Developing world overtakes West in renewables investments 25/3/2016

A U.N.-backed report says global investments in solar, wind and other sources of renewable energy reached a record $286 billion last year. For the first time the developing world accounted for the majority. ...more

First contact in decades with rare rhino in Indonesia's Borneo 25/3/2016

Environmentalists have made physical contact with a Sumatran rhino on the Indonesian part of Borneo island for the first time in over 40 years, the WWF said Wednesday, hailing a "major conservation success". ...more

Walking fish discovered in Thailand, has features not seen in any other living fish (Video) 25/3/2016

The blind cavefish can actually walk and crawl up waterfalls like a four-footed animal; researchers are calling it a major discovery. ...more

Scottish Power ends production at Scotland’s last coal power station 24/3/2016

Scottish Power will on Thursday end production at the country's last coal-fired power station, the company said. ...more

WHO urges India to implement larger health warnings on cigarette packs 24/3/2016

India must implement rules on printing larger health warnings on cigarette and other tobacco packs, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, days after a parliamentary panel called for reduction in the proposed warnings size to protect the industry. ...more

Biodegradable algae water bottles provide a green alternative to plastic 24/3/2016

Plastic water bottles come with a higher price tag than most people realize, taking up to 1,000 years to decompose in a landfill. ...more

Giant arch to block Chernobyl radiation for next 100 years 24/3/2016

In the middle of a vast exclusion zone in northern Ukraine, the world's largest land-based moving structure has been built to prevent deadly radiation spewing from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site for the next 100 years. ...more

Madagascar produces environmentally-friendly cassava bags (Video) 24/3/2016

Plastic bags less than 0.05 millimeters thick have been banned in Madagascar since October last year and a Malagasy company has been importing cassava starch to produce a biodegradable alternative. ...more

X-architects embeds visitor center into Sharjah's Wasit Natural Reserve 23/3/2016

Dubai-based firm X-architects has completed a visitor center at the Wasit Natural Reserve, a vast area of land that was once a waste-water and landfill site. ...more

World Bank approves $500 million loan for Beijing clean-air projects 23/3/2016

The World Bank has approved a $500 million loan to China to support financing of projects to help control air pollution in and around Beijing. ...more