Environment

Feature: Climate Change Threatens Lebanon’s Cedar Forests

by Dana Halawi BEIRUT, Apr 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Lebanese have always taken pride in their cedar tree, or Cedrus…

Mongolians Battle Steppe Fire In Eastern Region

ULAN BATOR, Apr 19 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Around 160 people, including firefighters and residents, have been fighting to contain a steppe…

S.Korea Voices Strong Regret Over Japan’s Decision To Dump Radioactive Water Into Sea

SEOUL, Apr 14 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea expressed strong regret, yesterday, over Japan’s decision to dump radioactive wastewater from the…

Japan To Dump Fukushima Contaminated Water Into Sea Amid Domestic, Int’l Opposition

TOKYO, Apr 13 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, said today that, his government decides to discharge contaminated radioactive…

Sewage Treatment Station At Syria’s Hissya Industrial City Put Into Service

HOMS, Apr 12 (NNN-SANA) – Prime Minister, Hussein Arnous, on Saturday, put project of sewage treatment at Hissya industrial city…

Japan To Release Radioactive Water From Fukushima Plant Into Pacific Ocean

TOKYO, Apr 10 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government may announce, as early as Tuesday, plans to dispose of radioactive wastewater…

Uzbekistan To Develop Hydrogen Energy For Green Economy Transition

TASHKENT, Apr 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Uzbekistan will build a hydrogen energy infrastructure, to help the nation with its transition to…

New Zealand Delivers Next Phase Of Climate Action

WELLINGTON, Apr 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The New Zealand government today delivered a key election commitment, to tackle climate change, by…

Online Booking To Climb Mount Kinabalu To Be Made Available Soon

KOTA KINABALU (Sabah, Malaysia) April 2 (NNN-Bernama) — Sabah Parks (TTS) will soon launch an online booking and permit application…

Strong Quake Strikes Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (NNN-Bernama) — A strong earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.5 on the Richter scale, occurred at…