The world's largest tropical rainforest lost 3,750 square kilometers (1,450 square miles) of jungle since the beginning of the year, the worst numbers for that period since record-keeping began in 2016.

Now scientific studies are increasingly detecting microplastics in some human organs -- including "the lungs, spleen, kidneys, and even the placenta," Ghiglione told AFP.

A cetacean that could be a 10-meter-long (33-foot-long) Minke whale was spotted in France's Seine river close to the English Channel, local authorities said on Thursday, only a month after a terminally ill killer whale died in the same river.

On a recent trip out, another group of crabbers warned Carrascal's group about new markings they had spotted on trees farther north, an indication that shrimp farmers were planning to illegally cut down mangroves to expand their shrimping pools.

Stronger policy instruments are needed to protect the environment in and around the Indo-Pacific region.

Cloaked in darkness and mystery, the creatures of the deep oceans exist in a world of unlikely profusion, surviving on scant food and under pressure that would crush human lungs.

Despite having economic value and being a solution to waste problems, waste banks struggle to find support from the public and the government. 

Fossil fuel firms are misleading the public about their moves to cut greenhouse gases and curb climate change -- and social media are hosting ads that perpetuate this "greenwashing", researchers say.

Ecuador's rainforest Achuar people say their ancestors long dreamed of a "fire canoe" or "electric fish" that would let them move swiftly along the region's winding rivers, to more easily reach other distant Achuar communities in the largely roadless jungle.

The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was detected this month in a polar seagull found dead in the archipelago's capital Longyearbyen, the governor's office said in a statement Thursday.

In a bid to help attain Indonesia’s Group of 20 (G20) presidency priority issues and to spur global climate action, environment ministers of the G20 will adopt a joint communiqué in August.

The loss of sea turtles will jeopardize jobs and coastal economies, especially in developing countries.

There is a new sight on the streets of Havana: increasing numbers of electric vehicles whizzing among the old American cars so emblematic of the Cuban capital.

Claiming gas giant Woodside Energy's Scarborough project would generate 1.37 billion tonnes of greenhouse emissions and likely harm the World Heritage-listed reef, the Australian Conservation Foundation applied on Tuesday for an injunction to halt the work.

ASEAN can become an EV hub to ensure environmental sustainability across the region as long as it tackles the existing barriers to EV absorption as well as anticipates solutions to the environmental impacts of higher EV demand, including manufacturing, battery life and energy use.

Negotiations towards banning subsidies that encourage overfishing and threaten the sustainability of the planet's fish stocks have been going on at the World Trade Organization for more than two decades.

People in Rajasthan customarily plant trees in celebration, but scientists say that planting seeds and saplings are insufficient to tackle land degradation.

It is no wonder that millennials’ movement to not have children owing to fears about climate crisis is on the rise. 

Standard warnings highlighting the environmental impact of plastic waste were ineffective in engaging communities in Bali.

Ocean health hangs in the balance and we need big, bold, collective actions to reverse the damage that has already been done.

Indonesia is rich in marine resources, but aggressive overfishing could unravel it all. Could the solution lie in the ancient tradition of Sasi Laut?

Rules that are not subject to abrupt change at the whim of policymakers jumping to accommodate public sentiment or lobby pressure are critical for business continuity.

Today, we are unfortunately already witnessing climate disruption and a large biodiversity loss, a result from our staggering consumption of natural resources.

Recycling technology could be the solution to the plastic waste problem in Indonesia. How serious are we in dealing with this issue? 

Hundreds of critically endangered baby giant turtles were released into Cambodia's Mekong River to mark World Turtle Day on Monday.

We all know someone with a rubbish fashion sense, but Rob Greenfield is proud to be wearing garbage.

Another sandstorm that descended Monday on climate-stressed Iraq sent at least 4,000 people to hospital with breathing problems.

People find it difficult to forgive President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo for his failure to bring down the price despite his bold decision to ban exports of palm oil until domestic supply is secured at an affordable price.

An animal hospital in Ahmedabad, India, has treated around 2,000 birds over the past month, many weak and severely dehydrated due to the heatwave in the country.

Iraq was yet again covered in a thick sheet of orange as it suffered the latest in a series of dust storms that have become increasingly common.