Japan's most radioactive man and his animals

Environment

9 Sep 2012 - 12:00am

As sea levels rise, Tuvalu, one of the world's most isolated nations, is struggling to keep its heads above water, writes Matt Siegel. Pictures by Andrew Quilty.

9 Sep 2012 - 12:03am

Desert bloom

19 Aug 2012 - 12:00am

The surrounding area may be arid but Jodhpur's Mehrangarh Fort is teeming with life as a garden devoted to indigenous plants takes root, writes Victoria Burrows.

31 Aug 2012 - 5:33pm

In the eye of the storm

2 Sep 2012 - 12:00am

Fifty years ago, Hong Kong was battered by the most intense typhoon to have hit our shores since records began. Jason Wordie surveys the damage wreaked by Wanda.

6 Sep 2012 - 10:34am

There is a catch

7 Oct 2012 - 12:00am

Who doesn't love seafood? Demand for our favourite dishes has made the fishing industry one of the most aggressive, with too many boats chasing too few fish and a variety of other marine...

6 Oct 2012 - 11:55pm

Making waves

3 Aug 2012 - 12:00am

The boating world is starting to realise its environmental impact. Richard Lord talks to three builders making advances in yacht design that are both green and glam.

1 Sep 2012 - 1:06am

‘Hundreds of graves’ lying in Hong Kong's country parks and green belts

21 Jan 2014 - 2:19pm

Hundreds of ancestral burial grounds across the New Territories are encroaching on sensitive areas zoned for conservation and are threatening the environment, green groups say.

21 Jan 2014 - 6:30pm

Opinion

Alex Lo

Is outraging public decency OK in Hong Kong in the cyberage?

12 Mar 2014 - 4:27am

Howard Winn

CLSA veteran Andy Rothman bids farewell to his employer

12 Mar 2014 - 1:22am

UN climate report will not sway US deniers, experts says

The upcoming UN report on climate change is not likely to rattle US deniers of global warming who hold sway in the halls of power, experts say.

A hefty analysis of the latest science on...

21 Sep 2013 - 6:33pm

Updated water quality standards needed for Hong Kong's beaches, says DAB

A pro-establishment political party is calling for the government to update the water quality standard for bathing beaches, after a poll they conducted found some swimmers suffered from illness...

20 Aug 2013 - 12:36pm

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Singapore air worsens as smoke billows in from Indonesia forest fires

The Pollutant Standards Index reading at noon stood at 105, according to the National Environment Agency (NEA) website. Any reading above 100 is categorised as unhealthy.

17 Jun 2013 - 4:11pm

ENVIRONMENT

Lung Mei beach plan fought on ecological grounds

Ho Loy, a member of the Save Lung Mei Alliance, filed a notice with the High Court seeking a judicial review of the government's decision to allow the building of the Lung Mei beach on the grounds...

16 Jun 2013 - 6:42am

ENVIRONMENT

Nicaraguan canal 'an environmental disaster'

A proposed Nicaraguan waterway rivalling the Panama Canal would cause an environmental disaster threatening drinking water supplies and fragile ecosystems, conservationists say.

16 Jun 2013 - 8:53am

ENVIRONMENT

Land Ministry to map the extent of soil contamination by heavy metals

The Ministry of Land and Resources is compiling a nationwide "pollution map" to gauge the level of heavy-metal contamination in soil due to human activities, according to Xinhua.

14 Jun 2013 - 4:43am