Ecuador launches $1 bln bond to fund Amazon conservation buyback 12/12/2024

Ecuador has launched a $1 billion bond to fund a debt buyback aimed at freeing up financing for conservation projects in the Amazon rainforest, IFR reported on Tuesday. ...more

Monarch butterfly may gain threatened species status in US 12/12/2024

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the monarch butterfly as a threatened species on Tuesday, citing a significant decline in the iconic black and orange insects that has pushed them toward extinction. ...more

India mandates use of locally-made solar cells in clean energy projects from June 2026 11/12/2024

Indian clean energy firms will be required to use solar photovoltaic (PV) modules from cells made locally by a government-approved list of companies from June 2026, in a move to curb imports from top supplier China. ...more

UNESCO maps 4,500 marine species under eDNA programme 11/12/2024

UNESCO’s groundbreaking environmental DNA programme has mapped nearly 4,500 marine species across 21 World Heritage sites around the world, providing new key data and a revolutionary method for stronger ocean protection in an era of rapid climate disruption. ...more

Six bold environmental leaders named 2024 Champions of the Earth 11/12/2024

Brazil’s first-ever Minister of Indigenous Peoples and an initiative promoting sustainable agriculture in Egypt are among the six recipients of the 2024 Champions of the Earth award, announced by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday.  ...more

Up to three insect species become extinct in Australia every week, report says 11/12/2024

Australia is losing up to three native insects and other invertebrates to extinction every week, according to research. ...more

The prestigious journal Nature selects Jeremy Rifkin’s new book Planet Aqua: Rethinking Our Home in the Universe as one of its "five best science picks” 11/12/2024

What would happen if we suddenly realized that the planet we live on appeared eerily alien, as if we’d been teleported to some other distant world? ...more

Dubai’s production of green hydrogen reduces 450 tonnes of CO2 emissions 10/12/2024

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced that its Green Hydrogen project has produced around 90 tonnes of green hydrogen since it was launched in May 2021. ...more

2024 will be the hottest year on record, EU scientists say 10/12/2024

This year will be the world's warmest since records began, with extraordinarily high temperatures expected to persist into at least the first few months of 2025, European Union scientists said on Monday. ...more

Drylands now make up 40% of land on Earth, excluding Antarctica, study says 10/12/2024

An area nearly a third larger than India turned permanently arid in past three decades, research shows. ...more