Poaching threatens Mali's rare desert elephants: U.N. mission 9/10/2015

About a fifth of Mali's rare desert elephants have been killed this year as ivory poachers exploit a security vacuum in the country's north, the United Nations said on Thursday. ...more

Flies, worms and crickets crawl onto EU policymakers' menu 9/10/2015

Houseflies, crickets and silkworms can be safe, nutritious and more environmentally friendly alternatives to chicken, beef or pork, research carried out for the European Commission finds. ...more

Twenty nations vulnerable to climate change seek more action 9/10/2015

Twenty of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, from the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan to the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, will form a new group on Thursday to press for tougher action to curb warming. ...more

Scientists: Major coral bleaching crisis spreads worldwide 9/10/2015

The bleaching of colorful coral is spreading into a worldwide, devastating crisis, scientists say, and they predict it will likely get worse. ...more

AFED’s Portal to Environmental Information in the Arab Region 8/10/2015

Eye on Earth Summit in Abu Dhabi hosted a session organized by the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) to present its portal www.afedmag.com. ...more

IMF Chief: We're cooked if we fail on climate change 8/10/2015

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said Wednesday that failure to take urgent action on global warming will condemn humanity to the same fate as the Peruvian poultry that so many delegates to the group's annual meeting are enjoying this week in a country famed for its cuisine. ...more

Ocean heat wave harming world's coral reefs this year: experts 8/10/2015

Corals reefs are suffering a severe underwater heat wave this year for the third time on record, including a mysterious warm patch in the Pacific known as "The Blob", scientists said on Thursday. ...more

Progress made in fundraising for poor to fight climate change 8/10/2015

The world’s richest countries mobilized $61.8 billion in public and private funds in 2014 to help poor countries combat and adapt to climate change, almost two-thirds of a goal to raise $100 billion a year starting in 2020, according to a report released on Wednesday. ...more

14 elephants die of poisoning in Zimbabwe: officials 8/10/2015

At least 14 elephants died from poisoning in three separate incidents in Zimbabwe last month with poachers suspected of being behind 11 of the deaths, parks authorities said Wednesday. ...more

Eye on Earth Summit kicks off in Abu Dhabi 7/10/2015

As the first major global conference on the environment since the United Nations adoption of the sustainable development goals, the Eye on Earth Summit convened in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday with hopes of better understanding why our planet is heating up. ...more