Almaty office workers switch to bicycles
An unusual flashmob was held in Almaty: dozens of office workers went cycling in business suits in the city center.
KazZinc denied permission to dump arsenic wastes in East Kazakhstan
All projects of long-term placement of arsenic wastes in Zyryanovsk region suggested by KazZinc were turned down by Kazakhstan government.
Kazakhstan to launch national center for countering desertification with UNDP
The National Center will be created to attract non-governmental and international organizations, local communities and business structures.
600 hectares covered with oil wastes in Mangistau oblast
2.2 million tons of oil wastes are spread over 600 hectares of land of Mangistau oblast in western Kazakhstan.
C.Africa elephant population down 62% in 10 years: NGOs
Poaching on an "industrial" scale has slashed the elephant population in the countries of central Africa by nearly two-thirds.
Mozambique's elephants under threat
Mozambique's elephant population risks being obliterated within a decade unless tight anti-poaching measures are introduced, conservationists have warned.
Greenpeace activists board coal ship off Australia reef
Six activists from conservation group Greenpeace boarded a coal carrier on the outskirts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef Wednesday calling for an end to exports of the fuel.
Late 20th century was warmest in 1,400 years
Earth was cooling until the end of the 19th century and a hundred years later, the planet's surface was on average warmer than at any time in the previous 1,400 years.
British panda given helping hand in quest for cub
Experts at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland have artificially inseminated Britain's only female giant panda Tian Tian after she failed to mate with her male partner, Yang Guang.
SUV popularity in China casts cloud over green-energy cars
Chinese carmaker BYD gave pride of place to its new S7 SUV at the Shanghai auto show Saturday while another of its models, a fully-electric vehicle, languished in a corner with only a handful of visitors.
Indonesia moves towards approving deforestation plan
The Indonesian government has said it aims to approve within a month a plan that would free up vast swathes of protected virgin rainforest on Sumatra island for commercial exploitation.
Kazakhstan allows import of 12 million tons of bottom ash wastes from Russia
Kazakhstan government allowed Russia’s Troitsk regional power station to export over 12 million tons of bottom ash wastes for dumping in Kostanay oblast.
EU lawmakers face close vote on pollution credit freeze
Controversial plans to revive the EU's faltering carbon cap-and-trade system so as to cut greenhouse gas emissions face a tough test in the European Parliament.
Water deficit may triple in Kazakhstan by 2050
If we don’t act, water supplies will be three times lower than the demand in Kazakhstan by 2050: Kazakhstan Environment Minister Kapparov.
Asian gecko threatened by medicine trade: TRAFFIC
Activists warned Thursday that wild populations of Southeast Asia's striking Tokay Gecko were in danger of being over-hunted for use in traditional medicine in China and other countries.
Philippines asking $1.4 mn from US for reef damage
The Philippines will ask the United States to pay 58 million pesos ($1.4 million) in compensation for damage caused by a US warship to a protected coral reef.
Japan's whale 'research' is flashpoint in global dispute
The Institute of Cetacean Research can be found in a nondescript white-brick office building in Tokyo's port district.
Economist warns of 'radical' climate change, millions at risk
The author of an influential 2006 study on climate change warned Tuesday that the world could be headed toward warming even more catastrophic than expected but he voiced hope for political action.
Singapore gardens aim for UNESCO heritage status
Singapore, one of the world's most densely populated countries, is campaigning to get its 154-year-old Botanic Gardens declared a UNESCO world heritage site.
Study maps accidental killings of sea turtles
Sea turtles can get accidentally caught and killed in fishing operations, and new research out Monday seeks to map this phenomenon for the first time in a bid to save the endangered creatures.