Environment
- Asia Pacific, Climate crisis, Donald Trump, Environment, Pacific islands, South Pacific, Trump administration, United Nations, Vanuatu, World news
Vanuatu moves forward with UN climate resolution despite Trump opposition
Pacific island says the US weakened its proposal to advance a key climate ruling but vows to hold major pollut…
- Animals, Asia Pacific, Environment, Marine life, New Caledonia, Pacific islands, Sharks, Wildlife, World news
Shark culls brought in after fatal attack cause division and anger in New Caledonia
Authorities say capture of bull and tiger sharks necessary to protect lives as environmentalists launch urgent…
- Access to water, Climate crisis, Delhi, Drought, Environment, Global development, India, Natural resources and development, South and Central Asia, Water, World news
Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water
Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no…
-
Anger over plans to abolish New Zealand’s dedicated environment ministry
Critics say proposal to fold department into a new ‘mega ministry’ will dilute accountability and put nature p…
-
New Zealand bug of the year: moth named Avatar after mining threat crowned winner
Arctesthes avatar moth, which won nearly half of the votes, was discovered in 2012 and is critically endangere…
-
‘It’s a catastrophe’: Wellington rages as millions of litres of raw sewage pours into ocean
Abandoned beaches, public health warning signs and seagulls eating human waste are now features of the popular…
-
Japan seizes Chinese fishing boat inside its economic waters amid rift with Beijing
Japan’s fisheries agency said the vessel failed to comply with an order to stop. The incident comes weeks afte…
- Asia Pacific, China, Electric, hybrid and low-emission cars, Energy, Environment, Ethical and green living, Greenhouse gas emissions, Renewable energy
Green energy sector drove more than 90% of China’s investment growth last year, analysis finds
Industry bigger than all but seven world economies, and accounts for more than third of China’s economic growt…
-
15 years after Fukushima, Japan prepares to restart the world’s biggest nuclear plant
A return to nuclear power is at the heart of Japan’s energy policy but, in the wake of the 2011 disaster, resi…
-
Search for single-tusked elephant after 22 killed in India rampage
Eastern region on high alert as authorities try to track animal tearing through villages in Jharkand after app…
-
Indian police raid home of environmental activists over anti-fossil fuel campaign
Satat Sampada founders Harjeet Singh and Jyoti Awasthi say allegations are ‘baseless, biased and misleading’Po…
- Animals, Asia Pacific, Conservation, Endangered species, Environment, India, South and Central Asia, Thailand, Wildlife, World news
What makes an elephant abandon her calf – and is it a growing problem?
A helpless baby elephant has won the Thai public’s sympathy but her case has shed light on the pressures facin…
-
‘Magical’ galaxy frogs disappear after reports of photographers destroying their habitats
Researcher in Kerala rainforest sounds alarm after being told frogs had died after being handled by humansA gr…
- Animals, Asia Pacific, Conservation, Endangered species, Environment, Indonesia, Wildlife, World news
Indonesia floods were ‘extinction level’ disturbance for world’s rarest ape
Conservationists fear up to 11% of Tapanuli orangutan population perished in disaster that also killed 1,000 p…
- Asia Pacific, Climate crisis, Environment, Extreme weather, Flooding, Indonesia, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World news
Global heating and other human activity are making Asia’s floods more lethal
Much improved response systems are struggling to cope with ever more powerful and destructive stormsDeath toll…