Tag: sustainability
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World’s soils deteriorating while solutions go unused: UN
PARIS: More than half of the world’s soils are in poor condition, threatening global food supplies and biodiversity, while proven measures to improve soil health are not being implemented, said a UN report released on Thursday.”Globally, we must shift from a mindset of soil exploitation to one of soil steward
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Mediacorp wins Singapore Environmental Achievement Award 2026 for leadership and advocacy
Businesses that treat climate risk as business risk, not a trade-off against growth, will be the ones that thrive, says Environment and Sustainability Minister Grace Fu.
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Shein’s stock market listing will not mask sustainability challenges
LONDON, Aug 25 : Shein is finally going public, but in a far more hostile world than when the Chinese online retail giant’s IPO journey began five years ago.The company has worked hard to address environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns that have triggered regulatory investigations and fines in sev
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Panama Canal to cap daily transits, anticipating severe El Nino
PANAMA CITY: The Panama Canal Authority will cap daily transits as of early September as it gears up for a longer-than-usual El Nino season expected to reduce water levels, it said on Thursday (Aug 20), walking back a previous pledge to not limit vessel passage.Under the new measures, the canal will limit dai
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Make it rain: Indonesia chases clouds to stem El Nino fires
Cloud seeding is rarely used to tackle wildfires globally, but Indonesia believes it can help tackle a wildfire season that experts say is on track to become one of the worst in years.
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Two largest US reservoirs hit record lows amid western drought
LOS ANGELES: The two largest reservoirs in the United States have fallen to record lows as a severe drought grips the country’s West, according to data released over the weekend.The new records highlight the difficulties fuelled by climate change facing the Colorado River, a crucial resource for 40 million pe
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UK PM to chair emergency meeting on heatwaves, drought
More than 2,800 people in Britain have died from heat-related causes this year.
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Brazil’s natural areas shrink, worsening El Nino impact
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil has lost an area of native vegetation more than twice the size of France in the past four decades, increasing vulnerability to extreme weather events from El Nino, a study showed on Wednesday (Aug 12).Different areas of the vast nation are bracing for droughts, floods and fires as the E
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Scientists turn to sharks to improve hurricane predictions
From the killer shark of “Jaws” to the tornado-tossed predators of the “Sharknado” movies, films have long portrayed sharks as objects of summer fear. But when a shark cuts through the waters off the US East Coast, it now may be doing more than hunting. It may also be gathering data that helps scientists understand
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The Mediterranean’s warming waters are drawing hundreds of invasive species
ROME: The Mediterranean of our ancestors is no more.Scientists say climate change, caused mainly by burning oil, coal and gas, is making the Mediterranean Sea hotter, bringing hundreds of new and invasive fish species that decimate indigenous populations.As biodiversity diminishes, coastal communities
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