At least half of Australia's only disease-free koala population, a key "insurance" for the species' future, is feared dead with more badly hurt after bushfires swept through an island sanctuary, rescuers said Sunday.

The Russian government has published a plan to adapt the economy and population to climate change, aiming to mitigate damage but also "use the advantages" of warmer temperatures.

Currently, Canberra’s air quality is ranked as the worst of any major city due to the fires.

Raising awareness about environmental issues is a step in the right direction for a better future, but many tend to overlook one particular issue: defaunation.

A conservation-based village, the Kampung Berseri Astra Cidadap, wants to instill an ecofriendly mindset in the villagers and develop their potential.

Teen activist Greta Thunberg has been “brainwashed” into believing in climate change, the American rocker and actor Meat Loaf told an English newspaper.

Thai shoppers grabbed baskets, buckets and even a wheelbarrow to skirt a new ban on single-use plastic bags at big retailers, with many posting images of their efforts online.

In June 2017, the government launched the National Action Plan on Marine Debris with the ambitious target of reducing marine plastic debris by 70 percent — largely tied to 100 percent urban waste collection targets.

A cousin of the starfish that resides in the coral reefs of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico lacks eyes, but can still see.

A cousin of the starfish that resides in the coral reefs of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico lacks eyes, but can still see.

The hatching of two storks on a bamboo platform in a remote Indian zoo has raised hopes that one of the world's most threatened bird species can be saved, experts say.

The hatching of two storks on a bamboo platform in a remote Indian zoo has raised hopes that one of the world's most threatened bird species can be saved, experts say.

Examples of ecotherapy activities might include gardening, farming, woodland walks, and nature art and crafts.

Examples of ecotherapy activities might include gardening, farming, woodland walks, and nature art and crafts.

Palau's pioneering ban on "reef-toxic" sunscreens took effect Wednesday as the tiny Pacific island nation introduced strict environmental measures that also include one of the world's largest marine sanctuaries. 

Thailand began the year with a ban on single-use plastic bags at major stores, continuing a campaign launched by the government and retailers towards a complete ban in 2021 to reduce waste and debris in the sea.

Britain, the birthplace of coal power, produced more electricity from zero-carbon sources such as wind, solar and nuclear than from fossil fuel plants for the first time in 2019.

Britain's Prince William launched a multi-million pound prize on Tuesday to encourage the world's greatest problem-solvers to find answers to Earth's biggest environmental problems, saying the planet was now at a tipping point.

Two titan climate campaigners, Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough, joined forces on Monday to push politicians and businesses to step up action on climate change after a year in which schoolchildren took to the world's streets in protest.

Bank of England head Mark Carney, soon to become UN special envoy on climate action and finance, urged companies on Monday to move faster on helping to cut carbon emissions.

Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg said on Monday that talking to US President Donald Trump at a United Nations summit on global warming would have been a waste of time since he would not have paid any attention.

A petition to cancel Sydney's famous New Year's Eve fireworks and use the money to fight bushfires ringing the city has topped 260,000 signatures, but officials say the show will go on.

Expanding the use of bioenergy, as currently pursued with the B30 biodiesel program and hopefully to be increased to B50 and beyond, is a real effort to reduce dependency on fossil fuels.

Somewhere beneath the forest canopy was the African giant swallowtail: the largest butterfly to appear by day on the African continent, virtually unrecorded in scientific annals but known to be venomous.

At least 15 natural disasters linked to climate change this year caused damage of over $1 billion and seven of them cost at least $10 billion.

For the last three decades, botanist Julio Betancur has braved minefields and penetrated deep into jungle territory infested with drug traffickers and armed gangs in a bid to document Colombia's rich biodiversity.

 An environmental group has estimated that forest fires, illegal logging and mining activities in Jambi province throughout the year have caused environmental damage amounting to Rp 17 trillion (US$1.2 billion).

As the long-awaited regulation has not yet been issued, independent efforts by residents, organizations and business entities to reduce plastic use have started to gain traction. Some stores have begun to charge for plastic bags or simply not provide the bags at all to force customers to bring their own shopping bags.

Mexico is better known for cactus-dotted deserts and Caribbean beaches than winter sports, but the capital's central square is celebrating winter with an enormous, eco-friendly artificial ice rink.

To show our support for a green Christmas, we can stop marking the holiday with consumerism. This behavior is far from the spirit of Christmas.