Solid waste import bans
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced yesterday that China will ban imports of 32 types of solid waste in its latest move to reduce environmental pollution. Sixteen types of solid waste,
Shanghai Daily (China)
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Climate adaptation activities insufficient in developing cities: study
A large amount of money spent on measures to adapt to the impacts of climate change is more strongly linked with protecting big cities than helping the world's most vulnerable people to avert the worst
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Guidelines for making country greener
TEN Chinese ministries have jointly issued guidelines on green consumption, the latest move to boost green and sustainable development in a country battling to rein in pollution and waste. The document,
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34 rhino carcasses found in Namibia in two months: police
Namibian police say they have found 34 rhino carcasses in the country in January and February this year. The rhino carcasses were found during an aerial search last month. Twenty-nine of them were
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New FAO report stresses importance of community-based forestry
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Tuesday stressed the importance of community-based forestry in promoting sustainable forest management, reducing poverty and generating jobs and income for
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Scramble to reach Fiji cyclone victims as toll hits 36
This February 23, 2016 NOAA satellite photo shows Tropical Cyclone Winston (11P) in the South Pacific Ocean. Humanitarian aid began pouring into Fiji February 23, as the death toll from super-cyclone Winston
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Europe's grasslands, woodlands, marine areas face increased threats: report
Europe's ecosystems face increasing pressure to stay healthy amid rising pollution, exploitation, urban sprawl, and the effects of climate change, according to the findings of a European Environment Agency
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Infectious diseases kill 16,744 Chinese in 2015
A total of 16,744 people died as a result of infectious diseases on the Chinese mainland in 2015, according to official data revealed on Thursday. In 2015, there were more than 6.4 million cases of
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January 2016 warmest on record: U.S. agency
The past month is the warmest since record keeping began in 1880, which continues a nine-month streak of record high monthly temperatures, according to the latest report released by the U.S. National Oceanic
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Mozambique tightens regulation over plastic bags
The Mozambican government announced on Thursday that it has collected eight tons of plastic bags with a thickness of less than 30 micrometres all over the country in its latest campaign to ban their usage.
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NASA to simulate growing potatoes on Mars in Peru
That's the question scientists will be asking in Lima next month, when a selection of tubers will begin undergoing tests to determine whether they're fit to grow on Mars. NASA, the US space agency,