On March 27-29, the Macau International Environmental Cooperation Forum and Exhibition 2025 (MIECF) will attract the participation of nearly 40 countries and regions, focusing on topics such as green city transformation and carbon credit market. The Secretary General of ICOC – Local Sustainable Development Association will deliver a keynote speech to promote low-carbon technologies and…

Since the military took over power in Myanmar, illegal mining activities in Kachin State and Sagaing Division have led to deforestation, water pollution and the extinction of wildlife. Valuable timber (e.g. teak, rosewood) in Ayeyarwaddy Division has been subjected to large-scale logging, with serious collusion with local officials

On March 13, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the rollback of 31 key environmental regulations in the core areas of air pollution, water pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions. The policy shift includes repealing carbon emission limits for power plants, relaxing vehicle emission standards, narrowing Clean Water Act protections, and for the first…

On March 10, local time, Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, officially launched a large-scale ecological restoration project, breaking ground for the Nairobi River Basin Comprehensive Management Project contracted by Guangxi Electric Power Design and Research Institute of China Energy Construction Group. The project covers dredging of the river, upgrading of the sewage treatment system, rainwater…

The small industrial city of Birnihat in the Indian state of Assam had an average annual concentration of 128.2 of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) last year, more than 25 times the WHO standard, according to a report released March 11 by IQAir, a Swiss-based air-purification information technology company. Local residents say growing industry, construction and…

Recently, researchers at the University of South Australia and other institutions have developed a model for real-time monitoring of global coral reefs with the help of artificial intelligence, which can integrate a variety of data affecting coral reefs and generate predictive models to realize early intervention and mitigate the harm of climate change on coral…

On March 1, local time, the US government issued an executive order calling for an “immediate expansion” of commercial logging on US lands, speeding up the issuance of permits and circumventing restrictions under the Endangered Species Act and other environmental laws. Environmental groups say deforestation will pollute air and water, endanger wildlife and exacerbate climate…

On March 4, local time, the U.S. Department of State announced the termination of the Global Air Quality Monitoring (GAQM) program, which was launched in 2008 and relied on more than 80 U.S. embassies and consulates around the world to provide real-time air quality information to the public. The program, which was launched in 2008…

In order to promote green travel, the city of Santander in Spain has recently introduced two electric buses made by China’s Golden Dragon Bus and put them into operation. The vehicles adopt pure electric drive technology with zero emission and low noise, which can effectively reduce air pollution. The procurement was funded by the EU…

The 2025 Climate and Clean Air Conference will be held in Brasilia, Brazil, March 16-21, under the theme “Now We Can: Stronger Action on Superpollutants and Air Pollution on the Road to COP30.” The conference will bring together country delegates, global experts and others to focus on the Nationally Owned Contributions (NOC) 3.0 commitments, among…