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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.

1 week 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

The Latest

Environment

Ocean plastic waste probably comes from ships, report says

Most of the plastic bottles washing up on the rocky shores of Inaccessible Island, aptly named for its sheer cliffs rising from the middle of the South Atlantic, probably come from Chinese merchant ships, a study published Monday said. 

7 years ago
Culture

McCartney's plea for planet after deal with fashion's richest man

British designer Stella McCartney pleaded for fashion to "wake up" and help save the planet Monday after her first Paris show as part of the industry's biggest luxury conglomerate.

7 years ago
Environment

'Powerful' Greta shames leaders: Cullis-Suzuki, child voice of 1992 Earth Summit

At the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, 12-year-old Severn Cullis-Suzuki urged the world to save the planet. Now, the Canadian is a fervent supporter of Greta Thunberg, a "powerful" force who's holding world leaders to account.

7 years ago
City premium

'Back to Besek', NGO promotes ecofriendly container to support local economy, save environment

Using besek as an alternative food container can help sort waste issues and spur the local economy, according to an environmental NGO called Kehati.

7 years ago
Environment

Climate change 'race against time', Prince Harry says in Botswana

Declaring climate change a "race against time," Prince Harry on Thursday planted a baobab tree in Botswana and highlighted the campaign work of teen activist Greta Thunberg.

7 years ago
Environment

Star DiCaprio urged to cut support for India river project

Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio has been asked by Indian environmentalists to withdraw his backing for a contentious river rejuvenation programme led by a celebrity globe-trotting mystic.

7 years ago
Editorial

Climate talks meltdown?

With the Climate Pledge expected to come into force after 2020, the world has a serious problem indeed. The poorly committed countries, even if they have signed the pledge in Paris and submitted their national emissions cut strategy, may have a compliance problem.

7 years ago
Environment

More than 2 million animals perish in Bolivia wildfires

More than two million wild animals, including jaguars, pumas and llamas, have perished in weeks of wildfires that devastated huge swaths of Bolivian forest and grassland, environmental experts said Wednesday.

7 years ago
Environment

'Buying local' groceries isn't always better for the environment

British shoppers looking to go green may be better off buying imported South American apples or Kenyan vegetables rather than locally produced foods that rely too heavily on fossil fuels, according to a new study.

7 years ago
Environment

France's Cannes to ban polluting cruise ships

Mediterranean resort town Cannes, France's fourth-biggest cruise ship port, will ban the most polluting cruise ships from next year in a bid to boost air quality in the city.

7 years ago
Environment

Jellyfish thrive in the man-made disruption of the oceans

Thousands of them plague our beaches to the horror of holidaymakers who dread their sting, but thanks to man's disruption of the oceans, jellyfish are thriving.

7 years ago
Environment

Young climate activists accuse world leaders' of violating child rights through inaction

Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg and 15 other young climate activists on Monday filed a complaint with the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child alleging that world leaders' inaction on the climate crisis has violated children's rights.

7 years ago
Environment

As global leaders meet, the Amazon rainforest burns

The fires that burned through the Amazon rainforest last month sparked international outcry and offers of help, but as world leaders meet in New York, the planet's largest rainforest remains engulfed in flames

7 years ago
Environment

Five-year period ending 2019 set to be hottest on record

A damning new UN report published Sunday said the world is falling badly behind in the race to avert climate disaster because of runaway warming, with the five-year period ending 2019 set to be the hottest ever.

7 years ago
Editorial

Youth’s march for life

Parents may insist they have not been toiling so hard to pay for tuitions for the sake of their offspring’s future, only to see students skipping classes for street rallies. But as other teenagers have expressed, there won't be much of a future as long as they do not see meaningful measures to save the planet.

7 years ago
Environment

Climate activists hold event to mark vanishing Swiss glacier

Hundreds of climate activists paid their respects to a Swiss glacier on Sunday that is due to disappear over the next decade, the victim of a warming environment.

7 years ago
Indonesia premium

Still traumatized by tsunami, islanders protest mining activities on Sunda Strait

People living on Sebesi Island fear that mining activities on the Sunda Strait could harm their livelihood as fishermen and trigger a natural disaster.

7 years ago
Environment

Environmental activists get down and dirty on mass cleanup day

Thousands of volunteers wielding nets and bin bags scoured coasts, parks and riverbanks across the globe Saturday, in a litter-picking drive highlighting the vast quantity of trash dumped worldwide, a day after mass international climate protests.

7 years ago
Environment

Students demand change in vast global climate strike

Children across Asia and the Pacific kicked off what are set to be the largest global climate protests in history Friday, demanding adults act now to stop environmental disaster.

7 years ago
Indonesia premium

'We don't have a spare planet', students demand action as Indonesia joins global climate strike

Around 50 communities, hundreds of university students and school students marched from the Cut Meutia Mosque to Jakarta City Hall, and then on to Aspirasi Park in front of the State Palace to demand the government take climate change mitigation more seriously.

7 years ago
Environment

Burger King scraps plastic toys in children's meals, launches amnesty

Burger King will stop handing out plastic toys in its children's meals and said on Thursday it was launching an amnesty for customers to return any freebies in a bid to tackle the growing problem of plastic waste.

7 years ago
Environment

Millions of young people, led by Sweden's Thunberg, to strike for climate action

With world leaders about to gather in New York for a UN Climate Action Summit next week, millions of young people from Australia to Iceland will take off from school or work on Friday to demand urgent measures to stop environmental catastrophe.

7 years ago
Opinion

Young people are right about climate change: It’s time to listen

It’s not just that we need to listen to the voices of youth, it’s because the voices of youth matter. Young people can drive agendas. This is the most interconnected generation in history. And together, what they purchase determines what sells.

7 years ago
Opinion premium

Commitment to Paris Agreement and Kalimantan dream

Under its commitments to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Indonesia is required to submit its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which detail the country’s plan to reduce emissions in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

7 years ago
Health

Black carbon from air pollution found in placentas: Study

Black carbon particles typically emitted by vehicle exhaust and coal-fired power plants have been detected on the fetus-facing side of placentas, researchers said Tuesday.

7 years ago
Environment

Posh pollution - the exclusive London neighborhoods with toxic air

Residents of some of London's most exclusive areas are living with toxic levels of air pollution, according to a new poster campaign that aims to shine a light on the hidden killer.

7 years ago
City premium

New attraction at TMII seeks to educate people about importance of ozone layer

The attraction is intended to educate visitors, especially school-age children, about the importance of the Earth's ozone layer and how to preserve it.

7 years ago
Environment

Thailand's sex-shy giant panda dies aged 19

A beloved male giant panda on loan to Thailand from China has died aged 19 in Chiang Mai, leaving Thais on Tuesday to mourn the death of a mammal whose sex life captivated the kingdom. 

7 years ago
Indonesia premium

Residents flee Riau amid unbearable smog from forest fires

State-owned airport operator Angkasa Pura II noted an increase in the number of passengers travelling from Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport in Riau to Kualanamu International Airport in North Sumatra since the forest fires intensified.

7 years ago
Environment

Vegetarian diets not always the most climate-friendly, researchers say

It may be possible to help tackle climate change while still munching on the occasional bacon sandwich or slurping a few oysters, a new study suggested on Tuesday.

7 years ago
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