Nanotechnology makes cheap, improved, water filters 4/3/2016

Researchers have developed nano-scaled membranes that could potentially filter contaminants out of water faster and cheaper than current methods. ...more

EU nations hand out 535 million free carbon permits for 2016 4/3/2016

European nations have handed out a combined 535 million free European Union carbon permits to industry to cover 2016 emissions, the European Commission said on Thursday. ...more

China aims to boost renewable energy with 'green certificates' 4/3/2016

China plans to set up a market for renewable energy certificates to try to increase the use of cleaner energy as the world's largest greenhouse gas producer tries to reduce its reliance on coal. ...more

Climate impact predicted to cause 500,000 extra deaths in 2050 4/3/2016

Climate change could cause significant changes to global diets, leading to more than half a million extra deaths in 2050 from illnesses such as stroke, cancer and heart disease, experts said on Wednesday. ...more

UAE rain research programme calls for scientists from other fields to contribute 3/3/2016

Water scarcity may be solved by rain enhancement technology, but not before scientists from unrelated fields contribute to the research, meteorologists say. ...more

Asian wildlife traders harness social media: conservationists 3/3/2016

Social media sites are increasingly being used in Asia as platforms for the illegal trade of threatened species such as orangutan and sun bears, conservation groups said Thursday. ...more

South Africa farms may need $1.15 billion to recover from drought - industry group 3/3/2016

South Africa's farming sector may need up to 18 billion rand ($1 billion) over the next three years in financial assistance to recover from a devastating drought, industry group Agri SA said on Wednesday. ...more

New satellite mapping a 'game changer' against illegal logging 3/3/2016

Taken from outer space, the satellite images show illegal loggers cutting a road into a protected area in Peru, part of a criminal enterprise attempting to steal millions of dollars worth of ecological resources. ...more

Parts of Great Barrier Reef face permanent destruction due to El Nino: scientists 3/3/2016

Parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef face permanent destruction if the current El Nino, one of the strongest in two decades, does not ease this month, scientists said on Wednesday. ...more

Bin Laden called for Americans to rise up over climate change 2/3/2016

Osama bin Laden wrote a letter calling on the American people to help President Barack Obama fight "catastrophic" climate change and "save humanity", in the latest evidence of his worries about environmental issues, newly released documents show. ...more