Environment

On Friday, thousands of people commemorated the 30th anniversary of the earthquake that destroyed parts of Kobe, Japan, and killed over 6,400 people. In the island nation that experiences around one-fifth of the strongest tremors in...

Environmental, Forest, and Climate Change Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan today called on everyone to adopt the ‘eco-centric’ mindset in order to preserve the environment, water, land, and all living things. “We have to be eco-centric in...

Since the city’s air quality index (AQI) has already declined to an extremely dangerous level, the Department of Environment (DoE) has advised residents to wear face masks when they are outside. “Wearing face mask for city...

Less than a month after a catastrophic hurricane wrecked the Indian Ocean archipelago, residents of the French territory of Mayotte braced for a storm on Sunday that was predicted to bring severe gusts and flash floods....

Roof gardening is an important way to produce safe, toxic-free food and fresh air, according to Environment, Forests, and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today. “The people will be benefitted if all the city’s roofs...

On Friday, National Guard soldiers were patrolling Altadena, which had been mostly turned to ashes by wildfire. The arrival of these uniformed guys is too little, too late for the people who live in this devastated...

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will support Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD) in implementing comprehensive forest management utilizing advanced technologies in the country’s coastal zone. To this end, JICA has signed a record of discussion with the Economic...

Due to the wildfires raging in Los Angeles, incoming US President Donald Trump provoked a political dispute Thursday with outgoing President Joe Biden and California’s Democratic governor. In a series of broadsides devoid of supporting facts,...

According to a report released Tuesday, gaps in green investment in families and industry caused Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions to decline in 2024, but more slowly than in prior years. The Agora Energiewende energy think tank...

Hurricane-force winds ripped across the area Tuesday, causing a fierce wildfire in a Los Angeles suburb to burn buildings and cause hurried evacuations. Fearful people fled on foot from the 1,260-acre (510-hectare) fire that was consuming...