Iran, Austria ink environment protection MOU
Iran and Austria signed a memorandum of understanding to expand cooperation in the field of environment protection. Iranian Department of Environment Director Masoumeh Ebtekar and Austrian Federal...
Schools, parents in joint drive to conserve the environment
Schools in Rwamagana and Kayonza districts have partnered with parents and teachers associations to promote environmental conservation. Under the drive, dubbed “Where Trees Grow, People Grow”,...
Japense Environment Ministry eyes tighter control of harmful waste exports
The Environment Ministry is planning to tighten restrictions on exports of electronic waste by fully revising the so-called Basel law on trade in hazardous waste, according to a ministry source. The...
What’s the status of the Salmon River’s fall salmon run?
The annual fall salmon run on the Salmon River is slow right now, but things are looking up for “half-way decent” season, according observers on the river and out on Lake Ontario....
China Is Coping With Pollution by Buying Fancy Honey
Consumers in mainland China are demanding foreign brands that promise something many local products can’t: peace of mind. Worsening pollution and several product-safety scares have led to increased...
Chikaming Open Lands Barn Benefit to take place at site of new easement
Chikaming Open Lands (COL) will hold its 7th annual Barn Benefit at Richard and Nancy Spain’s historic Toad Hollow Farm on Prairie Road from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17. And the farm isn’t...
What are recycling contests changing?
Teachers say recycling competitions are having such an impact that children who take part are even making their parents change their ways. Speaking on the sidelines of the launch of the seventh...
Russia probes river turning bright red
Russia’s environment ministry on Wednesday ordered a probe into a possible industrial accident after a river in the far north of the country turned bright red. In a statement, the ministry...
