Oil exploration threatens Africa’s billion dollar World Heritage Site 1/8/2013

In June, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee called for the cancelation of all Virunga oil permits and appealed to concession holders Total SA and Soco International PLC not to undertake exploration in World Heritage Sites ...more

Five RasGas LNG carriers rated ‘most environmentally friendly’ 31/7/2013

Five LNG carriers of RasGas, a liquefied natural gas producing company in Qatar, have continued to lead in the ‘most environmentally friendly vessels’ category for their contribution in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, ...more

A kit to grow bugs at home, to eat! 31/7/2013

As the population grows, so, too, will its hunger for meat. By 2050, meat production will need to surge by 50% to quell demand. The only problem is, producing so much (red) meat is already an environmental nightmare. ...more

Climate change has the potential for significant impacts on coffee 31/7/2013

For some 26 million people around the world who make it their business to produce our coffee, change is impossible to ignore. ...more

China to invest $375 billion on energy conservation 31/7/2013

China plans to invest 2.3 trillion yuan ($375 billion) in energy saving and emission-reduction projects in the five years through 2015 to clean up its environment. ...more

Thai oil spill having "extreme" impact on tourism 31/7/2013

An oil spill that has blackened beaches at a Thai holiday island was having an extreme impact on tourism and could spread to the coast of the mainland and affect the fishing industry, officials and an environmental group said on Tuesday. ...more

UNEP Announces the West Asia first winner of the International Children’s Painting Competition: 9-Year-old Tina Doumit of Lebanon Awarded First Regional Prize 30/7/2013

The regional shortlist for this year’s Art Competition run by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has been revealed. ...more

Mussel strength: Byssus threads may hold the key to better glues and biomedical interfaces 30/7/2013

With a name like 'mussel' one would expect that these bivalves must have one strong muscle to help them attach to rocks in order to prevent the risk of being torn by crashing waves and currents ...more

Quakes thought to help release methane from seabed 30/7/2013

In a study published online Sunday in the journal Nature Geoscience, European researchers report that an underwater quake off Pakistan nearly 70 years ago likely fractured seafloor sediments and created pathways for methane, a potent greenhouse gas, to bubble up from below. ...more

Wolves help preserve berries for imperiled Yellowstone bears 30/7/2013

The return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming - USA, may be helping imperiled grizzly bears to survive by keeping elk herds on the move and preventing them from destroying berries that are a staple food for grizzlies, according to a new study. ...more