Words about warming that matter
With hundreds of scientist-volunteers at its heart, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the world’s preeminent body for reviewing and synthesizing research on climate change. A single statement from the IPCC can reverberate...
UN chief takes poaching concerns to Security Council
New York, USA, 29th May 2013—The United Nations Security Council will be briefed today on the severe and escalating threat to peace and security posed by Central Africa’s heavily-armed elephant poaching gangs.
In a report...
Conservation Groups Defend Imperiled Sierra Forest Mammal
Timber industry lawsuit seeks to halt protection for
the Pacific fisher
Sacramento, CA -- A coalition of conservation groups today intervened in defense of the Pacific fisher, a relative of the mink that depends...
60% of Australians do not support the processing of gas in the Kimberley
The Australian Greens said today that 60% of Australians do not support the processing of gas in the Kimberley.
Speaking today at the announcement of the Sea Shepherd’s visit to Broome and the Kimberley Senator...
Oil Spill Reaches Syrian Coastline
First Satellite Imagery Shows that Oil Spill Reaches Syrian Coastline. Access is Needed for Immediate Clean-up
2 August 2006, Nairobi/Athens — The oil spill that has already polluted over 80 kilometres of the Lebanese coastline...
Pew Laments Lack of U.S. Leadership to Protect Atlantic Bluefin Tuna at CITES
Washington, DC - 10/14/2009 - Joshua Reichert, managing director of the Pew Environment Group, today issued the following statement on the United States’ failure to co-sponsor a proposal for consideration by the Convention on...
Interior Secretary Kempthorne Announces Proposal to List Polar Bears as Threatened Under Endangered Species...
(BOISE, Idaho) – Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne today announced the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act and...
Landmark New Report Says Emerging Green Economy Could Create Tens of Millions of New...
New York, 24 September 2008 (ILO/UNEP)-A new, landmark study on the impact of an emerging global "green economy" on the world of work says efforts to tackle climate change could result in the creation...
Reducing pollution in the southern Mediterranean
Countries bordering the south and east of the Mediterranean need to continually improve many aspects of environmental management to reduce pollution in the sea, according to a new assessment.
Photo © Mhobl
The "Horizon 2020 Mediterranean...
CEC Secretariat Launches Independent Study on the Environmental Hazards of Transborder Lead Battery Recycling
The Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has begun an independent examination into the environmental and public health issues associated with the transboundary movement of spent lead-acid batteries across North America. This...
Groups Oppose Pollution Reporting Exemption for Factory Farms
Family farmers, environmental advocates in 27 states object to toxic gas reporting loophole
Washington, DC -- More than 70 groups from 27 states are objecting to a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency that would...
Mexico sets the pace with ambitious RE targets
Gland, Switzerland: Mexico’s plans to increase its renewable energy supply from 15% to 25% of total energy supply by 2018, sets the pace globally for a much needed increased ambition towards the UN climate...
