The population of pied myna is declining alarmingly in Bangladesh. Being an insectivorous bird, the myna plays an important role in protecting crops. "Random destruction of the myna's nesting trees,

It may now become complicated

international efforts to restore the ozone layer are being threatened by a flourishing black market of chlorofluorocarbons (cfcs), said Paul Frasier, senior principal research scientist with the

The destruction of wetlands began more than a thousand years ago

Scientists have found rising concentrations of a newly identified gas in the air that traps heat more effectively than all other known greenhouse gases, the dozens of compounds released by industry

The Government has announced a

The Global Climate Coalition (GCC), the organisation of business trade organisations which undermined US leadership in Kyoto, is no longer a dominant player in the global climate debate, says a

Scientists have developed a new way of tackling global warming - by feeding cattle a daily dose of bacteria to stop them belching out methane as they graze.Scientists had tried to tackle the problem

The government of Japan is considering an environment tax to help it cut greenhouse gas emissions under a 1997 protocol, according to a draft version of measures that are to form the mainstay of a