As Arctic warms, reindeer herders tangle with new industries
When he's not out on the Arctic tundra with his 2,000 reindeer, his dog and Whitney Houston blasting through his headphones, Nils Mathis Sara is often busy explaining to people how a planned copper mine threatens his livelihood. Along with other Sami herders and fishermen, the 60-year-old is in a standoff ...
Over 2,000 volunteers take part in Hong Kong beach cleanup to help turtles
More than 2,000 volunteers hit the beaches on an outlying island of Hong Kong for a mass cleanup Sunday as environmental campaigners warned plastic is killing sea turtles and other wildlife. There has been increasing concern over the amount of garbage in Hong Kong waters ...
A wetland works wonders in battered Tohoku
A proposed wetland nature center in Miyagi Prefecture would give wild birds a new home while attracting bird-loving tourists to Tohoku.
The world's last male northern white rhino, Sudan, has died after "age-related complications," researchers announced Tuesday, saying he "stole the heart of many with his dignity and strength." A statement from the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya said the 45-year-old rhino was euthanized on Monday ...
Tons of garbage cleaned up around Ecuador's Galapagos Islands
Officials at Ecuador's Galapagos National Park say they have collected 22 tons of garbage since January off the coasts of the pristine archipelago, some of it from as far away as Asia. The coastal garbage cleanup is aimed at studying "the possible arrival of invasive ...
Macron pledges €700 million for new solar projects at New Delhi meet
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday pledged hundreds of millions of dollars for solar projects in developing countries, as world leaders met in India to promote greater investment in renewable energy. Macron, who in December warned that the global shift to a green energy future ...
Taiwanese protesters rally for 'nuclear-free homeland' by 2025
Hundreds gathered at an anti-nuclear rally in Taiwan on Sunday to demand the government keep its pledge to abolish the use of atomic energy by 2025. Waving placards reading "Nuclear go Zero," and "Abolish Nuclear, save Taiwan," protesters rallied outside the presidential office in Taipei ...
Fukushima looks to renewable energy sources in the aftermath of nuclear disaster
Locally owned renewable power stations in Fukushima Prefecture are challenging the status quo in their drive toward a nuclear- and fossil-free future
The color of climate change in Japan's Yaeyama archipelago
Depleting reefs may profoundly reshape Ishigaki Island's tourism industry.
There's no business like snow business
A few weeks ago I had things to do in Tokyo and Yokohama, so I had a ticket booked for a late-afternoon train from Nagano on Jan. 22. Then that morning my manager in Tokyo phoned to tell me I should come early ...
For years China was the world's top destination for recyclable trash, but a ban on certain imports has left nations scrambling to find new dumping grounds for growing piles of garbage. The decision was announced in July and came into force on Jan. 1, giving ...
Nepalese authorities have rescued the country's last known "dancing bears," officials said Sunday, ending the medieval tradition of abuse of the beasts for entertainment. The Himalayan nation banned performing bears back in 1973 but the illegal practice — a traditional occupation for some street performer ...
China, the world's biggest polluter, unveiled plans on Tuesday for a national carbon market likely to become the world's largest exchange for emissions credits. China burns more coal than any other country and bears the ignominious title of top greenhouse gas emitter. The dirty fuel generates ...
