Large-scale fire events are on the rise, from the flames that raged for days across LA, to the widespread devastation seen in ...

New and developing international policies and legal instruments reflect this change, as do the IAEA Safety Standards, which have set additional goals for environmental protection. These have led to a ...

A new international mining sector standard, compiled by some of the industry’s most powerful players, is the latest example of an industry initiative that fails to hold its members accountable for ...

At the same time, standards and procedures for the protection of the environment are ever more pervasive in relation to natural resource and other development projects. International and domestic ...

The International Seabed Authority issued seven new seabed-exploration permits in 2014, bringing the global total to 26, yet it doesn't expect to have approved environment standards until late 2016 at ...

International auditors have been given new guidance on what to check when assessing firms' environmental, social and governance claims - and how - as part of efforts to increase rigour and consistency ...

promote compliance with national and international environmental standards and guidelines, and provide a platform for knowledge-sharing on best practices among industry professionals, regulators ...

Environmental gets the most focus ... The commission announced that they have been working with the International Sustainability Standards Board in their development of the recently announced ...