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Elephant with 'sabre-tooth' tusks found in Malaysia A rare pygmy elephant with tusks growing downwards instead of up to give it a look like a sabre-toothed tiger has been found in Malaysia.

12 August 2016 16:23

France becomes first major nation to ratify UN climate deal President Francois Hollande finalised ratification of the Paris climate accord reached in December 2015.

15 June 2016 15:35

Renewable energy sources grew at record pace in 2015: study Developing countries spent more on renewable power than rich ones for the first time last year.

01 June 2016 11:44

80 percent of world's city dwellers breathing bad air: UN Over 80 percent of the world's city dwellers breathe poor quality air, increasing their risk of lung cancer and other diseases: WHO

12 May 2016 14:45

Wave of dead sea creatures hits Chile's beaches Heaps of dead whales, salmon and sardines blamed on the El Nino freak weather phenomenon have clogged Chile's Pacific beaches.

04 May 2016 16:29

Tonnes of clams die in Vietnam as toxic leak fears mount More than 100 tonnes of clams have perished in central Vietnam because of a possible toxic leak into the sea near an industrial zone.

28 April 2016 17:36

First signs of coral bleaching in Sydney Harbour: scientists Coral bleaching has been detected in Sydney Harbour. The damaging phenomenon is blamed on warming sea-surface temperatures.

19 April 2016 13:33

ExxonMobil, Rockefellers face off in climate battle US energy giant ExxonMobil is facing an onslaught from environmentalists and some shareholders including the Rockefeller Family Fund.

18 April 2016 14:51

UNESCO adds Kazakhstani site to list of biosphere reserves A Kazakhstani site has been added to the UNESCO list of protected biosphere nature reserves.

24 March 2016 16:35

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Once extinct, world's last wild horse returns to steppes The path out of oblivion for Przewalski's horse lies in getting on a plane to China, Mongolia and, most recently, the Russian steppes.

09 March 2016 18:30

Mutations, DNA damage seen in Fukushima forests: Greenpeace Conservation group Greenpeace warned that the environmental impact of the Fukushima nuclear crisis five years ago on nearby forests is just beginning to be seen.

04 March 2016 15:26

Climate change 'forcing species to move' Warming temperatures are causing about half of the world's plants and animals to move location, with every major type of species affected.

10 February 2016 17:58

Russia 'warming 2.5 times quicker' than global average: ministry Russia is warming more than twice as fast as the rest of the world, sounding an alarm on the rise in floods and wildfires nationwide.

25 December 2015 17:41

Thousands of plants cut production as Beijing smog persists Beijing has ordered 2,100 factories to suspend or reduce production as part of its 'red alert' measures to deal with smog.

21 December 2015 12:20

'Virtual trees' turn the Eiffel Tower green for COP21 The Eiffel Tower turned green Sunday for the opening of the Paris climate conference, marking the launch of an art project that will see "virtual trees" grow on the landmark to support reforestation.

30 November 2015 16:54

Thousands join climate change marches across Asia Thousands turned out for climate change marches across the Asia-Pacific region, part of a weekend of action across the globe to demand results from next week's historic Paris summit.

28 November 2015 16:43

World must secure 'binding' climate deal in Paris: Merkel The international community must secure a binding deal against climate change at key UN talks in Paris next week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.

25 November 2015 17:33

French president calls for environmental 'security council French President Francois Hollande called for the creation of an "environmental security council" to verify and enforce measures to be adopted at a year-end UN climate summit.

10 November 2015 14:11

India's choked capital fails to collect new 'pollution toll' New Delhi has failed to collect a new "pollution toll" from trucks entering the city, just one day after the levy was introduced to improve air quality in the choked city.

02 November 2015 17:03