Environment
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19 dead in southwest China forest fire
Apr 1, 2020Nineteen people died while battling a forest fire in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, local authorities said Tuesday. The victims include 18 firefighters and a local forest farm worker who led the way for the firefighters. They... -
China’s Jilin to afforest over 90,000 hectares of land
Apr 1, 2020Northeast China’s Jilin Province plans to green over 90,000 hectares of land with trees this year to strengthen its afforestation efforts, local authorities said Tuesday. As one of the major forestry provinces in China, the province... -
Waste management an essential public service in the fight to beat COVID-19
Mar 29, 2020With the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continuing to spread and its impacts upon human health and the economy intensifying day-by-day, governments are urged to treat waste management, including of medical, household and other hazardous waste, as... -
Meghan Markle to narrate documentary for Disney Plus
Mar 29, 2020Meghan Markle, wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, is set to narrate a documentary about elephants for Disney Plus. Markle and Prince Harry will be officially stepping away from their roles within the British Royal Family on... -
Air quality picking up in quarantined countries
Mar 23, 2020Air quality is improving in countries under coronavirus quarantines, experts say, but it is far too early to speak of long-term change. Images by the US space agency NASA are clear, in February the concentration of... -
The mighty Nile, threatened by waste, warming, mega-dam
Mar 21, 2020Early one morning in Cairo, volunteers paddle their kayaks across the Nile, fishing out garbage from the mighty waterway that gave birth to Egyptian civilisation but now faces multiple threats. Egypt’s lifeline since Pharaonic days and... -
McDonald’s to scrap plastic in UK ‘Happy Meal’ toys
Mar 18, 2020McDonald’s pledged on Tuesday to end the use of plastic found in toys served with children’s “Happy Meals” in the UK and Ireland by the beginning of 2021. The plastic will be replaced with a “soft... -
One year after Cyclone Idai, 2.5 million people in Mozambique remain in need of humanitarian assistance
Mar 18, 2020One year after Cyclone Idai made landfall in Mozambique and set off a series of unprecedented climate-related disasters, 2.5 million people, almost half of them children, remain in need of humanitarian assistance. More than 3,000 children... -
Oman to ban single-use plastic bags from next year
Mar 17, 2020Oman will ban single-use plastic bags starting next year as part of efforts to reduce pollution and protect the environment, Muscat announced on Sunday. Located in the south of the Arabian Peninsula, Oman stands out among... -
Women bear the brunt of climate change in Angola
Mar 14, 2020Tehandjila Quessale’s heart sank every time her mother sent her to fetch water for their crops, up in the mountains of Angola’s southern Huila region. The 16-year-old had to leave school early and walk three hours...
