Cambridge scientist Joe Farman who helped find ozone 'hole' dies 16/05/2013, 12:35:38 PM (BBC)-The British Antarctic Survey scientist Joe Farman, who helped identify the "hole" in the ozone layer over the southern pole, has died.

World's fish are migrating to escape global warming 16/05/2013, 07:43:55 AM (Newscientist)-Hot, hot, hot. Fish the world over are migrating to escape global warming.

Breed insects to improve human food security 15/05/2013, 09:00:59 PM (Guardian)-The best way to feed the 9 billion people expected to be alive by 2050 could be to rear billions of common houseflies on a diet of human faeces and abattoir blood and grind them up to use as animal feed, a UN report published on Monday suggests. Doing so would reduce the pressure on the Earth's forests and seas as food sources.

Breed insects to improve human food security 14/05/2013, 06:22:55 AM (Guardian)-The best way to feed the 9 billion people expected to be alive by 2050 could be to rear billions of common houseflies on a diet of human faeces and abattoir blood and grind them up to use as animal feed, a UN report published on Monday suggests. Doing so would reduce the pressure on the Earth's forests and seas as food sources.

UN urges people to eat insects to fight world hunger 13/05/2013, 08:39:38 PM (BBC)-Eating more insects could help fight world hunger, according to a new UN report.

Flood insurance fears drive rise in calls for advice 11/05/2013, 09:55:07 PM (Guardian)-Householders whose homes have previously been flooded are seeking advice in record numbers over fears they will not be able to buy insurance from July onwards.

Humans' indelible stamp on Earth clear 5000 years ago 03/05/2013, 09:04:54 AM (Newscientist)-When did humans stamp our footprint on the planet? The idea that we have entered a geological epoch defined by our very presence – the Anthropocene – is gaining traction, but exactly when did this epoch begin?

Consumers worry of strange substances in Chinese products 19/04/2013, 01:55:12 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-Vietnamese consumers are seriously concerned about Chinese products in the local market after strange chemicals and objects were found in Chinese bras, children’s clothes, plates and sandals.

Desertification crisis affecting 168 countries worldwide 18/04/2013, 08:12:09 PM (Guardian)-Severe land degradation is now affecting 168 countries across the world, according to new research released by the UN Desertification Convention (UNCCD).

Italy waste campaigner wins 2013 Goldman Prize 17/04/2013, 06:01:44 AM (BBC)-An environmental campaigner, considered to be the driving force behind Italy's zero-waste movement, is one of the winners of the 2013 Goldman Prize.

Millions face starvation as world warms 15/04/2013, 05:49:45 AM (Guardian)-Millions of people could become destitute in Africa and Asia as staple foods more than double in price by 2050 as a result of extreme temperatures, floods and droughts that will transform the way the world farms.

China's exploitation of Latin American natural resources raises concern 27/03/2013, 11:25:47 AM (Guardian)-Amazonian forest cleared in Ecuador, a mountain levelled in Peru, the Cerrado savannah converted to soy fields in Brazil and oil fields under development in Venezuela's Orinoco belt.

Energy policies 'reduce bill rises' 27/03/2013, 10:06:47 AM (BBC)-Government policies on energy efficiency and climate change are helping to reduce the rise in gas and electricity bills, a report has said.

Earth Hour: millions prepare to switch off the lights 23/03/2013, 07:47:41 AM (Guardian)-Earth Hour is here again, and WWF is calling on hundreds of millions of people in thousands of cities and towns around the world to switch off their lights for an hour at 8.30pm local time on Saturday 23 March to show their concern for the environment.

World Meteorological Day observed in Vietnam 21/03/2013, 08:49:18 AM (VNA)-The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) held a ceremony in Hanoi on March 20 to mark World Meteorological Day (March 23).