Boeing and Chinese partner to make jet fuel from 'gutter oil' 23/10/2014

Aircraft makers Boeing and Commercial Aircraft Corp of China have launched a joint pilot project to turn used cooking oil into jet fuel. ...more

Study: More mercury in environment than scientists thought 23/10/2014

New research from Harvard University indicates that the amount of mercury in the environment is much higher than previously thought. Prior estimates put mercury levels around 720,000 metric tons; the new study suggests it's actually 2 ½ times that number. ...more

AFED conference on Arab Food Security: High level discussions expected in Amman 22/10/2014

The Seventh Annual Conference of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) will convene on 26-27 November 2014 in Amman, on the subject of Food Security. ...more

Brazil protects giant swathe of Amazon rainforest 22/10/2014

The Brazilian government said on Tuesday it has put an environmentally rich area of the Amazon rainforest under federal protection, creating a reserve larger than the U.S. state of Delaware. ...more

Government promises £5m boost for agricultural innovation 22/10/2014

The British Department for Business Innovation and Skills will award over £5m to a host of research projects designed to help tackle food security and sustainability challenges, as part of the government's £70m Agri-Tech Catalyst fund. ...more

Danish clothing costs the environment billions 22/10/2014

Each simple cotton T-shirt costs the environment nearly 22 kroner and Danes' annual clothing use has an environmental cost of three billion kroner, leading the Environment Ministry to plea for less wasteful habits among Danish consumers. ...more

Russia’s booming trade in illegally caught crab threatens the species’ future 22/10/2014

A World Wildlife Fund report found the illegal overharvesting of king crabs and snow crabs is damaging the global economy and local ecosystems. ...more

Making a little Disco Soup for brunch with leftover food in Lebanon! 21/10/2014

On the occasion of World Food Day, Beirut played host to the funkiest food salvage event in history: Disco Soup! This event in Lebanon only goes to show how funk-a-licious Beirutis are when it comes to food and this important eco event. ...more

AFED participates in the fourth annual Global Green Growth Forum (3GF) 21/10/2014

Upon the invitation of the Danish Prime Minister Mrs. Helle Thorning-Schmidt, AFED Secretary General participated in the annual Global Green Growth Forum (3GF) which convened in Copenhagen in October. ...more

Extinction clock running down with death of white Rhino 21/10/2014

The extinction clock is winding down for the Northern white rhino, one of the two sub-species of white rhinos. On Saturday, workers at a Kenya game reserve found Suni, one of two male Northern white rhinos dead in his enclosure. ...more