Cambodia starts work on canal linking Mekong River to sea | Environment News
Phnom Penh says $1.7bn project economic as Vietnam worries it could be used by Chinese warships.Cambodia has launched a controversial canal project to link the…
Tanzania wants to evict Maasai for wildlife – but they’re fighting back | Human Rights
Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania – Joseph Oleshangay’s theory is that government officials in his country, Tanzania, see people from his community as less than human. The 36-year-old…
Will eating insects save the planet? | Food News
EXPLAINEREating insects may be healthier, cheaper and better for the environment than consuming meat – what’s not to like?The Singapore Food Agency announced last month…
Video: Dozens killed in landslides in India’s Kerala | Environment
NewsFeedA series of landslides caused by relentless rain have hit a hilly region in India’s southern state of Kerala, leaving dozens of people dead with…
Water bosses will be thrown in the dock unless they clean up sewage-filled rivers, vows Environment Secretary
WATER bosses will be put in the dock unless they clean up Britain’s sewage-filled rivers, the Environment Secretary has vowed.Steve Reed pledged to bring criminal…
Horror, grief, trauma in Ethiopia’s Gofa a week after deadly landslides | Environment News
Gofa Zone, Ethiopia – For days, retired teacher Meaza Tadelu has been holding on to hope that his missing wife may still be alive. Barefoot…
Philippines coastguard says oil leaking from capsized tanker | Environment News
Operation to siphon some of the 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil from MT Terra Nova due to start on Sunday.Some industrial fuel oil…
What to watch for at Paris 2024 Olympics: Reusable cups | Paris Olympics 2024
The 2024 Olympic Games are upon us and like many people around the world, I am excited to tune in and follow the action. Like…
Why have Brazilian sharks tested positive for cocaine? | Drugs News
Thirteen Brazilian sharpnose sharks caught off Rio de Janeiro have tested positive for cocaine, marine biologists who carried out the tests have reported. High concentrations…
‘Our worst nightmare’: Raging wildfire hits western Canada town of Jasper | Environment News
A fast-moving wildfire has hit the town of Jasper in the Canadian Rockies, causing “significant” losses as firefighters work to hold back the flames. In…
UN chief calls for action to stem ‘extreme heat epidemic’ | United Nations News
Antonio Guterres urges countries to shift away from fossil fuels to tackle the climate crisis driving extreme heat.The head of the United Nations has called…
Canadian wildfires prompt more evacuation orders, air-quality warnings | Environment News
Hundreds of out-of-control wildfires are burning across western Canada, putting more communities under evacuation alert and raising concerns about air quality. Authorities at the BC…
Typhoon Gaemi brings flood chaos to Philippines capital | Weather
NewsFeedRoads and neighbourhoods in Manila and across the Philippines have been left under water after heavy rain from Typhoon Gaemi, forcing many people out of…
Prominent anti-whaling activist detained in Greenland at Japan’s request | Climate News
Environmentalist Paul Watson has been detained until August 15, authorities and his foundation said.Veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson has been apprehended by…
‘The sea has taken everything’: How rising salt is destroying Italian coast | Environment
Along the rice fields of Porto Tolle in Veneto, the areas damaged by salt seeping into the soil are clearly visible. It has been caused by…
African countries must make their voices heard on deep-sea mining | Environment
With negotiations to adopt rules and regulations for commercial deep-sea mining in international waters resuming this week at the International Seabed Authority (ISA), African countries…
Video: Yemen rockslide narrowly misses houses | Environment
NewsFeedVideo shows a huge rockslide narrowly missing houses in a village in eastern Yemen. Local geologists say it was caused by repeated flooding in the…
Paris mayor takes dip in ‘safe to swim Seine’ ahead of Olympics | Paris Olympics 2024
NewsFeedWith just days to go before the Paris Olympics, the city’s Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a swim in the Seine as the river was finally…
‘We know the tactics they use’: The poachers turned gamekeepers of Kenya | Wildlife
Aberdare National Park, Kenya – Beneath the dense canopy of redwood trees, a uniformed group flanked by armed men treads silently through the thicket, dodging…
Serenade of the Skies: Stargazing in Morocco | Science and Technology
Rania traces stars at the Oukaimeden observatory in Morocco’s mountains and shares their beauty with villagers below.The stars in the night skies above Oukaimeden, a…