Palau is a small Pacific nation consisting of a 190 square mile archipelago. The population of the country is around 20,000. Palau, regardless of its size, is trying to set an example for the world by establishing the world’s first shark sanctuary....

South Africa has begun increasing its funding for combating illegal rhino poaching which has been steadily increasing in the country and continent of Africa. South Africa announced that they will be implementing new measures in order to ensure less r...

Hark, the most benign of animals is at the core of the global warming debate. From Argentina comes the news that cows have to answer for more than 30 per cent of the country's total greenhouse emissions.

The problem: Biofuels were the new hope. Derived from sugarcane and corn, they were supposed to solve the dependence on fossil fuels. But now this so called 'green' alternative looks like a Hobson's choice to many.