Sumatran tiger triplets born at London zoo (Video) 13/3/2014

Endangered Sumatran tiger triplets have been born at London zoo to the mother whose cub drowned in the multimillion pound tiger enclosure last year. ...more

Is there a sustainable Big Mac in your future? 13/3/2014

Giant corporations like McDonald's and Walmart cast a long shadow across the planet with the enormous amount of resources that they use, process, consume and sell. ...more

EU Parliament votes to phase out 'super' greenhouse gases 13/3/2014

Efforts to ban businesses from using new refrigerators that emit harmful hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) have taken a major step forward, after MEPs yesterday backed new legislation in the European Union. ...more

Weird aquatic lizard discovered in mountain streams of Peru 13/3/2014

A 'new' species of lizard has been described from the cloud forests of Peru's Manu National Park, reports SERNANP, the Peruvian National Park Service. ...more

Eco-friendly dumpsters to be deployed in Jeddah 12/3/2014

The Jeddah Municipality is set to replace the city’s dumpsters with eco-friendly bins following complaints that the current garbage disposal units violate sanitation standards and mar cityscape. ...more

U.N. climate talks make shaky start to year as procedures questioned 12/3/2014

U.N. climate negotiations resumed on a shaky footing on Monday as some delegates questioned how the meeting was being run amid calls for more urgency at the talks, which after two years have made scant progress towards a global climate change deal. ...more

Renewable energy helps Scotland become one of the world's wealthiest nations 12/3/2014

Scotland’s control over a quarter of Europe’s offshore wind and marine energy has helped it become one of the world’s wealthiest nations, according to new analysis released Tuesday. ...more

Asia-Pacific countries failing to stop forest loss, UN warns 12/3/2014

Asia-Pacific nations are failing to halt the loss of natural forests and grasslands, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Tuesday, robbing people of their livelihoods and worsening environmental problems like desertification and climate change. ...more

Hawaii to be named one of the best clean energy states in the United States 12/3/2014

Hawaii will be named as one of the best clean energy states in the US when it comes to jobs in this sector, according to a national community of business leaders focused on promoting sound environmental policy. ...more

AFED Announces Annual Conference in November 2014 in Amman: Flagship Report on Arab Food Security to be Released 11/3/2014

Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) has announced that it will be holding its seventh annual conference on 26-27 November 2014 in Amman. ...more