Judge Carl Barbier granted final approval on Monday to BP Plc's civil settlement over its 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill after it reached a deal in July 2015 to pay up to $18.7 billion in penalties to the U.S. government and five states. ...more

Climate change will wipe $2.5tn off global financial assets: study 5/4/2016

Climate change could cut the value of the world’s financial assets by $2.5tn (£1.7tn), according to the first estimate from economic modelling. ...more

Limiting catch of one type of fish could help save coral reefs, research finds 5/4/2016

Limiting the take of just one type of fish could protect coral reefs around the world from the most serious immediate impacts of climate change, researchers have found. ...more

Vietnam warns of dire impact from planned Mekong dams 5/4/2016

Vietnam has predicted "very high adverse effects" on the Mekong River environment and economy if 11 proposed dams are built on its lower mainstream. ...more

AFED Founding Board Member Riyad Hamzah Appointed President of BAHRAIN University 4/4/2016

Dr. Riyad Hamzah, Founding Member of the Board of Trustees of Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) has been appointed President of University of Bahrain. ...more

Up to 400,000 in Sudan may need food aid due to El Nino: WFP 4/4/2016

Some 400,000 people in Sudan could need food aid because of poor rains caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon, a UN official told AFP on Sunday. ...more

Great Barrier Reef pollution control efforts 'not enough to meet targets' 4/4/2016

Australia is unlikely to meet water quality targets designed to protect the Great Barrier Reef, researchers from the federal government’s marine science agency have warned. ...more

India’s once-gleaming Golden Temple dulled by air pollution 4/4/2016

The chronic air pollution blanketing much of northern India is now threatening the holiest shrine in the Sikh religion, making the once-gleaming walls of the Golden Temple dingy and dull. ...more

Pakistan city announces rat-killing bounty after infestation 4/4/2016

Authorities in Pakistan's northwest announced a bounty for killing rats after receiving hundreds of complaints of rodents infesting the region's biggest city. ...more

United States, China to sign Paris climate accord on April 22 1/4/2016

The United States and China confirmed Thursday that they will sign the Paris climate change agreement in New York on April 22, a move that officials hope will help the accord enter into force this year. ...more