ENVIRONMENT

As we reach the end of the second decade of the 21st century, it seems that there are a growing number of species that will struggle to make it to the third.

More than 6,000 protestors marched the streets of Durban to demand faster action on climate change.

It is impossible for film buffs not to love and adore "Po" the Panda, the modern-day Kung Fu master from China in "Kung Fu Panda" film franchise.

After the recent "Big Chills" or rather severe winters faced by the country especially in the last two years, the preparations come in advance to avoid widespread chaos after many parts of the county were hit by significant snowfall last year before the end of November.

News has recently broken out that the Katla volcano in Iceland could be about to erupt, with the potential to cause global damage.

Endemic to New Zealand the cricket-like creature is found only on the Little Barrier Island. With almost 70 other species of weta found in New Zealand, the giants of the species were previously wiped off by rats accidentally introduced by Europeans, said the report.

Fears have begun to rise that a huge volcano is about to erupt in Iceland which could a bigger impact on the world than last year's eruption at Eyjafjallajokull.

Europe is taking a hardline stance on global warming at the UN climate talks.

Activists warn the U.S. will derail progress at the Climate Change talks in Durban, South Africa, by blocking moves toward a climate change fund.

Environment activists were on the march to save the rainforests.

Dame Vivienne Westwood has pledged £1 million to help tackle climate change.

Qatar will host the Conference of the Parties (COP18) climate change talks in 2012.

The bank ends sponsorship of Climate Week event following claims of “corporate greenwash”.

Firm action is required at the Durban climate talks to prevent increasing global hunger and poverty, Oxfam warns.

The United Nations Climate Change Conference commences in South Africa, where it is hoped a new collective global agreement on climate change will be made.

The ongoing disagreements are likely to a create deadlock during the summit.

The United States is reluctant to sign off on a collective global climate change fund, undermining already tense negotiations ahead of official U.N. climate change conference to begin on Monday in Durban, South Africa.

Angelina Jolie has started a celebrity following for the upcoming climate change conference in Durban, South Africa.

An image of a fearless jackal going for a young lion has been awarded the overall winner of the BBC Wildlife Magazine Camera-trap Photo of the Year 2011 competition.

Inhabitants of the Faroe Islands have taken part in their traditional "grindadrap" - a gruesome hunt for pilot whales.

The "Climategate" controversy over global warming science erupted again on Tuesday, just days ahead of U.N. Climate Change Conference in South Africa.

Europe's natural heritage is showing an alarming decline, according to new research today published by the European Red List, part of the IUCN Red list of Endangered Species.

Greenhouse gases have increased beyond the worst predictions of U.N. climate experts, a new report shows.

Extreme weather will strike as climate change takes hold. Heavier rainfall, storms and droughts could wipe billions off economies and destroy lives, says a report by 100 scientists.

Green Party councillor James Abbott says wealthy countries should fund the multibillion dollar Green Climate Fund.

Rare photos of five species of wild cats, including the endangered Sumatran tiger, have been captured on camera in an Indonesian forest threatened by deforestation.

Durban is implementing a new initiative that supports the local ecosystem and reduces climate change impacts.

Wealthy nations urged to create a global fund to fight to the impacts of severe climate change.

A new island off the coast of El Hierro in the Canary Islands of Spain is forming as an underwater volcano spews magma 20 meters high.