Morning Dispatcher - Environment

Environment

Jul 13, 2017

Watchdog: At least 200 environmental activists slain in 2016

A watchdog group says at least 200 land and environmental activists were slain in 2016 protecting forests, rivers and land from mining, logging and agricultural companies, the highest number on record

Jul 13, 2017

Indian environmental agency sets new rules to protect Ganges

India's main environmental agency has banned the dumping of any kind of waste within 500 meters (yards) of the most polluted parts of the Ganges, a river considered sacred by devout Hindus

Police patrol for poachers as animals flee flooding in India

Jul 10, 2017

Police are patrolling for poachers as rhinoceros, deer and buffalo move to higher ground to escape floods in Kaziranga National Park in northeast India

Jellyfish invasion stirs debate over Egypt's Suez Canal

Jul 6, 2017

Swarms of jellyfish have descended on Egypt's northern coast, keeping vacationers out of the water and stirring debate over a recent expansion of the Suez Canal

Indian fishermen try new nets for healthier oceans

Jun 3, 2017

Indian fishermen say they're seeing positive change since they switched nets to allow small fish to escape and maintain breeding population

Rangers try to rescue wild elephant in India's northeast

May 24, 2017

Indian veterinarians are treating a 10-year-old wild elephant with an injured leg to help it escape from a marshy area where it has been stuck for at least five days

Dubai firm dreams of harvesting icebergs for water

May 17, 2017

A Dubai firm's dream of towing icebergs from the Antarctic to the Arabian Peninsula could face some titanic obstacles

US trumpets Mosul gains, but Iraq says more aid needed

May 15, 2017

A senior U.S. official praises territorial gains against the Islamic State group, but local officials say more aid is needed rebuild on the heels of victories against the extremists

Western Indian city launches air quality monitoring system

May 12, 2017

The western Indian city of Ahmadabad has launched its first air quality monitoring system that will be used to send out pollution alerts

Apr 10, 2017

Australia says it's ready to supply uranium to India

Australia says it's is ready to export uranium to India with the passing of legislation in its parliament, nearly three years after the two countries signed an export deal for peaceful power generation