World's largest floating windfarm gets green light in Scotland 3/11/2015

The Scottish government has granted consent for the world’s largest floating offshore windfarm to be developed off the coast of Peterhead. ...more

Riyadh Municipality steps up efforts on environmental protection 2/11/2015

The General Directorate of Environmental Health at the Riyadh Municipality has stepped up its efforts to generate support for its campaign to conserve the environment. ...more

Climate curbs will slow temperature rise; more needed for 2C goal: U.N. 2/11/2015

Plans by about 150 countries to curb greenhouse gas emissions will slow climate change this century but they need to do more to limit rising global temperatures to two degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit), the United Nations said on Friday. ...more

Indonesia now looks at land-burning laws in effort to halt haze 2/11/2015

Indonesia is reviewing laws that allow farmers to burn up to two hectares (five acres), forestry officials said, the latest in so-far unsuccessful efforts to halt fires that have sent choking smoke across much of Southeast Asia. ...more

India's choked capital starts 'pollution toll' for trucks 2/11/2015

Delhi on Sunday introduced a toll for all trucks and commercial vehicles in an attempt to improve air quality in the world's most polluted capital ahead of Diwali celebrations. ...more

New bat species rises from vaults of London's Natural History Museum 2/11/2015

A pickled bat kept in the vaults of London’s Natural History Museum for 30 years is a previously unknown species, experts have confirmed. ...more

Al Wathba Wetland Reserve to reopen next month 30/10/2015

The Al Wathba Wetland Reserve in Abu Dhabi will reopen to visitors at the start of November. ...more

U.N. climate agency says "Don't panic!" as ozone hole gets wider 30/10/2015

The U.N.'s weather and climate agency said on Thursday there was no cause for alarm about a record-size hole this month in the ozone layer, that shields life on earth from the sun, as it should shrink again. ...more

Russia thwarts plan for Antarctic ocean sanctuary, China on board 30/10/2015

Russia has again thwarted attempts to create the world’s largest ocean sanctuary in Antarctica, the final country opposing the protection of a vast swathe of rich waters from fishing, after a revised international plan won support from China. ...more

Buddhists call for strong Paris climate deal to limit warming 30/10/2015

Senior Buddhists have called on world leaders to agree a new climate change agreement at a conference in Paris next month. ...more