Plastic Burning

Plastic Burning for Household Energy Widespread in Developing Countries, Study Finds

A new global study has revealed that the household burning of plastic for heating and cooking is a widespread practice in developing countries, raising significant concerns about its health and environmental impacts. Published in the journal Nature Communications, the research...
Mount Everest Waste

Mount Everest Waste Crisis: Nepal Scraps Refundable Deposit Program After Climbers Continue Leaving Tents, Oxygen Bottles, and Trash at Higher Camps

Nepal is set to discontinue a long-standing waste deposit program on Mount Everest after authorities concluded it has failed to curb the growing accumulation of rubbish on the world’s highest peak. The scheme, introduced more than a decade ago, required...
COP30 Climate Summit

COP30 Climate Summit: New Zealand’s Climate Credibility in Question as COP30 Opens in Brazil

As the world gathers in the Amazonian city of Belém for the United Nations’ COP30 climate summit, New Zealand’s delegation finds itself under an unusual shadow. Once seen as a small but progressive leader in climate policy, Wellington’s credibility is...
COP30 Brazil

COP30 Climate Summit: World Leaders Converge in Amazon; Cop30 Opens Amid Division, Doubt, and Defiance

The world’s most consequential climate summit, Cop30, has opened in the steamy Amazonian port city of Belém, Brazil. Amid rainforest heat and political tension, negotiators from nearly 200 countries have gathered to decide the planet’s next steps against climate catastrophe....
COP30 Brazil

Paris Agreement at a Crossroads: As COP30 Opens in Brazil, Climate Diplomacy Faces Its Toughest Test Yet

For a decade, the Paris Agreement on climate change has weathered shocks that could easily have broken it — from the first term of U.S. President Donald Trump to the COVID-19 pandemic and multiple regional conflicts. Yet, despite political turbulence...
renewable energy

Australia and Southeast Asia: A Climate Partnership Waiting to Take Off

The Energy Transition Challenge in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia stands at the crossroads of climate urgency and energy dependence. While governments across the region understand the need to pivot toward clean energy, the pathway remains complicated by politics, financial constraints,...
Antarctic

Antarctic Circumpolar Current Faces Disruption as Climate Change Intensifies

A Vital Ocean Current at Risk The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, is under threat due to climate change. Flowing clockwise around Antarctica, it is five times stronger than the Gulf Stream and over 100 times...
Nepal Owl Festival

Nepal’s Owl Conservationist Champions Change Through Folklore and Festivals

In the heart of the Himalayas, where myths and nature intertwine, conservation biologist Raju Acharya has embarked on a unique mission to protect Nepal’s owls. By blending folklore, cultural awareness, and scientific conservation, Acharya has worked tirelessly to change public...
Uncertain Future for Wikie and Keijo: France Struggles to Rehome Killer Whales After Marineland Closure

Uncertain Future for Wikie and Keijo: France Struggles to Rehome Killer Whales After Marineland Closure

Two months after the closure of Marineland Antibes in southern France, the fate of its last two remaining killer whales, Wikie and Keijo, remains in limbo. Despite growing public pressure and political intervention, no concrete solution has been found for...
Wild Elephant in Kerala

Elderly Tribal Couple Trampled to Death by Wild Elephant in Kerala: Rising Man-Animal Conflict Sparks Protest

In yet another tragic instance of human-wildlife conflict, an elderly tribal couple was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Aralam Farm in Kerala’s Kannur district on Sunday evening, officials confirmed. The victims, identified as Velli (82) and his...
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