International Criminal Court pushes environmental land crimes to front of the line
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has decided to “give particular consideration” to crimes involving environmental destruction, land grabbing and illegal exploitation of natural resources, a...
Angering activists, Norway says to kill wolves
Norway was accused of authorising the “mass slaughter” of its endangered wolf population on Friday after announcing that 47 of the predators would be killed by hunters. The move, which...
Vietnam investigating new fish deaths
Vietnam is investigating new mass fish deaths along its central coast, an official said Friday, months after a major steel plant was blamed for a toxic leak that wiped out tonnes of marine life in...
European oil companies selling dirty fuel to Africa, report says
European oil companies, especially Swiss commodity traders, are exploiting weak African fuel standards by selling toxic diesel and gasoline across the continent, a campaign group said Thursday. A...
Swiss solar-powered UAS tested for refugee rescue missions
The solar-power AtlanticSolar unmanned aircraft system (UAS) last month demonstrated its ability to assist in search-and-rescue (SAR) missions associated with the refugee crisis occurring in the...
Spain’s Solaria gets IDB finance to aid Uruguay renewables push
Spain’s Solaria has secured $25m in financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for two solar projects in Uruguay with a combined capacity of 19MW, one more step in the South American...
Japan… Officials give first look at Toyosu market flooding problem, play down pollution fears
Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials on Friday played down flooding beneath a proposed flagship food market in Toyosu as the result of heavy rain that will be pumped out or will seep away. The...
Private land within Great Bear Rainforest donated for conservation
A vast tract of pristine waterfront within British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest has been donated to the Nature Conservancy of Canada, filling in part of a patchwork of conservation efforts...
