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Threatened Amazon reserve already being mined

Rio de Janeiro - AFP

A huge nature reserve in Brazil's Amazon rainforest that the government wants to open to foreign mining companies already suffers from illegal mining activity, Greenpeace said Tuesday. The environmental activist group said its investigators had flown over part of the Denmark-sized reserve known as Renca in the eastern Amazon and found at least 14 illegal mines and eight clandestine landing

Green vehicle shares jump as China mulls petrol car ban

Shanghai - AFP

Shares in electric vehicle makers and lithium battery manufacturers soared in Asia on Monday after a Chinese official said Beijing was looking to ban petrol cars in the world's biggest auto market. Xin Guobin, vice minister of industry and information technology, told a forum in the northern city of Tianjin at the weekend that officials had started "relevant research" and

ArcelorMittal gets green light to buy Italy's Ilva

Paris - AFP

A consortium led by global steel giant ArcelorMittal said Friday the Italian authorities had cleared it to buy struggling steel producer Ilva, but thousands of jobs are threatened. The 1.8-billion euro ($1.9-billion) deal will see ArcelorMittal join forces with Italy's Marcegaglia to snap up the heavily indebted company, one of the most polluting industrial sites in Europe. Ilva currently has

Despite EU fines, Greece struggling to promote recycling

Athens - AFP

A steady stream of EU fines and two decades of trying have failed to get recycling off the ground in Greece, where eco-awareness is only half-heartedly promoted by authorities. According the European environment agency, only 16 percent of household waste is recycled across the country, compared to a 50-percent target by 2020 under EU directives. In contrast, the European recycling

OECD: New Zealand's 'green' image under threat

Wellington - AFP

New Zealand's strong economic growth is placing strains on the environment that threaten to undermine its "clean, green" reputation, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) warned Tuesday. The South Pacific nation has long marketed itself internationally as "100 percent pure" and is undergoing a tourism boom as visitors flock to see the spectacular scenery featured in films such

Sea of Galilee water level lowest in century

Jerusalem - AFP

The lake where Christians believe Jesus walked on water has declined to its lowest level in a hundred years, an Israeli official said Tuesday. The Sea of Galilee, which is actually a lake, has suffered from four consecutive years of rain shortages, Amir Givati of Israel's Water Authority told military radio. "The situation is serious," he said. "The lake has

'Strange black soot' blankets Nigeria's oil hub

Port Harcourt - AFP

The Nigerian city of Port Harcourt used to be known as "The Garden City" because of its soaring palm trees and green open spaces. But since late last year, black soot has been falling from the sky, scaring and angering residents of the oil hub who claim nothing is being done to protect their health. "You hang your clothes and

Ukraine sees boom in organic production

Kiev - Xinhua

Ukraine's organic food output has grown by 90 percent in the recent five years, becoming one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy, Agriculture Minister Taras Kutovyi said here on Thursday. "Organic production is developing at a rapid pace and we are striving to make this process more systematic and more visible inside the country and abroad," Kutovyi told

France issues first 'green bonds' with record 7 bn euro sale

Paris - AFP

France has issued its first "green bonds" with a record seven billion euro ($7.5 billion) sale, paving the way for the establishment of a genuine market in renewable energy bonds. Proceeds from Tuesday's sale of the 22-year bonds will be used to finance projects to address climate change. Credit Agricole-CIB, which was one of the banks handling placement of the

DEWA and Masdar to break ground on Phase 3

Abu dhabi - Arab Today

Construction of the 800 megawatt, MW, phase 3 of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai will start at the end of this month following the award of the engineering, procurement and construction, EPC, contract for the project. This was announced today at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, ADSW, 2017. A Masdar-led consortium was selected last June by

Water as a force for peace

Sundeep Waslekar

The changing of the guard on the 38th floor of the UN building in New York, with António Guterres taking over for Ban Ki-moon as UN secretary-general, has taken place at a time when notions about peace and conflict are undergoing a subtle change. In particular, the role of resources — and especially water — is getting the recognition it

How to help the African dust bowl

Jeff Raikes

Picture a small farm under a blazing hot sky. An intense drought is afflicting the surrounding region, prospects for the next harvest are bleak, and the financial system lacks the capacity to provide the loans farmers need to get by. This scenario describes today’s southern Africa, which is in the grips of an epic drought. As it happens, it also

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