Leonardo DiCaprio urges Antarctic ocean sanctuary
Leonardo DiCaprio urged a high-level Antarctic conservation meeting in Australia Tuesday to approve a sweeping Southern Ocean marine sanctuary to protect thousands of polar species.
Japan's radiation monitoring unreliable: Greenpeace
Government radiation monitoring in areas near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is unreliable, Greenpeace charged on Tuesday, with heavily populated areas exposed to 13 times the legal limit.
BISOL constructs 2-megawatt solar power plant in Kazakhstan's Kapshagai
Samruk-Energo company signed an agreement with BISOL Central Asia Ltd. on a turn key solar plant in Kazakhstan's Kapshagai.
PHOTO: Almaty Heating and Power Plant №1 switching to gas
It is planned for achieve full coverage of Almaty city with gas supply within 3 years. The project is worth over $67.5 million.
World pledges more money to protect biodiversity
Efforts to reverse the worrying loss of Earth's dwindling natural resources received a substantial boost on Saturday when a UN conference in India agreed to double biodiversity aid to poor countries.
Conference seeks to curb exploitation of high seas
Long spared because of their remoteness, the high seas have become an important hunting ground for fish trawlers and oil prospectors, putting at risk many marine species that call these waters home.
Iran develops plans for deliberate Gulf oil spill: report
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have developed plans to damage an oil tanker in the Gulf to create an environmental disaster, German magazine Spiegel reported on Sunday.
Smoking in cars beats UN pollution threshold
Smoking in cars raises levels of dangerous fine-particle pollutants to many times the limit recommended by the world's health agency.
Prestige oil disaster trial starts in Spain
Seamen go on trial Tuesday over the sinking of the Prestige petrol tanker which spilt a devastating oil slick when it sank off Spain in 2002, with hundreds of plaintiffs seeking billions in damages.
Kazakhstan wants Alakol lake in UNESCO Biosphere Reserves
Kazakhstan’s Man and Biosphere Committee drafted a proposal on including Alakol Lake into the UNESCO Network of Biosphere Reserves.
China releases panda after special survival regime
A captive-bred Chinese panda has been released into the wild as part of efforts to help the struggling species, but this time with special survival training after one of the animals died in a previous attempt.
Costa Rica tightens ban on shark fins
Costa Rica has banned the import of shark fins, closing a legal loophole and targeting a link in a global production chain stretching to Asian markets, where shark fin soup is seen as a delicacy.
Indonesian volcano spews ash clouds in new eruption
One of Indonesia's most active volcanoes has erupted again, spewing clouds of ash, an official said Monday.
41 waste-processing plants to be constructed in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Environmental Protection Minister talked about development of the green economy in Kazakhstan.
Australia scientists tackle reef-killing starfish
An Australian research team said Monday they have found an effective way to kill the destructive crown-of-thorns starfish, which is devastating coral reefs across the Pacific and Indian oceans.
Architect invents airship to battle smog in Almaty
Architect Leila Rakhimzhanova has suggested a simple and inexpensive method of cleaning Almaty from smog.
Australia hits out at Japan at whale research launch
Australian Environment Minister Tony Burke Thursday hit out at Japan's "alleged" scientific whaling as researchers hailed the testing of new acoustic tracking technology for the endangered blue whale.
Australia admits neglect of Great Barrier Reef
The Australian government admits the Great Barrier Reef has been neglected for decades after a study showed it has lost more than half its coral cover in the past 27 years.
Great Barrier Reef coral halved in 27 years: study
Australia's Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half its coral cover in the past 27 years due to storms, poisonous starfish and bleaching linked to climate change.
Revealed: Secrets of the Squid from Hell
Biologists on Wednesday said they had unlocked secrets about the vampire squid, a mysterious creature that feeds on the decaying dead in the unlit depths.
