After the dust storm littered the ocean with soil, phytoplankton thrived, tripling in number in the samples taken from Sydney Harbor.

The spectacular dust storm that swept through most of eastern Australia may have had its origins twelve months ago, says an Australian expert.

Sydneysiders awoke to red dust on the 23rd. Millions of tons of dust have been dumped on Eastern Australia. Scientists have shown that the Indian Ocean plays a role in the climate patterns of Australia. Where did the red dust start it's journey?

The leaking oil well in the Timor Sea off Northern Australia is now a major environmental disaster, spanning at least 15,000km2 and threatening marine wildlife, including whales and dolphins.

the Australian Federal Government and traditional Indigenous landowners achieved a major milestone for conservation in Australia: the signing of agreements establishing two immense and globally significant conservation reserves on indigenous lands in the

Information on Prince Charles Save the Rainforests Campaign.See video featuring Sting and others that have joined to save the world's rainforests.

The Maldives aims to reduce its CO2 emissions using fertiliser. The "biochar" is a charcoal made from bio-wastes such as coconut shells. The Maldives government has launched the project together with a UK-based company, Carbon Gold.

The Republic of the Maldives has announced it is to undertake a series of biochar projects on three of the islands that make up the Indian Ocean archipelago.

In this post I'll have a look at modern day techniques to produce terra preta (often called biochar or agrichar) which have the potential to increase soil fertility, generate energy and sequester carbon all at the same time. by Big Gav

Hundreds of climate activists are descending on Australia's Latrobe Valley this weekend with a message for the owner of the most-polluting coal-fired power plant in the industrialized world: Your social license to continue burning coal has been revoked.