UNESCO has approved the designation of 11 new biosphere reserves in 11 countries, including Belgium and Gambia for the first time and two transboundary biosphere reserves.

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has emphasised that DEWA works in line with the vision and directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to make Dubai a global hub for the green economy.

The biggest aircraft manufacturer in the world took a plea after lying to the government about what really happened in two crashes which killed 346 people.

Under the patronage of the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Abbas Jabr Al-Maliki, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Najaf Directorate of Agriculture and with support from the Ministries of Agriculture and Water Resources and the Najaf Governorate Council, organized a field event for rice planting using a package of technologies including mechanical transplanting in Al-Mishkhab district.

Speculators wonder if Masoud Pezeshkian’s radically different campaign agenda could defuse years of contentiousness with the west.

The Department of Defense (DoD), in close coordination with the Government of Japan, recently announced a plan to upgrade U.S. tactical aircraft laydown across multiple military installations in Japan.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the ENGIE group have signed a long-term local currency loan agreement to construct and operate a 400-megawatt solar photovoltaic power plant in Surendranagar District, Gujarat, India.

The Coral Triangle, also known as the Indo-Australian Archipelago, is renowned for having the greatest marine biodiversity on our planet.

Analysis of the medical records of nearly 50,000 people who experienced dengue fever in Taiwan suggests that this disease is associated with elevated short- and long-term risk of depression.

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Tuesday  called on India to end the arbitrary detention of Rohingya who fled Myanmar to India and refrain from forcible deportation and returns to Myanmar, where they would risk being subjected to serious human rights violations and abuses.

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors recently approved $1.5 billion in financing for a second operation to help India accelerate the development of low-carbon energy.

Preliminary data on the country’s net international investment position (IIP) indicated a net liability position of US$59.3 billion as of end-March 2024, higher by 15.5 percent than the US$51.3 billion recorded in end-December 2023.

According to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, extensive land areas have been left sitting idle after tropical forests were cleared in Indonesia, a country renowned for its biodiverse rainforests and carbon-rich peatlands.

To catalyze a viable blue finance market while fostering green bonds and supporting smaller businesses in Viet Nam, IFC is providing a financing package of $150 million to Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank). The investment entails the first blue bond in Viet Nam and the first green bond by a private commercial bank in the country.

The Republic of Azerbaijan will host World Environment Day 2026, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Republic of Azerbaijan recently announced in the capital, Baku, during an official visit by the Executive Director of UNEP, Inger Andersen.

Pressures are intensifying for the Israeli prime minister to end the genocidal war in Gaza and dissolve his government.

The Justice Department recently announced that it has reached an agreement with Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, members of his family, and trust entities Low established (collectively, the “Low Parties”) that resolves two civil forfeiture cases.

The IUCN Red List now includes 163,040 species, of which 45,321 are threatened with extinction, surpassing the Barometer of Life goal to assess 160,000 species. The update also reveals that invasive snakes are driving endemic reptiles on the Canary Islands and Ibiza to extinction, while illegal trade and climate change threaten cacti in Chile.

As intel revealed Iran started construction on a major expansion of its uranium centrifuges, the White House yesterday announced new restrictions on external entities working with the Middle Eastern nation.

In support of children, women and vulnerable communities, the United States Mission to Viet Nam, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have partnered to strengthen Viet Nam’s capacities for managing infectious diseases, including COVID-19.