environment
Activists slam China’s use of bear bile in virus treatment
Environment
April 2, 2020
Activists slam China’s use of bear bile in virus treatment
China has approved the use of bear bile to treat coronavirus patients, angering activists and raising fears it could undermine…
Cleaner hands, bluer skies: what has coronavirus done for us?
World
March 25, 2020
Cleaner hands, bluer skies: what has coronavirus done for us?
Deaths, economic meltdown and a planet on lockdown: the coronavirus pandemic has brought us waves of bad news, but squint…
Recent wave of heavy rain in Egypt led to decrease in air pollution: Minister
Environment
March 19, 2020
Recent wave of heavy rain in Egypt led to decrease in air pollution: Minister
Egypt’s Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad has announced a recent improvement in air quality and a decrease in pollution rates monitored…
‘Green favela’ fights to live sustainably in Brazil
World
March 10, 2020
‘Green favela’ fights to live sustainably in Brazil
At first glance, it looks like any other shantytown in Brazil: a precarious jumble of tin-roof shacks and shoddy streets.…
Air pollution ‘pandemic’ shortens lives by 3 years: study
World
March 3, 2020
Air pollution ‘pandemic’ shortens lives by 3 years: study
A ‘pandemic’ of air pollution shortens lives worldwide by nearly three years on average, and causes 8.8 million premature deaths…
Used cars keep Africans moving, but dumping concerns remain
World
March 1, 2020
Used cars keep Africans moving, but dumping concerns remain
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Salesmen whistle at potential buyers of scores of vehicles shining in the afternoon sun. One truck…
‘The world is on fire,’ Greta Thunberg tells UK climate rally
World
February 28, 2020
‘The world is on fire,’ Greta Thunberg tells UK climate rally
BRISTOL, England (Reuters) — Greta Thunberg denounced politicians and the media on Friday for ignoring a looming climate cataclysm, saying…
Expansion of Britain’s Heathrow Airport ruled illegal on climate grounds
World
February 27, 2020
Expansion of Britain’s Heathrow Airport ruled illegal on climate grounds
LONDON (Reuters) – The planned expansion of London’s Heathrow Airport was declared unlawful on environmental grounds by a court on…
Egypt launches project to plant mangrove trees along Red Sea coast
Environment
February 27, 2020
Egypt launches project to plant mangrove trees along Red Sea coast
Egypt has announced an ambitious plan to expand mangrove forests by launching the largest mangrove planting project along the Red…
Micro-pollution ravaging China and South Asia: study
World
February 25, 2020
Micro-pollution ravaging China and South Asia: study
Nearly 90 percent of the 200 cities beset by the world’s highest levels of deadly micro-pollution are in China and…