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Maria Ivanova is an international relations and environmental policy scholar. She is a Professor and Director at Northeastern University’s School of

The European Union gave the Dutch government the green light in a farm buyout scheme aimed at cutting nitrogen emissions that is worth nearly $1.65 billion.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch government plans to drastically cut emissions of nitrogen pollution cleared a key hurdle Tuesday when the European Union’s executive arm gave the green light to farm buyout schemes worth nearly 1.5 billion euros ($1.65 billion). The plans to reduce nitrogen deposits — mainly by livestock farms — on EU-designated […]

Dutch government plans to drastically cut emissions of nitrogen pollution cleared a key hurdle Tuesday when the European Union's executive arm gave the green light to farm buyout schemes worth nearly 1.5 billion euros ($1.65 billion).

JEDDAH: King Faisal University in Al-Ahsa has been shortlisted in the International Green Gown Awards for the third year in a row, this time for its participation in five sustainability-focused initiatives. The awards, which were established in 2004 by the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the International Association of Universities and the UN Environment Program,

Afghanistan’s rare and majestic woodlands can’t shake the echoes of war, desperation and poverty

Geneva, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) Under the slogan "Invest in our planet", the whole planet celebrates today the International Mother Earth Day, with the purpose of raising awareness of humankind about issues triggered by climate change, overpopulation, and environmental pollution.

World Health Organization now includes antimicrobial resistance amongst the 10 biggest threats to global health

Fashion companies are working towards more sustainable practices and slowing down the way products are made.

Biodiversity — the plant and animal life around us — is often taken for granted. But according to the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, billions of people depend on wild species for ecosystem services or the many direct and indirect benefits nature provides to humanity.