South Sudan food team finds risk of widespread catastrophe 27/11/2015

Tens of thousands of people surviving on water lilies and swamp fish after fleeing South Sudan's war may run out of food entirely when the dry season starts in January, food security experts said in a report. ...more

Destruction of Brazil's Amazon forest jumps 16 percent 27/11/2015

The destruction of Brazil's Amazon forest, the world's largest intact rainforest, increased by 16 percent in 2015 from a year ago as the government struggles to enforce legislation and stop illegal clearings. ...more

South African court lifts 2009 ban on domestic rhino horn trade 27/11/2015

South Africa's High Court has lifted a ban on the local trade in rhino horn imposed by the government in 2009, after finding that the state had not followed the process of public participation before imposing the moratorium, media reported on Thursday. ...more

Recycled food served at AFED conference for the first time in Arab countries 26/11/2015

Lunch menu during the Arab Forum for Environment and Development’s conference on sustainable consumption constituted entirely of local organic food. ...more

Negotiators at U.N. climate talks to meet Sunday, a day early 26/11/2015

Government negotiators at a U.N. climate conference in Paris will meet on Sunday, a day earlier than planned, to let them get down to work before world leaders arrive for a summit on Monday. ...more

Rise of carbon emissions almost stalled in 2014: study 26/11/2015

A rise in world carbon dioxide emissions almost stalled last year for the first time in almost two decades without a recession, in a promising step towards cleaner economic growth, a study showed on Wednesday. ...more

Scientists seek to harvest electricity from algae in green-energy effort 26/11/2015

Scientists are making progress in harnessing electricity from algae in what could be a breakthrough in green-energy technology to combat climate change, although mass-market applications are years away, new research suggests. ...more

Wolves return to Poland more than 50 years after being wiped out 26/11/2015

Wolves have returned to a large national park on the outskirts of Warsaw, decades after they were wiped out there under a hunt launched by the communist authorities. ...more

Smart trash bins to offer WiFi 25/11/2015

Hundreds of trash bins in Sharjah will act as hotspots, allowing people to connect to WiFi from early next year, it was announced on Tuesday. ...more

Developing countries will need $270bn more to adapt to climate change – study 25/11/2015

Developing countries will have to pay $270bn extra each year to adapt to the impacts of climate change if global pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions do not increase, according to a new report by Oxfam. ...more