Thousands of dead fish wash up on the banks of India river 8/3/2016

Thousands of dead fish washed up on the banks of a polluted lake on Monday in India's southern technology hub of Bangalore. ...more

Solar farms to create natural habitats for threatened British species 8/3/2016

Threatened wildlife including turtle doves and skylarks could benefit from a scheme which has been launched to create natural habitats at solar farm sites. ...more

Groundbreaking facility that produces food and biofuel opened in Abu Dhabi 7/3/2016

In a major innovative step towards food and energy security, the world’s first-ever facility to produce food and biofuel by irrigating dessert land with seawater has been built in Abu Dhabi. ...more

China's carbon emissions still increasing: China envoy 7/3/2016

China's carbon emissions did not peak in 2014 and are still increasing, China's senior climate change envoy, Xie Zhenhua, said at a press briefing in Beijing on Monday. ...more

Philippines signs new GMO rules, food industry relieved 7/3/2016

The Philippines has approved a new set of rules on genetically modified organisms after a top court demanded an overhaul of previous regulations, providing relief to farmers and importers worried that any delay would spark a food crisis. ...more

IMF's Lagarde eyes subsidies, simple things to tackle climate change 7/3/2016

Turning the tide on global warming should be tackled by big and small steps that range from cutting subsidies to riding bicycles, International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde said on Friday. ...more

WFP says 16 million face hunger in southern Africa, emergency looms 7/3/2016

Almost 16 million people face hunger in Southern Africa because of a drought exacerbated by an El Nino weather pattern and that number could climb to almost 50 million, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. ...more

Ghost-like 'Casper' octopod discovered 7/3/2016

Scientists say a translucent, "ghost-like" octopod discovered in ocean depths near Hawaii is "almost certainly" a new species. ...more

Australia's ugly mammals fail to catch the eye of scientists, study shows 7/3/2016

Pushed out of the limelight by cuddly koalas and kangaroos, Australia's less glamorous native bats and rodents have failed to catch the eyes of scientific researchers, a new study shows. ...more

'Alarming' rise in S. Sudan wildlife slaughter: conservationists 4/3/2016

All sides in South Sudan's civil war have slaughtered wildlife including elephant, giraffe and antelope, conservationists said Thursday, warning huge efforts must be made to protect the surviving animal population. ...more