Study: Longer Human Life Spans Will Affect Species, Environment 11/10/2013

Increases in human life expectancy could increase the rate of species extinctions and lead to a rise in invasive species around the world, U.S. researchers say. ...more

A United Nations agreement to phase out the use of mercury has been adopted 11/10/2013

A UN conference adopted a treaty on mercury control on Thursday near the site of Japan's worst industrial poisoning, as Tokyo pledged $2 billion to help poorer nations combat pollution. ...more

Pollution-free ports planned 10/10/2013

The Saudi Ports Authority has vowed to reduce marine pollution at the Kingdom’s ports and enhance cooperation with the Metrology and Environmental Protection Administration (MEPA) in this regard. ...more

Greenpeace head offers himself as security to win bail for 'piracy' activists 10/10/2013

The head of Greenpeace offered on Wednesday to move to Russia and stand as security for the release on bail of 30 people who were detained and charged with piracy by Russian authorities after protesting against oil drilling in the Arctic. ...more

Latest leak at Japan's Fukushima plant contaminates six workers 10/10/2013

Six workers at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant were exposed to a leak of highly radioactive water on Wednesday, the latest in a string of mishaps the country's nuclear watchdog has attributed to carelessness, saying they could have been avoided. ...more

Southeast Asia agrees to adopt haze monitoring system 10/10/2013

Southeast Asian nations agreed on Wednesday to adopt a new system to improve monitoring of smog caused by fires, an attempt to make plantation companies more accountable following the region's worst air pollution crisis in 16 years. ...more

Airport noise linked to heart disease 10/10/2013

Exposure to high levels of aircraft noise is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, find two studies published on bmj.com today. ...more

Najib Saab at IHT Global Clean Energy Forum in Doha: Arabs can export renewable energy plus oil and gas 10/10/2013

Sustainable energy in Arab countries was the topic of the keynote speech by Najib Saab, secretary general of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED), at the Global Clean Energy Forum organized by the International Herald Tribune in Doha. ...more

Aqaba spearheads Clean up the World campaign 9/10/2013

The Royal Marine Conservation Society of Jordan (JREDS) has organized the activities of Clean up the World campaign that took place over the past three days in Aqaba ...more

Climate change and water scarcity 9/10/2013

Using a novel methodological approach, scientists of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) have introduced new estimates on how climate change will affect water availability. ...more