Environment

Australia’s reptiles threatened by invasive species, climate change – IUCN Red List

Australia’s unique reptiles – including lizards and snakes – face severe threats from invasive species and climate change, with 7% of them threatened with extinction, reveals the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM, published on...

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Dozens Missing After Boat Capsizes off Southern Coast of Thailand

Dozens of people are reported missing after a tourist boat capsized on rough seas late Thursday off the southern coast of Thailand, according to authorities.

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World’s insurers launch commitment to protect World Heritage Sites

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The Mesoamerican Reef – a priority ecoregion for WWF – covers a large territory of water, from the Bay Islands in the...

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Eco-Jihadism: Somali Terrorist Group Bans Plastic Bags

The Somalia-based terrorist group al-Shabab has banned single-use plastic bags because of the threat they pose to the environment.

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