Legally binding ban proposed on ocean fertilisation
The international convention on marine dumping may soon outlaw ocean fertilisation but genuine research will still be permitted.
11 June 2013 | EN
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The international convention on marine dumping may soon outlaw ocean fertilisation but genuine research will still be permitted.
11 June 2013 | EN
South Asia could retrofit its existing brick kilns as a first step to modernising a sooty, coal-burning industry.
31 May 2013 | EN
Without mitigation measures, climate change will reduce the habitats of common flora and fauna by more than half by 2080.
31 May 2013 | ES
Games can help people to see disaster risks and effects with their own eyes, helping them to engage with complex science, a conference hears.
23 May 2013 | EN
Nepal sees waste-to-energy projects as a way to meet energy demand and also manage waste.
3 May 2013 | EN
By putting energy efficiency measures, greenhouse gas reduction and territorial organisation in place, Cuba seeks to mitigate climate change.
25 April 2013 | ES
Jordan is set to become the first Arab country to have a policy on mitigating and adapting to climate change, according to its government.
15 April 2013 | EN
Datasets relating to national climate change vulnerability in 2010 and predictions for 2030 are now available freely via an online portal.
Combating climate change in India calls for gathering scientific data at the district and village levels, say experts.
7 March 2013 | EN
A fund created by Mexico is intended to address climate change, prioritising adaptation measures.
21 January 2013
Africa's science academies have issued a statement calling for evidence to fill large gaps in the continent’s climate-change evidence base.
28 December 2012 | EN
A knowledge-exchange programme has helped to protect African people from extreme weather and increase harvests, an initiative has found
27 December 2012 | EN
Higher levels of carbon dioxide may lead to larger size of this key crop, finds a study, but questions remain over nutritional changes.
Agricultural research must be moved to the heart of efforts to limit climate change's impacts on those living in dry areas, says a report.
14 December 2012 | EN
Observatories set up in Bhutan and Nepal will closely monitor air pollutants and track their source.
13 December 2012 | EN
12 December 2012 | EN
A social enterprise that sells solar lanterns on a Pacific island state is one of ten nominees for a new award for green energy trailblazers.
7 December 2012 | EN
Greenhouse gases have hit a record high, we are heading for a much hotter planet and seas are rising faster than projected, studies show.
Instead of waiting for tardy technology transfer, developing countries should develop their own climate adaptation technologies, a seminar heard.
6 November 2012 | EN
A Tunisian wind turbine that replaces blades with sails, can capture twice the wind energy of existing turbines, its creators claim.