Environment Secretary Michael Gove, who is among the frontrunners to succeed May after she resigned as Conservative Party leader on Friday, said he regretted it. 

Singapore currently uses 141 liters of water per person each day - about enough for two typical eight-minute U.S. showers, according to Harvard University statistics.

Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil sped up in May to the fastest rate in a decade, according to data from an early-warning satellite system.

Every week the 110 pupils at the Akshar Forum school outside Dispur in Assam state must bring up to 20 items of plastic gathered from their homes and the local area.

France already has legislation in place to ban supermarkets from destroying unsold food items, and any new legislation would tackle objects such as clothing, electronics or plastics.

Without the involvement of locals, especially forest-dependent people, assurance that forests and peatland can be managed well is challenging and almost impossible.

Millions of gallons of water are moved and treated to make everyday products – for example, 2,500 liters of water go into making a cotton t-shirt.

The Gringgo Foundation is among 20 non-profit organizations from 12 countries to be sponsored by Google AI Impact Challenge.

The Growth Delusion, first published in 2018 by Bloomsbury, starts by debunking the notion that when the economy is growing, everything must be fine.

The Low Carbon Development Initiative (LCDI) sets out five paths by which the forests of Indonesia might be protected and restored over time.

Taking a bite, the plate does not have much of a flavour. But Wysocki says what matters is the tableware is biodegradable.

After a long campaign to urge Canada to take back the rotting waste, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at Ottawa last week and ordered the refuse returned immediately. 

Carbon dioxide appears to be more efficient than water for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to extract oil and natural gas, according to a study led by scientists in China.

When it comes to feeding the world, no one deserves more recognition than family farmers. Not only do they produce most of the world’s food but more importantly they also provide food that keeps people and the planet healthy.

When an unusually large number of puffin carcasses began to wash ashore on Alaska's remote St Paul Island in the fall of 2016, the local tribal population grew alarmed.

Countries from India to Kazakhstan are far more dependent on melting glaciers for water than previously thought, particularly in summer droughts, scientists said, warning that rising temperatures were threatening supply.

Two white tiger cubs have been taken to their new home at the Nicaragua National Zoo, where the playful pair will join a menagerie of rare big cat species. 

They're the faces of the climate alert that propelled Green parties to strong gains in EU elections: Greta, Luisa and Leah lead a generation of youths that have put the planet atop the political agenda.

Rivers worldwide are polluted with antibiotics that exceed environmental safety thresholds by up to 300 times, according to research unveiled at a conference Monday.

The number of species cultivated for consumption is actually very limited; out of millions of species of plants and animals, no more than 3,000 serve the needs of humans. From these thousands, the major species in use amount to no more than 50 or 100.

Four bodies have been retrieved from Everest and some ten tonnes of garbage plucked from the mountain at the end of this year's climbing season, Nepal authorities said Monday.

Unseasonably hot weather continued in Japan on Monday, with the mercury topping 30 C for a fourth straight day in central Tokyo, a new record for May, the weather agency said.

Indonesian label Sejauh Mata Memandang is getting in gear for plastic-free oceans and polyester-free wardrobes with its latest collection launch-cum-exhibition.

The luxury resort chain Club Med uses the Green Globe certification process as a tool to manage its sustainability strategy.

A fleet of energy-guzzling luxury yachts and private planes, kilos of gourmet food dumped, limousines driving stars just a few hundred meters: for environmentalists, the Cannes film festival is just "one big mess". 

"Ice on Fire" is an eye-opening environmental documentary at Cannes film festival. 

Industries in northeastern China have spewed large quantities of an ozone-depleting gas into the atmosphere in violation of an international treaty, scientists said Wednesday.

Recently, awareness about plastic waste and its impact has found a place in the hearts and minds of Indonesians and communities worldwide. The urban lifestyle is shifting gradually away from single-use plastics, and heading toward plastic reduction regulations, among other things.

Scientists say breathing the heavily polluted air in Mexico City these days is like smoking somewhere between a quarter- and a half-pack of cigarettes a day.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said it was vital "to save the Pacific to save the world" as he wrapped up his brief South Pacific tour in Vanuatu on Saturday.