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The IWC withdrawal was slammed by activists and anti-whaling countries but welcomed by Japanese whaling communities

Imposing a new tax for climate change can certainly help generate revenue to fund projects

A series of wildfires on the city's outskirts combined with stagnant weather conditions have helped cloak the city

Research allowed team to map hotspots across Antarctic, finding penguin colonies to be proxy for biodiversity

Report recommends $2.30 billion that government committed to spend on climate finance in 2020 should become minimum

Delegates from 130 nations wrap up week-long negotiations in Paris

Minister says kilns can minimise effects of burning coal and reduce fuel consumption by up to 30%

IMC directed to launch cleanliness drive in city

At its peak around 1,000 of the creatures were housed at The Live Turtle and Tortoise Museum

Environmental protesters glue themselves together in front of London Stock Exchange

Majority arrested for breaching public order laws and obstructing highway

NA Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri says govt focusing on encouraging trend of growing plants

As strong waves and ferocious monsoons wipe out mangroves in the Gulf of Thailand

'If air pollution levels were brought within WHO guidelines Pakistan would see life expectancy increase by one year'

Pakistan may become a water scarce country, says NUST professor

With an experience of over a four-decade, he had also written a book titled ‘Ripping the Fabric’

Hotels and food shops to be classified on the basis of their cleanliness

At least 22 UN employees among the perished says UN Habitat chief

Two Reuters reporters who visited the site of Indian jets' bombings, say up to 15 pine trees were brought down

Have decided to hold follow-up meeting to ensure directions are implemented, says Talpur

Mayor says he is hobbled by meagre resources, lawmakers warn against abrupt shutdown of plastic industry

Recommendations included door-to-door campaigns, awareness walks

Members of journalist fraternity presented their suggestion to devise a plan for green issues

Finance division asked to set up climate change authority

The choking contamination peaks in evenings and early mornings when temperatures plunge below zero

CM’s adviser says audit to be conducted via third party

The report finds found that switching from meat to alternative proteins can have positive effect on nutrient intake

EPA chief laments the absence of water filtration plants in the city

Developing countries like Pakistan are presently facing severe impacts due to the limited supply of natural resources

Students call for building dams and stopping wastage of water in kitchens, washrooms

Lawyers discuss the role of law to stop environmental degradation and cybercrimes

The latest WHO report on pollution in the world’s major cities places New Delhi at top of the list

Directs the secretary environment to immediately visit the shipbreaking yard and submit a report on the operation

EPA restricts access to Churna Island

India is home to the world's 14 most polluted cities

Every November, air pollution in northern India reaches levels unimaginable in most parts of the world

Say bicycle is environment-friendly, inexpensive and improves health of the riders

Prime Minister Imran Khan’s initiative of planting one billion trees in Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa sets an example of hope

Heavy downpours since Wednesday triggered flooding and landslides that hit some 24 villages

Agarwal began his fast demanding law to protect Ganges river and scrapping of construction of hydroelectric projects

The small Himalayan state of Sikkim on India's border with Tibet was declared fully organic in 2016

Last-ditch efforts needed to hold climate change to the most ambitious target set by governments

In addition to environmental problems, Iran is also dealing with crippling effects of US and international sanctions.

Directs authorities to include all environmental departments, minister in the council meetings

Millions in the low-lying nation are being forced to adapt to overflowing rivers, rising seas and extreme weather

311 officials in the blue squad are tasked with enforcing a recent ban on single-use plastics in Mumbai

visitors stand in line to enter the library, which only opens on weekends

Ombudsman’s report points out lack of capacity, expertise in environment protection machinery

Meteorologists reported gusts whipped up to around 190 kilometers per hour

The storm was forecast to come ashore late on Tuesday near the border between Louisiana and Mississippi