ENVIRONMENT

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Israeli archaeologists recently unearthed ancient gold at a former Christian monastery in the Judean Desert. The announcement was made by Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) this month. The ancient treasure was found at the Hyrcania archaeological site in the northern Judean Desert, located…

The assembly is the world’s highest-level decision-making body for matters related to the environment.  More than 6,000 people – representing 186 countries – took part in the week-long gathering which was held at the headquarters of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Wide-ranging resolutions The UNEA-7 resolutions cover issues such as the sound management of minerals and materials essential to the shift to clean…

WARNING: A photo of the bear appears lower down in the story. It might be distressing to some readers. A young bear is spending her Christmas at a northern B.C. wildlife centre after she was discovered curled up in the middle of the road near Dawson Creek. “We got the call on Saturday evening that…

GURGAON: On Wednesday, the Union environment ministry (MoEF) announced it would look to further reduce permissible mining area in the Aravalis. However, exactly a week before that, on Dec 17, it had moved forward to operationalise a new 100m definition of Aravalis – which has drawn all-round protests – by instructing Survey of India (SoI)…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sin City continues to see a tourism slump as flight passenger numbers are down nearly 10%. In November, there were 3,956,419 domestic travelers passing through Harry Reid International Airport, compared to last November’s 4,338,575 travelers, according to newly released airport data. The city hosted the Las Vegas…

The global forest products sector saw recovery in 2024 following a steep decline the previous year, according to a new report released on Wednesday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).   FAO’s statistics cover 77 product categories, 27 product groups and over 245 countries and territories. The report presents recent trends in data…

A wildlife rescue organization says it’s a “Christmas miracle” that a black bear cub it saved in northeastern British Columbia is recovering after parts of her face and paws were scorched and later developed frostbite. The Northern Lights Wildlife says the nearly one-year-old bear cub the organization has named Valkyrie has even been enjoying smoothies…

NEW DELHI: Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced that two key restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP-4) will now remain in effect to tackle the city’s persistent air pollution.Speaking to the media, Sirsa said vehicles will not be provided petrol without a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) until further notice. “Out…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Archaeologists stumbled across multiple military graves during highway construction in Central Europe — shedding light on forgotten battles dating back hundreds of years. The discovery was announced earlier this month by the Archaeological Center Olomouc (ACO), a research institution in the Czech Republic. The mass graves were…

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk echoed this message in Geneva earlier this year and posed a question before the Human Rights Council: “Are we taking the steps needed to protect people from climate chaos, safeguard their futures and manage natural resources in ways that respect human rights and the environment?” His answer…