The European Commission has proposed plans to label some gas and nuclear power as green, prompting criticism from Germany.The proposal argues that gas and nuclear are key to helping transition to cleaner power. But Germany’s environment minister called the plan “absolutely wrong”. It comes months after countries pledged to keep temperature rises within 1.5C at…
Category: nature care
What are the largest rainforests in the world?
Patrick Pester Rainforests are teeming with life; in fact, they are home to half of the world’s plant and animal species, despite covering only 2% of Earth’s total surface area. As the name suggests, rainforests are also very wet: They receive more than 70 inches (178 centimeters) of rain each year each, on average. …
How mass deforestation is wiping out species around the world
The mass-clearing of trees will be the doom of many forms of life on this planet. Forests are critical to the Earth’s ecology. They capture and store carbon out of the atmosphere. They can alter the air quality and quantity of drinking water. And they provide the most habitat for the world’s terrestrial species. And…
West Santo says NO to logging and road proposal
Community leaders and people from west Santo have united in a protest to protect their forests against a logging and road construction proposal by the Vanuatu Forest Industry Limited, a Chinese-funded company. They expressed strong disagreement to the proposal through a campaign led by the Santo Sunset Environment Network (SSEN), an indigenous environment Non-Government Organisation…
Government announces bans on some plastic items
The government has announced plans to ban some plastic products by July 2025. The three-stage plan to phase our hard-to-recycle plastic packaging will take place over the next four years. Environment Minister David Parker said from late 2022 PVC meat trays, polystyrene takeaway packaging and degradable plastic products that harm the environment will not be…
Exclusive: UK cancels ‘highly effective’ green program in Indonesia
By William Worley // 15 June 2021 The U.K. government is cutting a “highly effective” green growth program designed to prevent deforestation in the Indonesian Papuan provinces, just weeks after COP26 President Alok Sharma visited the country and urged it to be more ambitious in its climate ambitions. The Green Economic Growth program was intended to preserve Papua’s…
DAULO COOPERATIVE CONTINUES WITH TREE PLANING INITIATIVE
By VICKY BAUNKE in Goroka: With the World Environment Day commemorated recently, many nationwide were reminded of the importance of planing trees to sustain life on planet earth, in order to benefit future generations. There are many small and big organizations around the country that support the idea of conservation through the initiatives of tree…
Bikpela Bagarap Lon Sepik Wara
Many people living along the Sepik river have raised concerns of the serious destructions the Sepik river is facing with the movement of tug boats and pontoons on the river.
Inside the destruction of Asia’s last rainforest – BBC World Service
Indonesia is the world’s largest exporter of palm oil and in the last two decades, vast areas of forest have been cleared to make way for plantations.
Yes We ARE Nature 