0902 GMT May 24, 2022
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Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi highlighted the importance and necessity of protecting the environment and increasing green spaces across the country, calling on everybody to work toward these goals.
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The UN rights chief warned Monday that environmental threats were worsening conflicts worldwide and would soon constitute the biggest challenge to human rights.
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Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang urged major powers to “show responsibility” and play a leading role in improving global environmental governance and addressing such challenges as climate change.
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Pakistan hosted the World Environment Day on Saturday in partnership with the United Nations Environment Program, in a bid to display its success stories in nature conservation.
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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei highlighted the need to conserve the environment, saying the destruction of the environment would ruin the future of mankind.
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Progress toward protecting the UK’s environment has been “painfully slow”, a government spending watchdog has warned.
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The COVID-19 pandemic may have battered and bruised the world, but an evident positive impact was that it helped relieve the pressure on environment, even if temporarily.
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The first lockdown brought most of the world to a standstill, and many were quick to point out the silver lining: The significant drop in carbon emissions. However, this pollution reduction was short-lived, and past crises indicate that we might be standing at a crossroads when it comes to our climate goals. What has this unprecedented year meant for the efforts to curb climate change and protect the environment?
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Wildlife, nature and the climate will benefit from the biggest shake-up in farming policy in England for 50 years, according to government plans.
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Typically, when people think about pollution, it's a question of air quality. But there's another kind that poses a threat to humans and animals: Light pollution.
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China’s environment conditions are “grim”, falling short of public expectations even after five years of efforts to improve air quality, boost clean energy and curb greenhouse gas emissions, a senior official said on Wednesday.
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Evidence suggests several chemical additives in plastic products and packaging are poisoning consumers, harming the environment and undermining recycling initiatives, according to a new study, which calls for the development of safer alternatives, aljazeera.com reported.
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The Japan’s Environment Ministry has decided to launch a new initiative to support companies and nonprofit organizations that start cleanup events and introduce services to reduce the use of single-use plastic products, informed sources said.
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The COVID-19 pandemic shows how wildlife crime is a threat not only to the environment but to human health, according to a new UN report issued on Friday.
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