Environment

The International forums must take responsibility of tackling the adverse impact of climate change, especially when it affects the rural girls and women. State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroz Chumki said this at...

The mayor of Paris wants to make all public transport free in an effort to reduce air pollution, but faces staunch opposition from the head of the regional transport authority who said the move would hit...

Bangladesh’s One Day International (ODI) captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza here today urged all to take pragmatic step to protect the environment from all sorts of pollution, reports BSS> “The level of environment pollution in the country...

Despite humanitarian efforts, there is still much work to be done to return the affected areas to normal, with water, sanitation, and infrastructure reconstruction a priority. Thousands of children, adolescents and their families affected by the...

The world’s last surviving male northern white rhino has died after months of poor health. Sudan, 45, lived at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. He was put to sleep on Monday after age-related complications worsened...

More of a giant France-sized glacier in Antarctica is floating on the ocean than previously thought, scientists said Tuesday, raising fears it could melt faster as the climate warms and have a dramatic impact on rising...

The number of people fleeing crop failures, droughts and rising sea levels will grow drastically over the next three decades if world governments do not intervene, according to a World Bank report released Monday. By 2050,...

In the wake of Rohingya influx and its consequences on the physical environment and ecosystem of Ukhia and Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar District, the final Stakeholder Consultation on Environment Impact of Rohingya Influx, jointly organized by...

A comprehensive, global appraisal of mass species extinction — and what can be done to reverse it — kicked off in Colombia’s second-largest city Saturday, with more than 750 experts in attendance. President Juan Manuel Santos...

New Zealand says it will not adopt world-first plans to allow climate change refugees without approval from the Pacific island nations the measure is intended to help. Both the ruling Labour Party and its Green coalition...