World Environment Day is observed every year on June 5, led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). This day has been held annually since 1973. It engages over 150 countries through ...

It's World Environment Day and this year the theme is Beating Plastic Pollution. Plastic pollution is a serious and growing problem – billions of pounds of plastic waste go into the world's oceans ...

The European Commission has downscaled its ambition when it comes to tackling pollution caused by microplastics — tiny plastic particles that are increasingly harming ecosystems and human health.

In 2002, when Bangladesh declared a complete ban on the production, import, marketing, and use of polythene bags—a type of single-use plastic bag—it stood alone in the league. It became the first ...

Citizen scientists already use their phones to report roadkill, light pollution and invasive plants, using free apps. But in 2013, Dutch researchers went a step further, transforming smartphones into ...

To all who have communicated with us about their partnership for our February Love Our Earth personal ecobrick campaign, our heartfelt gratitude, and the planet’s as well! Our salute and applause to ...

THE motor car can be seen as one of our most liberating inventions or the fume-spewing curse of modern times, depending on your view. But what cannot be denied is that most people use a car and could ...

One of our most precious resources is often taken for granted and invisible unless it becomes visible. I am talking about air. We don’t give the air around us much thought in our daily lives, except ...

BEIJING — Despite China’s removing 1.5 million cars from the roads, shutting down hundreds of factories and construction sites and bringing much of the city’s economic life to a standstill, Beijing’s ...

BEIJING — Despite China’s removing 1.5 million cars from the roads, shutting down hundreds of factories and construction sites and bringing much of the city’s economic life to a standstill, Beijing’s ...