Новости по теме environment

16 Kazakhstan companies receive greenhouse gas emissions permits Kazakhstan Environmental Protection Ministry has greenhouse gas emission certificates to 16 companies in Kazakhstan.

16 July 2013

Habitat loss doubles coastal flood impact - study Removing mangroves, marshes, reefs, forests, dunes and other natural defences doubles the risk for life and property from coastal floods.

16 July 2013

Noise and the city - Hong Kong's struggle for quiet With its pounding construction sites and constant roar of traffic, Hong Kong is a cacophony of noise with experts and residents calling on authorities to keep a lid on the din for the sake of public health.

13 July 2013

Katon-Karagay Park in Kazakhstan may become part of UNESCO reserves network Thr Ministry of Environment Protection of Kazakhstan is going to submit an application to include the Katon-Karagay National Park into the UNESCO list of world heritage sites.

12 July 2013

Ivory Coast turns to brute force to save forests It was a brutal end to a long-term problem. Faced with the dilemma of trying to save a protected forest, which had become home to thousands of people, the Ivory Coast government turned to force.

12 July 2013

Astana administration undertakes to lower greenhouse gas emissions Kazakhstan's capital Astana officially joined the European initiative 'Covenant of Mayors' in Brissels.

10 July 2013

Australia's Barrier Reef slips into 'poor' health Australia hailed "solid" progress on water quality at the Great Barrier Reef Wednesday but admitted that overall conditions were now "poor" as it battles UNESCO threats to downgrade its heritage status.

10 July 2013

Whale knocks surfer unconscious in Australia A Sydney surfer had a lucky escape on Sunday when he was hit by a whale frolicking off Bondi Beach and knocked unconscious.

07 July 2013

Cane toads wiping out crocodiles Down Under: study Australia's noxious cane toad is wiping out populations of a unique miniature crocodile, researchers warned Wednesday, with fears the warty, toxic creature could extinguish the rare reptile.

03 July 2013

Red Cross cartoon to demystify Pacific climate change The Red Cross has launched a light-hearted education campaign aimed at those it describes as most vulnerable to climate change.

03 July 2013

Nearly 21,000 species at risk of extinction: conservationists A freshwater shrimp, an island-dwelling lizard and a pupfish from Arizona have been declared extinct, while nearly 21,000 species are at risk of dying out.

02 July 2013

Scientists demand New Zealand save 'sea hobbit' Marine scientists have urged New Zealand to immediately ban fishing in waters inhabited by the world's rarest dolphin, saying that losing even one of the creatures will threaten the species' existence.

01 July 2013

Mexico City trash-for-food market helps capital clean up On a recent rainy Sunday morning in a Mexico City neighborhood, people lined up under their umbrellas with bags of empty milk cartons, plastic bottles and cardboard at their feet.

29 June 2013

Nazarbayev calls to make Kazakhstan green Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has held a field meeting on development of the Green Belt around Astana.

28 June 2013

Over 1 thousand dead seagulls discovered in Kazakhstan sector of Caspian Sea Mass mortality of seagulls has been registered at Shalyga island in the northern part of the Caspian Sea.

27 June 2013

Kazakhstan and U.S. agree to cooperate in reduction of emissions A memorandum of understanding on cooperation in expansion of capacities for development of an emissions reduction strategy has been signed between Kazakhstan Ministry of Environmental protection and the U.S. Government.

27 June 2013

Obama lays out national plan to fight climate change US President Barack Obama on Tuesday laid out a broad new plan to fight climate change, using executive powers to get around "flat earth" science deniers who have blocked action in Congress.

26 June 2013

New flame-headed bird species found in Cambodia capital A new species of bird with a distinctive orange-red coloured tuft of feathers on its head has been found in Cambodia's populous capital city.

26 June 2013

Pesticides tainting traditional China herbs: Greenpeace Traditional Chinese herbs are being contaminated with a toxic cocktail of pesticides that poses a threat to consumer health and the environment.

25 June 2013

Saiga population doubles in Kazakhstan in 5 years The population growth has not been affected even by poachers who hunt saiga for its horns used in Chinese medicine.

24 June 2013

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