Controversy swirls around tourists hunting rare birds in Iran 28/1/2015

Iran's Department of the Environment denies having issued any hunting permits for rare birds to tourists from Arab countries. ...more

Food and drink manufacturers slash CO2 emissions by a third 28/1/2015

Members of the UK’s Food and Drink Federation (FDF) have reduced their carbon dioxide emissions by 35% - way ahead of the original target date of 2020. ...more

Environment Agency Abu Dhabi announces groundwater savings goals 27/1/2015

The Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD) announced a strategy based on eight platforms to identify the sectors directly responsible for the depletion of groundwater resources in the emirate. ...more

Australia temperatures rising faster than rest of the world: official report 27/1/2015

Australia faces a rise in temperature of potentially more than 5 degrees Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century, an increase that would outpace global warming worldwide, the country's national science agency said on Tuesday. ...more

E-cigarettes would be banned in public places under California bill 27/1/2015

California would ban the use of electronic cigarettes in public places and ramp up enforcement against selling them to minors under a bill introduced in the legislature on Monday. ...more

China officials dine on endangered salamander: reports 27/1/2015

Chinese officials feasted on a critically endangered giant salamander and turned violent when journalists photographed the luxury banquet, according to media reports Tuesday on the event which appeared to flout Beijing's austerity campaign. ...more

Rare European duck doing twice as well in protected areas 27/1/2015

A rare European duck whose habitat is changing because of global warming is doing twice as well in conservation areas protected by the EU, research has shown. ...more

AFED experts at the Water and Energy Summits 2015 27/1/2015

The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) presented its report on food security in the Arab countries at the International Water Summit 2015 (IWS), which was hosted by Masdar between 19 and 22 January in Abu Dhabi. ...more

Jeddah’s historical district chosen as first green zone 26/1/2015

A Saudi enviornmentalist wants to make Jeddah’s historical district the Kingdom’s first low-cost green zone. ...more

Obama backs India's solar goals, seeks support for climate talks 26/1/2015

U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday offered to help finance India's ambitious solar energy target and sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's support at global climate talks in Paris later this year. ...more