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Environment

Swarms of moths in Australia lift hopes of recovery for endangered species

The Bogong moths have had a comeback this year, with reports that the insects have invaded backyards and homes along Australia's east coast, including in New South Wales state capital, Sydney.

6 days ago
Environment

Expert: Indonesia needs fire risk maps, food project reevaluation amidst Merauke wildfires

Data from MapBiomas showed that areas with the most extensive fire damage are distributed across various food production hubs and agricultural regions, with Merauke in South Papua topping the list at the regency level. ...

1 week ago
Environment

Wildfires, heat waves threaten to undermine air quality, UN weather agency says

A study cited in the report found extreme fire-smoke events have tripled globally since the 1990s and may have contributed to nearly 100,000 additional deaths annually between 2010 and 2018. ...

1 month ago

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Opinion

How businesses can survive the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic allows us to observe a new pattern of behavior in the business world: a blurring of the boundary between business and the society and particularly a deeper integration of public, environmental and commercial (PEC) value orientations.

6 years ago
SEAsia

Plastic piles up in Thailand as pandemic efforts sideline pollution fight

Bangkok plastic waste up 62% on delivery surge in lockdown.

6 years ago
Environment

With attention on virus, Amazon deforestation surges

It has not gotten much attention with the world focused on coronavirus, but deforestation has surged in the Amazon rainforest this year, raising fears of a repeat of last year's record-breaking devastation -- or worse.

6 years ago
Environment

Oceans may rise over a meter by 2100, five meters by 2300

Oceans are likely to rise as much as 1.3 meters by 2100 if Earth's surface warms another 3.5 degrees Celsius, scientists warned Friday.

6 years ago
Opinion

Roving bandits, looted coastlines: How the global appetite for sand is fuelling a crisis

The world may run out of sand if we do not start paying attention to sand as a resource that needs research, management and governance.

6 years ago
Environment

Young people face 'altered world', say lawyers for child climate case

Young people face a "fundamentally altered world" that threatens their human rights and safety unless governments take effective action to curb climate change.

6 years ago
Environment

How do koalas drink? Not the way you might think

Scientists have solved a lingering mystery about koala behavior - how these tree-dwelling marsupials native to Australia consume enough water to live.

6 years ago
Opinion

COVID-19 opportunity to enhance our environmental commitments

For some, the post-COVID recovery is an opportunity to boost low-carbon development, including a scaling-up of cleaner and more sustainable transportation systems. However, many remain doubtful.  

6 years ago
Indonesia

Fight against illegal logging could be cut back by mobility restrictions: NGO

A recently foiled attempt to smuggle timber out of Gowa, South Sulawesi, is one of a number of cases of illegal logging uncovered since the COVID-19 outbreak began. The Environment and Forestry Ministry investigated at least five other similar cases in April alone and many more over the last three months.

6 years ago
Environment

Climate-smart cassava gets new use in Zambia: Hand sanitizer

A Zambian farmer's cassava field has brought not just a secure harvest but also a financial windfall, as buyers snap up the tubers to produce ethanol for alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

6 years ago
Environment

Makers of climate film starring Emma Thompson urge Britain to do more

Britain has not done enough to address climate change in the year since it became the first country to declare an emergency, say the makers of a new short film starring Emma Thompson.

6 years ago
Environment

For Singapore penguins, shuttered zoo is flippin' fun

One cute group is making the most of Singapore's partial virus lockdown -- penguins at the city-state's zoo, who are being given the run of the empty complex and revelling in the chance to do some exploring.   

6 years ago
City

Jakarta’s trash output down during COVID-19 but environmentalists warn of possible increase

Andhini Miranda, an initiator of the Zero Waste Indonesia movement, said people could use cloth face masks instead of single-use masks, wash their hands frequently with soap instead of wearing gloves and use cloths instead of paper towels to wipe down surfaces with disinfectant

6 years ago
Environment

No whaling in Iceland for second straight year

Iceland's two whaling companies will skip the whale hunt this summer for the second straight year, with one telling AFP Friday that they were hanging up their harpoons for good.

6 years ago
Environment

Climate activists to emerge stronger from coronavirus crisis, says Greta Thunberg

The world's young climate activists will come out of the coronavirus crisis even stronger and more motivated than before, their figurehead Greta Thunberg predicted on Wednesday.

6 years ago
People

Surfing's 'Indiana Jones' stages unlikely photoshoot to save planet

It's a scene that seems almost surreal today -- adventure filmmaker Alison Teal paddle surfing along the River Thames in bubblegum-pink swimwear, fishing out plastic rubbish from the murky waters.

6 years ago
Environment

'Cloud brightening' experiment may help cool Great Barrier Reef

Researchers trying to save the Great Barrier Reef are attempting to cool the unusually warm sea temperatures using ‘cloud brightening’, a geo-engineering technique designed to reflect more of the sun’s rays away from the Earth. 

6 years ago
Entertainment

Earth Day in lockdown: A chance to imagine a different future, say conservationists

Award-winning conservationists and filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert said lockdowns around the world due to COVID-19 have created a chance to reimagine relations with the natural world and for young people to continue pushing for change.

6 years ago
Entertainment

Michael Moore's 'Planet of the Humans' asks: What if green energy cannot save the planet?

As environmentalists celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day this week, a new documentary poses a sobering question.

6 years ago
Environment

On Earth Day, calls grow to treat shock of coronavirus with 'green recovery'

As the world marked the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on Wednesday, calls were growing for governments to treat the shock of the coronavirus with "green recovery" packages to spur a shift to a low-carbon future.

6 years ago
People

'We can turn it around': Jane Goodall shares hope amid uncertainties

"Jane Goodall: The Hope" documentary explores into one of the world’s most renowned activist.

6 years ago
Opinion

Earth Day at 50: A surprising success story

We can rightly look back on Earth Day with pride for the attention it has brought to the environment. But we need to curb the exaggerations, to make sure we actually leave the environment in the best possible state.

6 years ago
Opinion premium

Earth Day 2020: Climate crisis, carbon market and land conflict

Indonesia is among the top 10 total greenhouse gas emitters in the world with around 190.2 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent from land-based emissions, from agriculture, the conversion of carbon-rich forests to plantations and other uses.

6 years ago
Environment

National Geographic gears up for Earth Day

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the international television network has pulled out all the stops to offer a comprehensive range of politically committed documentaries on the environment.

6 years ago
Global

Ten years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, fears of offshore drilling persist

While government oversight was tightened in the wake of the environmental disaster, conservationists say the risks of a new leak could be growing as falling prices may lead to staffing cuts by the big producers.

6 years ago
Environment

'Stink flirting' is a thing, just ask a ring-tailed lemur

For human beings, "stink flirting" may not sound like a prudent dating strategy. For ring-tailed lemurs, it is the way to go.

6 years ago
Environment

Waste not, want not: Hong Kong cafe zeros in on reducing trash

A zero food waste cafe in Hong Kong is trying to tackle the financial hub's escalating trash problem by providing meals that are fully compostable and packaging that is turned into fertilizer.

6 years ago
Environment

Greenland ice sheet shrinks by record amount: Climate study

Greenland's ice sheet shrank by more than at any time since record-taking began last year, according to a study published on Wednesday that showed the risk that climate change could cause sharp rises in global sea levels.

6 years ago
Indonesia

Indonesia’s rehashed climate action commitments ‘not ambitious enough’

Indonesia barely tweaked its forthcoming draft of climate action pledges under the Paris Agreement, prompting critics to worry it is no longer ambitious enough for one of the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases.

6 years ago
Environment

Tibet sees remarkable increase in wild animals

The forestry authorities of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region said they have seen significant growth of the wildlife population due to their continuous protection efforts.

6 years ago
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