More than 900 tonnes of persistent organic pollutants (POP) in 12 contaminated sites have been destroyed over five years via a POP elimination project funded by the UNDP.

Paris — Cross River known for its support for forest conservation wants the review of the REDD scheme to meet community aspirations.

Myanmar has launched the country's first UNESCO Biosphere Reserve -- Inle Lake in Shan state, opening a new chapter in its commitment to bio-diversity and eco-system conservation, official media re

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released new guidelines on Tuesday to assist countries in better conserving and sustainably using genetic resources for food and agriculture in times of

An indigenous community in East Kalimantan has won a prestigious environmental award from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for its persistent efforts to protect its forest from being t

Wildlife poaching in Africa has become an issue of major concern with increasing numbers of animals being hunted and killed, even in wildlife conservation areas.

The Environmental Foundation for Africa (EFA), with technical help from the Environmental Resource Management (ERM) Foundation, yesterday launched a report on the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and fore

DEHRADUN: Two years after the devastating floods in Uttarakhand, with three months to go before the UN-led climate conference in Paris, a workshop on 'Stocktaking for Sub-National Adaptation Planni

In the eastern highlands of Manicaland province, crudely built wood, mud, and thatch hovels cling perilously to the mountainsides.