Deforestation is leading to close to 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, which in turn are leading to climate change and possible extinction of 20-30 percent of all species on earth.

Planting a tree to cool the earth has spread like fire, an initiative inspired by Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathai. Since its launch in 2006 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Billion Tree Campaign has mobilized tree-planting efforts worldwide, with children, communities, governments and CEOs getting their hands dirty in the act.

Planting trees, we are told, is an effective way to combat climate change. Trees absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) and a vast pool of them like those in the forest are one of the best carbon sinks that keep CO2 from heating up the atmosphere. Or are they?

The 22nd of April 2008 was not like any other. Dive for Earth Day by Project AWARE saw thousands of divers, snorkelers and water enthusiasts volunteering with marine environment protection simultaneously at 122 events across the Asia Pacific.

Singapore-based Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) has brought to light illegal wildlife captivity and trade in local grounds.

How the southern gastric brooding frog (Rheobatrachus) in Australia went extinct before research in gastric-related illnesses could be carried out.

The word ‘biodiversity’ has crept into eco vocab along with carbon emission, global warming and climate change. What does it mean and why should we care?