INTERPOL launches African environmental crime unit 9/10/2014

To help fight illegal poaching and trafficking, INTERPOL, the world's largest international police organization, has launched an environmental crimes unit in Africa. ...more

Breast milk reveals how many banned pesticides plague Tunisians 8/10/2014

A recent study has found that the concentrations of banned chemicals like PCBs, DDT and organochlorines found in human breast milk of women sampled throughout Tunisia indicate widespread and elevated contamination particularly in older members of rural populations with high dairy and meat intake. ...more

Lightbulb moment for Nobel physicists: prize awarded for inventing blue LEDs 8/10/2014

A scientist whose project was deemed so hopeless that he had to pursue it in his spare time has won the 2014 Nobel prize in physics for an invention that paved the way for widespread energy-efficient lighting. ...more

How yogurt protects us from environmental poisoning 8/10/2014

Yogurt containing probiotic bacteria successfully protected children and pregnant women against poisoning from heavy metal exposure, according to a new study. ...more

Sea turtles in Hawaii getting tumors and we are the cause 8/10/2014

Hawai'i's sea turtles are afflicted with chronic and often lethal tumors caused by consuming non-native algae, "superweeds," along coastlines where nutrient pollution is unchecked. ...more

Rising seas seen causing routine floods in U.S. cities: study 8/10/2014

As sea levels rise, tidal flooding along the U.S. coast is likely to become so common that parts of many communities, including the nation’s capital, could become unusable within three decades, according to a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists. ...more

Iran building satellite for environment protection 8/10/2014

Head of the center for satellite researches in Science and Technology University Hossein Bolandi said Iran is building a satellite for environmental purposes. ...more

Botobus: Istanbul public transit goes botanical and organic! 7/10/2014

Happen to be in Istanbul? Then hop aboard Botobus, a new eco-friendly public transport option that features an organic rooftop garden. ...more

3GF Summit in Stockholm (Video) 7/10/2014

World leaders will meet again on 20-21 October at the Global Green Growth Forum (3GF) in Stockholm. The summit will provide a platform for concrete solutions and follow-up action. ...more

World falling behind 2020 plan for nature protection: UN 7/10/2014

Governments are failing to meet goals to protect animals and plants set out in a biodiversity plan for 2020 that also aims to increase food supplies and slow climate change, a U.N. report showed today. ...more