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AFED participated in a regional workshop on the implementation of Rio Principle 10 which was held in Amman on 12-13 May. ...more |
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A recent World Health Organization (WHO) report ranking Doha the 12th most polluted city in the world has spurred several young people in Qatar to begin working on the country’s environmental record. ...more |
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A bear has surprised utility workers in Canada by taking a snooze on an electricity pole. ...more |
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Florida has a new phone app to help cull the invasion of its waters by the spiked lionfish, a venomous species that is devouring other fish and harming reef ecosystems. ...more |
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Can garbage power your plane ride from New York to London? That’s the idea behind a new production plant that will transform waste from London's homes and businesses into a jet fuel that costs about the same price as conventional petroleum-based fuel but burns cleaner and produces fewer carbon emissions. ...more |
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Over 500 people joined a bike ride held in Ho Chi Minh City at the weekend. The bike ride focused on raising awareness for the people of protecting the environment. ...more |
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Living in an environmentally better world has always been something young entrepreneur Brianne West has strived for. ...more |
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Lebanon’s rivers are alarmingly polluted with untreated sewage and waste, posing health risks for consumers who use the water at home and for farmers who irrigate their crops with it, local scientists warned. ...more |
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Researchers have documented the longest-known terrestrial migration of wildlife in Africa – up to several thousand zebra covering a distance of 500km – according to WWF. ...more |
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Species of plants and animals are becoming extinct at least 1,000 times faster than they did before humans arrived on the scene, and the world is on the brink of a sixth great extinction, a new study says. ...more |
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