Asia’s largest tortoise slowly wins race with Whitley Award
A conservation biologist specialising in reptiles was yesterday (Wednesday 25 April) presented with a prestigious…
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Nor’wester uproots trees, snaps power lines in capital Dhaka
Dhaka, Apr 22 – A nor’wester coupled with rain swept over capital Dhaka on Sunday…
Ex-NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg offers $4.5m for Paris deal
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he will pay $4.5m (£3.2m) to cover the…
Why markets can’t cool the planet
by Ivan Ascher Milwaukee – With global temperatures rising at an alarming rate, the race…
BD PM says country cannot wait for help with climate action
Bangladesh must take climate adaptation matters into its own hands and “cannot wait for assistance”,…
EarthDay2018: Eating as if the planet mattered
Danielle Nierenberg At Food Tank, every day is Earth Day, but we invite you to…
Rosatom, Nat’l Geographic tie up to work on global warming
Dhaka, Apr 19 – Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom has tied up with National Geographic…
‘Kalbaishakhi sqalls sweep over capital Dhaka on 1st
A nor’wester coupled with a hailstorm swept the capital on Saturday, the first day of…
On the hunt for the photo that could change our future
Dear Mostafa, This photo above was taken as I perched on the edge of a…
Violent storm uproots pillars stones of Taj Mahal
A violent storm has destroyed two ancient pillars at the entryways to the Taj Mahal,…
Sustaining progress in transition countries
Cihan Sultanoğlu New York – In the World Bank’s most recent “Doing Business” report, half…
Climate Chance Summit Africa: 28-29 June
The Climate Chance Association and the Assembly of Regions and Districts of Ivory Coast (ARDCI)…
Hailstorm damages crops fruits in northern BD districts
A hailstorm coupled with rain lashed Panchagarh and Nilphamari districts on Friday, damaging different crops…
Light rain brings relief to Dhaka dwellers
When temperature is gradually increasing with approaching hot weather, light rain has brought relief to…
Will agroecology be the solution to mitigate climate change?
Danielle Nierenberg On April 3-5, 2018, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will convene…
New platform to support youth projects on water and climate
By Mario Osava Brasilia, Mar 23 (IPS) – Young people around the globe with good…
IRENA to help make low-carbon 2022 Winter Olympics in China
International Renewable Energy Agency to support Zhangjiakou, in Hebei Province, become China’s first energy transition…
By 2050 there will be 143 million internal climate migrants
A new World Bank report has found that by 2050 the worsening impacts of climate…
World’s carbon emissions on the rise again: IEA
PARIS, (BSS/AFP) – Harmful carbon emissions from energy rose in 2017 for the first time…
IFAD leads on sustainable farming on World Water Day
Rome, 21 March – On World Water Day 2018, a new report released by the…
Natural shot in Bangladesh’s battle against climate change
Zulker Naeen Reducing dependence on fossil fuels requires a long time to decrease emissions. A…
$40m German grant for climate resilient infrastructure in BD
Dhaka, March 9 – Germany will provide $40 million in grant for Climate resilient infrastructure…
On track for extinction: Can humanity survive?
Robert J. Burrowes Anyone reading the scientific literature (or the progressive news outlets that truthfully…
Cities have bigger opportunity to reduce global emissions
Edmonton, Canada 06 March — New C40 research released at the IPCC Cities Climate Science…
Green Climate Fund approves $1 billion for funding 23 units
Songdo, 5 March (Indrajit Bose) — The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) agreed…
Citizen-generated energy enters the scene in Argentina
By Daniel Gutman Buenos Aires, Feb 24 (IPS) – The Argentine population can now generate…
Monsoon season threatens more misery for Rohingyas
By Naimul Haq Dhaka, Feb 28 2018 (IPS) – More than half a million Rohingya…
Junk Planet: Is Earth the largest garbage dump in the Universe?
Robert J. Burrowes Is Earth the largest garbage dump in the Universe? I don’t know.…
Heavy snowfall over Morocco in decades
Bitter cold and exceptionally heavy snowfall have beleaguered parts of Morocco this winter, disrupting schools,…
EU doubling renewables by 2030, key to emission reductions
A New IRENA report outlines how increasing share of renewables to 34% can boost economy,…