Plastic to outweigh fish in oceans by 2050, study warns 20/1/2016

Plastic rubbish will outweigh fish in the oceans by 2050 unless the world takes drastic action to recycle the material, a report warned Tuesday on the opening day of the annual gathering of the rich and powerful in the snow-clad Swiss ski resort of Davos. ...more

US official heads to Africa on anti-poaching campaign 20/1/2016

US Interior Secretary Sally Jewell heads to Africa on Wednesday to denounce the trafficking of wild animals, on the rise over the past five years. ...more

AFED at the 6th session of IRENA Assembly: Future for Energy Efficiency and Renewables 19/1/2016

Dr. Ibrahim Abdel Gelil, AFED Senior Advisor has represented AFED at the 6th Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) that was held in Abu Dhabi during the period 16-17 January 2016. ...more

Denmark just broke the world record for wind energy 19/1/2016

For the second year in a row, Denmark is the most wind-powered country in world history, Danish officials announced this weekend. ...more

Oceans heat fast, even with slower warming at Earth's surface 19/1/2016

The amount of heat soaked up by the oceans has surged in the past two decades in a sign of worsening global warming despite a slowdown in temperature rises at the Earth's surface, a U.S. study showed on Monday. ...more

EU team visits Thailand to assess fishing industry cleanup 19/1/2016

A European Union delegation that is visiting Thailand to weigh its progress in battling illegal and unregulated fishing will not make a decision this week on whether to ban Thai seafood products, the government said on Tuesday. ...more

Orange County residents turn kitchen scraps to power source 19/1/2016

Some Orange County residents are learning how citrus peels, lawn clippings — even chicken bones — have a second life as a clean energy source. ...more

Students design 'plant backpack' to combat air pollution 19/1/2016

Five Dutch students have hit on a unique idea to replace face masks used against air pollution, and are developing a "plant backpack" to give wearers instant fresh air. ...more

Doubling of MENA’s urban waste by 2025 strains government budgets 18/1/2016

The Middle East and North Africa’s urban waste volume doubling by 2025 is straining budgets and forcing governments to reinvent strategies, experts announced today in advance of EcoWaste’s MENA Municipalities Roundtable. ...more

Shock figures to reveal deadly toll of global air pollution 18/1/2016

The World Health Organization has issued a stark new warning about deadly levels of pollution in many of the world’s biggest cities, claiming poor air quality is killing millions and threatening to overwhelm health services across the globe. ...more