Environment

Battling climate change, Japan looks to seagrass for carbon capture
Marine vegetation is a viable method of capturing at least a fraction of the carbon dioxide Japan produces
As plastic treaty talks open, countries more divided than ever
During the last treaty talks in November in Nairobi, there was strong support from 130 governments for requiring companies to disclose how much plastic they produce, and which chemicals they use in t ...
Asia is most climate disaster-impacted region: WMO
Asia is warming faster than the global average, according to WMO
Taiwan rattled by dozens of quakes
Buildings across large parts of northern, eastern and western Taiwan, including in the capital, Taipei, swayed throughout the night
Indonesian volcano eruption forces evacuations
The country shut a provincial airport and evacuated hundreds of people from the vicinity of the Ruang volcano
JDE Peet's sees coffee industry struggling to meet EU deforestation law
The global coffee industry is finding the timing very tight to comply with a new EU law, the company says
Coral reefs suffer fourth global bleaching event, NOAA says
This year's global bleaching event adds further weight to concerns among scientists that corals are in grave danger
Chattogram plans power plant on bird kingdom
Environmentalists express grave concerns over the potential impact of constructing the power generation plant on the Karnaphuli River