Lewis Page, Nov 15 2013

The technical team behind Google Earth have partnered with US government boffins to produce dramatic satellite maps showing how the area of the world covered by forests has changed across the years 2000 to 2012.

Arthur Neslen Sep 18 2013

 An architect of the UN’s Millennium development Goals (MDGs) says he fears that a lack of strong leadership at the UN could lead to its poverty eradication goals being replaced by an over-politicised and unachievable “wish list” after 2015.

Reuters

The food the world wastes accounts for more greenhouse gas emissions than any country except for China and the United States, according to a United Nations report.

Carmel Lobello SEP 26 2013

So much for China's change of heart when it comes to taking care of the environment.

BIOENERGY NEWS SEP 23 2013

Algae-derived biofuel can reduce life cycle CO2 emissions by 50 to 70 per cent compared to petroleum fuels, according to a new peer-reviewed paper published in Bioresource Technology journal.

RICHARD SCHIFFMAN SEP 27 2013

The polar icecaps are melting faster than we thought they would; seas are rising faster than we thought they would; extreme weather events are increasing.

The World Bank News

What do Kampala and Rio de Janeiro have in common? At first sight, the capital of landlocked Uganda and the megacity on the Brazilian coast may appear very different, but they share more than meets the eye. 

Upworthy

A few nations are making the planet a whole let messier for the rest of the gang. Maybe we should start thinking about being better neighbors.

IRIN NEWS

JOHANNESBURG, 8 October 2013 (IRIN) - The international scientific community’s new assessment of the estimated sea level rise caused by global warming is a significant development, but experts say the projections for higher sea levels in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate (IPCC) assessm

Reuters

OSLO, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Billions of people could be living in regions where temperatures are hotter than their historical ranges by mid-century, creating a "new normal" that could force profound changes on nature and society, scientists said on Wednesday.