Iran says only 12 Asiatic cheetahs left in the country 10/1/2022

Iran is now home to only a dozen Asiatic cheetahs, the deputy environment minister said Sunday, describing the situation for the endangered species as "extremely critical". ...more

Indonesia releases 33 sea turtles after rescue from poachers 10/1/2022

Authorities on the Indonesian tropical island Bali released 33 endangered green sea turtles into the ocean on Saturday in an effort to boost a population threatened by poachers and illegal traders. ...more

EU lawmaker calls for carbon border tax revenues to boost climate finance 7/1/2022

Revenues from the EU’s planned carbon border tax should be used to help the poorest countries decarbonise their polluting industries, a lawmaker leading on the issue has proposed. ...more

Brazil stops tracking savanna deforestation despite rising destruction 7/1/2022

Brazil will stop monitoring deforestation in the Cerrado, the world's most species-rich savanna, a government researcher said on Thursday citing a lack of funds, days after data showed destruction hitting a 6-year high in 2021. ...more

India to invest $1.61 bln to link more green energy projects to grid 7/1/2022

India's cabinet approved a plan on Thursday to build transmission lines costing $1.61 billion over 5 years to link 20 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy projects from seven states with the grid, as the nation moves to cut its carbon emissions. ...more

Kew scientists name new tree after Leonardo DiCaprio 7/1/2022

A tree that is new to science has been named after Leonardo DiCaprio. ...more

Scientists embark on two-month mission to explore 'doomsday' Thwaites Glacier 7/1/2022

A team of scientists are setting sail to the "hardest" place to get to in the world to investigate how much and how quickly sea levels will rise as global warming eats away at Antarctica's vast ice sheet. ...more

Pollution kills nearly 2 million a year in world’s cities 6/1/2022

Nearly nine in 10 people living in cities worldwide are exposed to high levels of air pollution that resulted in 1.9 million deaths in 2019, according to a study. ...more

Taiwan fund to issue $2.3 bln climate change pension mandate, Asia's first -official 6/1/2022

Taiwan's largest pension fund is set to issue what a top official said is Asia's first climate change-focused stock mandate, worth $2.3 billion, amid mounting pressure for the global financial sector to support green investing. ...more

Farmers could be paid for post-Brexit 'rewilding' land changes 6/1/2022

Farmers and landowners in England could be paid to turn large areas of land into nature reserves, or to restore floodplains, under new government agriculture subsidies. ...more