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What did countries agree to at COP30?

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New tech could help COP30's Amazon rainforest protection goals

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In this file photo taken on April 18, 2018, people sit below the Eiffel Tower on the Champ-de-Mars on a sunny day in Paris.

Parisians up in arms over plan to fell trees near Eiffel Tower

Paris is aiming to redevelop the area around the Eiffel Tower, but the city's residents are beginning to rebel over a plan that would see 22 trees ripped up.

3 years ago

In this file photo taken on Dec.9, 2020 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gives the thumbs up during the opening of the Forum 'Control in the Fight against Corruption 2020' at Planalto Palace in Brasilia.

Bolsonaro responds after DiCaprio urges Brazil youth to vote

US actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio has openly criticized Bolsonaro since he took office in 2019, particularly for his management of fires in the Amazon rainforest.

3 years ago

In this picture taken on April 26, 2022, firefighters work to control a fire at a dump yard in New Delhi.

South Asia wilts in heat as Delhi rubbish dump burns

In New Delhi, a burning rubbish dump choked residents for a third day with temperatures crossing 45 Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in parts of South Asia.

3 years ago

Chimneys emit smoke on Sept. 21, 2021 at the Suralaya coal-fired power plant in Cilegon, Banten.

Americas premium

Indonesia to host first Bloomberg Net Zero Summit in Bali: Luhut

The government has revealed in a joint announcement that Indonesia is hosting the inaugural BloombergNEF Net Zero Summit in Bali, just days ahead of the 2020 G20 Summit in November.

3 years ago

Investment, homeostasis and Earth’s continuity

Humans need to be made aware and constantly reminded that we are currently “borrowing” this planet from our children and grandchildren.

3 years ago

A local farmer speaks in a palm and olive grove in the 'green belt' area of Iraq's central city of Karbala, on March 21, 2022.

Iraq 'green belt' neglected in faltering climate fight

Envisioned as a lush fortress against worsening desertification and sand storms, the "green belt" of Iraq's Karbala stands as a wilted failure.

3 years ago

In this photograph taken on March 4, 2022, farmer Suresh Sisodia works at his dairy farm in Mayakhedi village on the outskirts of Indore.

Dung power: India taps new energy cash cow

India is tapping a new energy source that helps clean up cities and is already providing a vital revenue stream for poor Indian farmers: bovine manure.

3 years ago

Show them how: Siblings Eugene (left) and Ginger Arboleda give a demonstration on how to play Axie Infinity, an NFT game where players earn tokens that can be exchanged for cryptocurrency or cash, in Taguig, Manila.

Academia

How much is ‘too much’? Recontextualizing blockchain’s environmental narrative

It’s hard to ignore the existing “energy-guzzling” narrative that’s been relegated to NFTs and its underlying blockchain technology.

3 years ago

A general view shows the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (rear) seen from Tomioka town in Fukushima prefecture on March 11, 2016, as people gather to remember the victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami disaster which hit northeastern Japan in 2011. Japan is marking on March 11 the fifth anniversary of the 2011 quake and tsunami that claimed some 18,500 lives, flattened coastal communities and set off the worst atomic crisis in a generation.

Asia & Pacific

Tons of Japanese nuclear waste may be destined for overseas disposal

The scale of the would-be hazardous waste underscores the ongoing move within the government to reexamine a rule banning the exports of radioactive waste at a time when few municipalities are willing to accept such waste.

3 years ago

Easter mood: A student decorates an Easter egg at the Widya Tama school for children with special needs in Surabaya, East Java, on April 14, 2022.

Easter: Seeking hope, peace in ominous times

At the very least, Christians are challenged to think globally for the sake of caring for the Earth, the common home afflicted by this ecological crisis and to act locally according to their respective contexts.

3 years ago

This file picture taken on June 29, 2017 shows a forest of cacti in the Tehuacan-Cuicatlan Valley in Zapotitlan Salinas, Puebla State, Mexico.

Global warming: even cacti can't take the heat

Sixty percent of cactus species will wind up in less hospitable climates over the coming decades as global warming sets in, challenging the long-held assumption that desert plants will thrive with more heat.

3 years ago

Long war: A participant gets vaccinated during a mass vaccination program held in Jakarta.

The future is now: Collaborative governance to achieve Indonesia’s ambitions

As digital and green economies increasingly become the norm, our human capital must be digitally literate and understand the interlinkages between economic, environmental and social concerns.

3 years ago

Picture released by Ecuadorean agency API showing people removing debris during the search of victims after a landslide caused by heavy rains in Quito, on January 31, 2022.

57 died in Ecuador rainy season: officials

Half a year of intense and destructive rain throughout Ecuador has left 57 dead and 110 injured.

3 years ago

This handout made available on April 7, 2022 by Natural History Museum of Bern shows a female Guriurius Minuano, the 50,000th spider registered in the World Spider Catalog based at the Natural History Museum of Bern.

Number of spider species creeps up to 50,000

There are now 50,000 known different species of spider crawling the Earth, and there might be another 50,000 out there.

3 years ago

In this file handout photo taken on November 25, 2019, veterinarians examine pieces of plastic waste and other trash totalling some seven kilograms recovered from the stomach of a dead deer at Khun Sathan National Park in Thailand's Nan province.

Thai national parks ban single-use plastics

Thailand on Wednesday banned styrofoam packaging and single-use plastics from national parks as it fights a scourge of waste threatening wildlife.

3 years ago

This aerial photo shows a view of residential and commercial tower blocks on the eastern side of Hong Kong island on April 3, 2022.

Compact, green and car-free. Can city living beat climate change?

With 70 percent of humanity predicted to be living in urban areas by 2050, UN climate experts see a huge opportunity to create ideal cities that are walkable, leafy and energy efficient.

3 years ago

In this file photo, members of climate action protest group Scientist Rebellion hold signs during a demonstration in Glasgow on the sidelines of the COP26 UN Climate Change Summit on November 8, 2021.

Scientists risk arrest to sound climate alarm

A loosely federated network of scientists in more than two dozen countries plan acts of civil disobedience starting this week to highlight the climate crisis.

3 years ago

View of the site of a landslide in which a mother and six of her children were killed, in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro state, on April 2, 2022.

Brazil storm death toll rises to 16

The death toll from torrential downpours that triggered flash floods and landslides in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state rose to 16, with three people still missing.

3 years ago

Bees are pictured at the Inzerki Apiary in the village of Inzerki, at a hillside in the heart of the Arganeraie Biosphere Reserve some 415 kilometres (260 miles) southwest of the Moroccan capital Rabat on February 18, 2022.

Stung by drought, Morocco's bees face disaster

Morocco's village of Inzerki is proud to claim it has the world's oldest and largest collective beehive, but the colonies have collapsed amid crippling drought.

3 years ago

This handout photo released on March 28 and made available on March 29, 2022 shows female rhino named Rosa (l) with her new baby born at the Way Kambas National Park, in Way Kambas, in Lampung province. Rosa delivered a baby rhino on March 24, for the first time after translocating from roaming in villages. A critically endangered Sumatran rhino was born in an Indonesian sanctuary bringing hope to the conservation of the rapidly declining species, an official said.

Society

Rare birth of Sumatran rhino brings hope for endangered species

The World Wide Fund for Nature estimates fewer than 80 Sumatran rhinos remain in the world, mainly in Sumatra and Kalimantan.

3 years ago

A man walks past a demonstration by environmental action group Greenpeace about the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster outside Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in Jakarta on April 26, 2010 marking the 24th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear accident in Ukraine and to denounce Indonesia's plans to use nuclear energy. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred in the early hours of April 26, 1986 when a reactor exploded, contaminating the then Soviet states of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus with fallout which also spread to other parts of Europe.

Academia

Russian invasion should encourage Indonesia to rethink its nuclear plan

As Fukushima fades into the past, Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, wishes to forge ahead with nuclear energy. The government plans to use the first nuclear power plant to supply national electricity by 2040.

3 years ago

Greenpeace Indonesia activists stage a protest against the destruction of forests in Papua at the Environment and Forestry Ministry's office in Jakarta on April 8, 2021.

Society premium

Government outlines carbon sink strategy in new regulation

Environmentalists are not impressed because they believe the strategy shows that the government still does not want to fully stop deforestation despite pressure from environmental groups.

3 years ago

This undated handout photo received on April 6, 2020 from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University, shows coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef.

Asia & Pacific

Great Barrier Reef hit by bleaching as UNESCO weighs "in danger" listing

Australia last year dodged an "in danger" listing for the reef, a World Heritage site, for a second time, after heavy lobbying by Canberra led UNESCO to postpone a decision to this year.

3 years ago

This photo taken on December 11, 2021 shows a group of volunteers from New Zealand whale rescue charity Project Jonah being taught how to save a stranded whale by a group instructor, at Scorching Bay in Wellington. Real strandings are all-too common in New Zealand, which has one of the highest rates in the world, with about 300 animals beaching themselves annually.

Asia & Pacific

Dozens of whales die in New Zealand mass stranding

The Department of Conservation said 29 long-finned pilot whales were already dead when the pod of 34 marine mammals was found at remote Farewell Spit on the South Island late Thursday.

3 years ago

Visual artist vonMash poses for a portrait in his studio in Springs, South Africa, on February 7, 2022 as he covers his face with a painters' palette.

Amid NFT boom, artists worry about climate costs

When the South African artist vonMash started thinking about selling his work as crypto-art on a blockchain, he hesitated.

3 years ago

Storage tanks for radioactive water are pictured on Feb. 18, 2019 at Tokyo Electric Power Company's tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima.

Thorium-fueled nuclear reactors won’t help cut emissions

Renewables like solar and wind are far more reliable and readily available, and among the cheapest energy sources that can tackle the urgency of the climate crisis.

3 years ago

Helping the ecosystem: Jakarta Intercultural School students learn all about mangroves and their ecosystems, such as how they function, why they are so important for the environment and how they are related to the marine issues of Jakarta’s coastline.

Academia

Achieving sustainable development through education

Likewise, if we lose economic prosperity by placing too much emphasis on the environment, then it is not sustainable development either.

3 years ago

This undated photograph released on Jan. 14, 2021 by the University of Barcelona shows an underwater view of a Posidonia Oceanica seagrass meadow in the Mediterranean Sea.