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The European Commission is set to exclude imports of leather from its anti-deforestation law, EU officials told Reuters, after a campaign by industry groups which argued that production does not incentivise the cattle farming that fuels forest destruction. ...more |
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UK was close behind, exporting 675,000 tonnes, with much of the waste sent to Turkey, Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Research conducted at 2022 Commonwealth Games found catering and fireworks were main causes of pollution. ...more |
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The bluebuck, an antelope with a silvery slate-blue coat and striking horns, inhabited the coastal grasslands of South Africa's southwestern Cape region until European settlers hunted it to extinction in around 1800. A U.S. company now plans to resurrect the bluebuck as part of its de-extinction efforts. ...more |
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The kiwi, New Zealand’s sacred national bird, vanished from the hills around Wellington more than a century ago. Now the capital's residents are waging an improbable citizen campaign to return the endangered flightless birds to the city. ...more |
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Kidana Development Company, a subsidiary of the Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites, has planted 40,000 trees as part of its ongoing efforts to support environmental sustainability and enhance the pilgrims’ experience. ...more |
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Nearly 60 countries back voluntary roadmaps to wean world off coal, oil and gas, at conference prompted by frustration with UN climate summits. ...more |
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Rice supply is expected to fall this year as farmers cut planting acreage across Asia because of fertiliser shortages and soaring fuel costs from the Iran war, with an emerging El Nino also set to squeeze output of the world's most consumed staple. ...more |
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Coral cover of Brazil’s Abrolhos reefs, the most biodiverse coral ecosystem in the South Atlantic, has fallen by around 15% over 18 years due to climate change and human activity, researchers in Rio de Janeiro told Reuters. ...more |
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Almost all of Europe experienced above-average heat in 2025, a year that broke records for wildfires, sea temperatures and heatwaves as climate change worsens, EU scientists and the World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday. ...more |
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