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Why Pakistan is planting 10 billion trees to combat climate change and economic challenges 14/10/2025
Why Pakistan is planting 10 billion trees to combat climate change and economic challenges Pakistan’s large-scale tree planting project has become a central part of its climate adaptation strategy, conservation experts have said at a conference in Abu Dhabi. ...more
US threatens visa restrictions, sanctions against UN members that back IMO emissions plan 13/10/2025
US threatens visa restrictions, sanctions against UN members that back IMO emissions plan The United States on Friday threatened to use visa restrictions and sanctions to retaliate against nations that vote in favor of a plan put forward by a United Nations agency to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from ocean shipping. ...more
Coral reef discovered off Naples, in rare find for Mediterranean 13/10/2025
Coral reef discovered off Naples, in rare find for Mediterranean A large white coral reef containing important species and fossil traces has been discovered at a depth of more than 500 metres in the Gulf of Naples, in a rare discovery for the Mediterranean, the Italian Research Council (CNR) said on Friday. ...more
More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis 13/10/2025
More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis More than half of all bird species are in decline, according to a new global assessment, with deforestation driving sharp falls in populations across the planet. ...more
Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win' 13/10/2025
Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win' The green turtle has been rescued from the brink of extinction in what scientists are calling a major conservation victory. ...more
Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years 13/10/2025
Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years Number of endangered butterfly species also surging amid habitat destruction and global heating, finds study. ...more
EU Parliament plans to cut back sustainability law further 10/10/2025
EU Parliament plans to cut back sustainability law further Lawmaker groups holding a majority in the European Parliament agreed a deal late on Wednesday to make deeper cuts to the EU's corporate sustainability law, lawmakers and officials told Reuters. ...more
EU auto group pushes hybrids, e-fuels in CO2 emission goal review 10/10/2025
EU auto group pushes hybrids, e-fuels in CO2 emission goal review The European Union should ease its CO2 reduction targets for cars, vans and trucks, with longer compliance periods and a greater role for hybrid vehicles and alternative fuels, the bloc's auto association said on Wednesday. ...more
The hidden cost of ultra-processed foods on the environment: ‘The whole industry should pay’ 10/10/2025
The hidden cost of ultra-processed foods on the environment: ‘The whole industry should pay’ Industrially made foods involve several ingredients and processes to put together, making it difficult to examine their true cost. ...more
Nestle quits global alliance on reducing dairy methane emissions 10/10/2025
Nestle quits global alliance on reducing dairy methane emissions Food group Nestle (NESN.S) said on Wednesday it had withdrawn from a global alliance for cutting methane emissions that aims to reduce the impact of dairy farming on global warming. ...more
 
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