Egypt signs up to Ethiopian Nile dam, citing trust 24/3/2015

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan Monday agreed a preliminary deal on a controversial dam project that Cairo feared would reduce its share of vital waters from the Nile. ...more

Czechs deploy wild horses from Britain to save biodiversity 24/3/2015

Twenty-five years ago it was a military zone where occupying Soviet troops held exercises. Today it's a sanctuary inhabited by wild animals that scientists hope will improve biodiversity among local plants as well as save endangered species. ...more

United Nations warns on pesticides 24/3/2015

The UN's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) said Friday that three pesticides, including the popular weed killer Roundup, were "probably" carcinogenic and two others, which have already been outlawed or restricted, were "possibly" so. ...more

Beijing mayor promises frugal, smog-free Winter Games 24/3/2015

If Beijing wins the right to hold the 2022 Winter Olympics they will be both frugal and free from the city's notorious smog, the city's mayor was quoted as saying in a state-run newspaper on Tuesday. ...more

African elephants could be extinct in wild within decades say experts 24/3/2015

African elephants could be extinct in the wild within a few decades, experts warned at a major conservation summit in Botswana that highlighted an alarming decline in numbers due to poaching for ivory. ...more

Focus on water use this Earth Hour on March 28 23/3/2015

On this year’s Earth Hour, UAE residents have been urged to go beyond switching off power for an hour and reduce the usage of desalinated water that causes huge amount of carbon emission. ...more

'Water man of India' Rajendra Singh bags top prize 23/3/2015

An award known as "the Nobel Prize for water" has been given to an Indian campaigner who has brought water to 1,000 villages. ...more

Smog-choked Paris forces half of cars off roads 23/3/2015

French authorities on Monday put in place emergency traffic-limiting measures in Paris, as the City of Light and much of northern France suffers from a choking smog. ...more

Costa Rica powered up with 100% clean energy for 75 days straight 23/3/2015

Tiny Costa Rica has done something really big: It's managed to meet 100 percent of its power needs with renewable energy for 75 consecutive days, and it's doing this by using hydropower and geothermal energy, the state-owned Electricity Institute said. ...more

Pioneering waste-to-energy and recycling plant secures £111m finance 23/3/2015

The Green Investment Bank (GIB) has continued its push into the waste-management sector, ploughing £28.25m into an innovative project in Scotland that combines recycling and energy-recovery technology. ...more