Technological innovation needs to consider the interdependency of water, energy and land resources, says a European report.

Philippine Supreme Court to judge on 'cease and desist' request from opponents of field testing of GM eggplant variety.

Iraq faces a growing problem from high salt levels in its agricultural land. Now an international team is tackling the problem.

Africa's newly revealed groundwater may not be easy to tap into because of political and technical challenges, experts warn.

Cultivation of cardamom can be detrimental to the health of tropical forests say two new studies.

Stakeholders need to synchronise the policies and objectives of Marine Protected Areas to protect the 'Amazon of the seas.

Monsanto Pakistan has been granted permission to carry out additional trials of GM maize.

As clean coal initiatives lag in many wealthy countries, China is moving to the forefront of global efforts to exploit coal resources without releasing carbon dioxide.

Fossil records show that damage to Panama's coral reefs from overfishing and deforestation began before current impacts of climate change.

A study of illegal gold mining areas in the Peruvian Amazon has found high levels of mercury — even among those who do not engage in the activity.

An Afghan designer has invented a wind-powered mine detector that could significantly reduce the cost of clearing minefields.

Quality analysis of some water sources reveals some countries have more work ahead to achieve an MDG on access to safe water.

Scientists have issued the first 'State of the Planet' declaration calling for change within and outside the science community to avoid environmental collapse.

Burkina Faso has established a clinic to study improvements to pesticides and insecticides, and help researchers network with farmers.

An international commission of senior scientists has launched a charter for action on food security for different sectors of society.

A study says the effects of climate change on the oceans will cost mankind almost US$2 trillion a year by 2100.

A proposed 'planetary boundary' of available biomass should be added to the nine existing environmental tipping points, a conference hears.

Man-made environmental change is rising dangerously, but some social indicators such as population growth are improving, a conference hears.

Researchers are putting together a plan at the Planet Under Pressure meeting to find sustainable solutions to Earth's problems.

Plans to channel more than a billion cubic metres of water each year from the Red to the Dead Sea have been challenged by environmentalists.