DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Environmental activists, youth groups, and health advocates gathered in the Bangladeshi capital on Monday to call for sweeping reforms to curb the country’s escalating lead pollution crisis, which continues to threaten millions of children. The rally marked International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2025, held und...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (MNTV) — Somali leaders, researchers, and humanitarian experts have urged the development of locally driven, research-backed strategies to tackle the country’s escalating climate and disaster challenges, emphasizing national self-reliance as global aid declines. The appeal was made during the ongoing Somali Resilience Confer...
Mutual Recognition Agreements could transform Indonesia’s forestry carbon credits into credible global assets, say researchers JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) – Indonesia’s national carbon registry system (SRN) must urgently strengthen its technical standards, digital infrastructure, and institutional coordination if it is to gain global recognition...
DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) — The State of Qatar is expanding its national air quality monitoring network and integrating advanced technologies as part of its broader environmental protection strategy under Qatar National Vision 2030, according to the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. Officials said Qatar now operates over 45 fixed and mobile...
BASRA, Iraq (MNTV) — Farmers and herders in southern Iraq are struggling to survive as record-high salinity levels contaminate water sources, devastate crops, and kill livestock, deepening the region’s climate-induced crisis. Local farmer Umm Ali from Basra’s Al-Mashab marshes said her poultry and ducks have died after the river water turned t...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia will launch the first phase of its new environmental awareness campaign, Sustainable Steps, aimed at encouraging responsible environmental behavior and sustainable tourism practices across the Kingdom. Supported by the Environment Fund and organized in partnership with the Rahala Association in Tanuma...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has opened a major dialogue on the future of industrial water use as it faces the twin challenges of rapid economic growth and a worsening climate crisis. The 2nd Sustainable Water Management Expo 2025, which began Thursday at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB), has brought together publ...
MUSCAT, Oman (MNTV) — Oman’s integrated energy group OQ has announced a strategic collaboration with international shipping leaders Maersk and CMA CGM to decarbonize its global polymer logistics network, marking a major step in the company’s long-term sustainability agenda. Zawya News reported, the partnership aims to integrate low-emission fu...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — A pioneering initiative by DBL Ceramics, one of Bangladesh’s leading tile manufacturers, is turning industrial residue from tile production into classroom chalk, combining innovation, education, and sustainability in one effort. Launched under the TileChalk initiative, DBL Ceramics converts sludge waste — a by-produc...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) — Indonesia has postponed its target for peak greenhouse gas emissions by five years to 2035, sparking concerns about the country’s ability to reach carbon neutrality by 2060, The Star reported. Peak emissions mark the point when a country’s greenhouse gas output reaches its highest level before starting to decline. E...
