Wildlife Conservation
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Colombia vows to put nature at the heart of global environmental negotiations
The environment minister Susana Muhamad says nature is a ‘pillar’ of fighting the climate crisis Patrick Greenfield The Guardian The…
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Energy transition: Charting a fair course for fishing fleets
The fishing industry, reliant on fossil fuels and vulnerable to climate change, needs to shift to alternative energy – but…
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The UK environmental protections dropped since Brexit
The scale of the law changes means environmental legislation in the UK is facing death by a thousand cuts Helena…
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‘Legal animism’: when a river or even nature itself goes to court
The Vilcabamba River, a plaintiff in a trial there, convinced the tribunal that its own rights were being undermined by a…
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Earning the trust of a 40-stone silverback gorilla
Suddenly, the giant silverback – known as Mpungwe – charged at him with a shriek. Lucy Wallis BBC But, despite…
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Not the End of the World by Hannah Ritchie review – an optimist’s guide to the climate crisis
But is there something missing? Bibi van der Zee The Guardian Data scientist Hannah Ritchie has written a good-hearted, generous book that…
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ESA at 50: Celebrating the Nation’s Most Effective Environmental Law
The Act has saved hundreds of species from extinction, and is overwhelmingly popular with the American voters. Erik Molvar CounterPunch…
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Italian Trawler Arrested in The Gambia with “Sustainably Caught Shrimp” Bound for Europe
An industrialized trawler named Twenty—with connections to an Italian fishing company—was arrested in West Africa by Gambian Navy sailors stationed…
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Investigation finds VicForests hired a private investigator to spy on environmental campaigners
The investigation was sparked by an ABC report in 2021, in which a private investigator blew the whistle on his alleged…
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Europe’s top science panel supports call for moratorium on deep-sea mining
National science academies from across Europe have become the latest group to announce their support for a moratorium on deep-sea…
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Explainer: What is World Ocean Day?
World Ocean Day is an annual event organised by the United Nations (UN) in collaboration with the Division of Ocean…
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Climate change: life in ocean ‘twilight zone’ at risk from warming
Global warming could curtail life in the so-called twilight zone by as much as 40% by the end of the…
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TikTokers target controversial Willow oil project
Environmental groups and some Native residents have long opposed the proposal because of its potential for climate impacts and wildlife…
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Rottnest Island reefs under threat as marine species dwindle
New research into the health of the reefs at Rottnest Island in Western Australia has revealed a “catastrophic” decline in…
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Kenya declares war on millions of birds after they raid crops
A drive by the Kenyan government to kill up to 6 million red-billed quelea birds that have invaded farms will…
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Coral bleaching threatens marine life
With the future of the world’s coral reefs threatened by climate change, a team of researchers studied how a mass…
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