environment
Swiss hold high-altitude wake for lost glacier
Environment
September 22, 2019
Swiss hold high-altitude wake for lost glacier
Dozens of people dressed in black went on a “funeral march” up a steep Swiss mountainside on Sunday to mark…
As global leaders meet, the Amazon rainforest burns
World
September 22, 2019
As global leaders meet, the Amazon rainforest burns
The fires that burned through the Amazon rainforest last month sparked international outcry and offers of help, but as world…
From the streets to the summit: young climate leaders mobilize at UN
World
September 22, 2019
From the streets to the summit: young climate leaders mobilize at UN
A day after youth-led global climate strikes, several hundred young activists including Greta Thunberg gathered for a climate summit at…
Tree-planting to offset carbon emissions: no cure-all
World
September 18, 2019
Tree-planting to offset carbon emissions: no cure-all
A few euros, a couple of mouse clicks and a tree is planted — as air travel is increasingly becoming…
World must adapt to ‘inevitable’ climate change, warns report
World
September 10, 2019
World must adapt to ‘inevitable’ climate change, warns report
Nations rich and poor must invest now to protect against the effects of climate change or pay an even heavier…
Pope pleads with Madagascans to protect rainforest
World
September 8, 2019
Pope pleads with Madagascans to protect rainforest
Pope Francis on Saturday made an impassioned plea to Madagascans to protect the Indian Ocean’s unique environment from “excessive deforestation”,…
Sisi at G7: Environmental challenges greatly concern Egypt
Egypt
August 27, 2019
Sisi at G7: Environmental challenges greatly concern Egypt
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said that environmental challenges occupy a large part of daily concerns for Egypt, as its effects…
Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as outrage over Amazon grows
Environment
August 25, 2019
Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as outrage over Amazon grows
Hundreds of new fires are raging in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, official data showed Saturday, as thousands of troops…
Protests to greet G7 leaders as they discuss Amazon fires, trade
World
August 24, 2019
Protests to greet G7 leaders as they discuss Amazon fires, trade
The leaders of the G7 club of rich countries meet in southern France on Saturday, with the burning Amazon, diving…
Going ‘nude’: UK supermarkets test plastic-free zones
Environment
August 21, 2019
Going ‘nude’: UK supermarkets test plastic-free zones
British supermarkets are starting to go “nude”. Bowing to pressure from environmentally conscious consumers, big brand shops have begun taking…