Environmental News Network

Officials in Africa have approved a plan to plant a "wall of trees" across the continent to prevent the southward spread of the Sahara desert due to winds and drought.

Cities around the globe are making a variety of green efforts, offering models for cities looking to capitalize on th benefits of environmental planning.

A recycling incentive program that awards households based on the amount of material they recycle has doubled the recycling rate in one city after just one week.

A new report warns that unless proper precautions are take, a plan to unite South American economies through transportation and infrastructure projects could result in widespread destruction of the Amazon rainforest.

What may be the world's largest sustainable development project is currently being planned in Libya. The project aims to boost the country's ecotourism along its Mediterranean coast and to protect its many archaeological sites.

The American Institute of Architects has released its list of the Top 10 Green Buildings in the U.S.

As 189 nations meet in Kenya to discuss climate change and rising sea levels, a group of scientists has released a report calling for nations to begin planning now for the devastating effects of rising sea levels, especially in coastal areas.

Kennecott Utah Copper Corp., a multinational mining company, plans a new megasuburb twice the size of San Francisco, for a half-million residents. The development is planned on the largest piece of private-owned land in the U.S.

Chinese government officials are developing the the '11th Five-Year Plan' to redirect policy from growth for growth's sake to a more sustainable model that would emphasize an 'all-around well-off society'.

In spite of technological growth, the world is even less safe from natural disasters. While some blame the population explosion, others blame developers who misuse the land and resources.

The Public Policy Institute of California projects the greatest need will be in the Sacramento, San Joaquin, San Bernardino and Riverside counties.

The Department of Energy is moving radioactive waste farther from the banks of the Colorado River in Utah, where it has been temporarily stored.

A prominent environmentalists asks why Americans have such a fascination with owning things -- including the past.

The U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting names the nation's most liveable large and small cities.

Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano is the state's most popular tourist attractions, but also by far the state's worst source of air pollution.

Thirty-four shuttered military bases remain the nation's worst toxic waste sites despite billions spent on cleanup.

Developers of a new urbanist community in western Wilsonville, Oregon want to ask its future residents how much they are willing to pay for using green technologies.

Advances in Hybrid Car and Wind Power Technologies Could Dramatically Reduce America's Oil Consumption.

Megacities are especially prone to earthquakes, floods and other natural disasters, says the U.N.'s Disaster Relief Director.

China's capital is in 'a state of emergency' because of air pollution.