India plans ‘historic’ tiger transfer to Cambodia this yearNews
SourceMay 23, 2024
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India plans ‘historic’ tiger transfer to Cambodia this year
Phnom Penh, Cambodia (AFP) - India will send four tigers to Cambodia this year in a "historic" bid to revive the kingdom's big cat population,…

WWF takes Norway to court over deep sea miningNews
SourceMay 23, 2024
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WWF takes Norway to court over deep sea mining
Oslo, Norway (AFP) - The World Wide Fund for Nature's (WWF) Norwegian chapter said Thursday it would take legal action against Norway for opening up…

WiFi, drones and sharp blades on Japan’s whaling mothershipNews
SourceMay 23, 2024
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WiFi, drones and sharp blades on Japan’s whaling mothership
By Simon STURDEE | AFP Tokyo, Japan - In whale-motif jacket, shirt and tie plus a whale-shaped hat, Hideki Tokoro shows off Japan's new whaling…

Finland’s wizards making food out of thin airNews
SourceMay 23, 2024
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Finland’s wizards making food out of thin air
By Anna KORKMAN | AFP Vantaa, Finland - At a factory in Finland, the "farmers of the future" are making a new food protein by…

Australia gives largest coal power plant two-year lifelineNews
SourceMay 23, 2024
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Australia gives largest coal power plant two-year lifeline
By Steven TRASK | AFP Sydney, Australia (UPDATED) - Sun-soaked Australia's lofty renewable energy ambitions were given a harsh reality check on Thursday, as looming…

Flower or power? Campaigners fear lithium mine could kill rare plantNews
SourceMay 23, 2024
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Flower or power? Campaigners fear lithium mine could kill rare plant
By Romain FONSEGRIVES | AFP United States - Delicate pink buds sway in the desert breeze, pregnant with yellow pompoms whose explosion will carpet the…

French greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.8% in 2023: PMNews
SourceMay 22, 2024
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French greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.8% in 2023: PM
Saint-Berthevin, France (AFP) - French greenhouse gas emissions fell by a better-than-expected 5.8 percent in 2023, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said Wednesday. France's climate change…

‘River of mud’ prompts evacuations in northern FranceNews
SourceMay 22, 2024
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‘River of mud’ prompts evacuations in northern France
Lille, France (AFP) - A "river of mud" triggered by a sudden storm flooded dozens of houses in northern France, prompting evacuations, authorities said Wednesday.…

Embryo activist: baby’s lawsuit takes on S. Korea climate inactionNews
SourceMay 22, 2024
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Embryo activist: baby’s lawsuit takes on S. Korea climate inaction
By Hieun SHIN | AFP Seoul, South Korea - When he was a 20-week-old embryo -- before he even had a real name -- Choi…

For sale: unique piece of land in strategic Arctic archipelagoNews
SourceMay 22, 2024
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For sale: unique piece of land in strategic Arctic archipelago
By Pierre-Henry DESHAYES | AFP Oslo, Norway - The last piece of privately owned land in the strategic Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic is up…

Deforestation exacerbated deadly Brazil floods: expertsNews
SourceMay 22, 2024
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Deforestation exacerbated deadly Brazil floods: experts
By Anna PELEGRI | AFP Porto Alegre, Brazil - The floods devastating southern Brazil have been exacerbated by deforestation, much of it driven by soybean…

More than half of all mangrove ecosystems at risk of collapse by 2050News
Adrian AlexandreMay 22, 2024
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More than half of all mangrove ecosystems at risk of collapse by 2050
In a report released today, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) warns that more than half of the world's mangrove ecosystems are at…

Natural disasters hit 1 in 5 US adults’ finances in 2023: FedNews
SourceMay 21, 2024
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Natural disasters hit 1 in 5 US adults’ finances in 2023: Fed
Washington, United States (AFP) - Almost 20 percent of adults in the United States were financially impacted by natural disasters last year, the Federal Reserve…

Shell faces shareholder revolt over climate strategyNews
SourceMay 21, 2024
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Shell faces shareholder revolt over climate strategy
London, United Kingdom (AFP) - More than a fifth of Shell investors have revolted against its climate strategy in a key vote, the British energy…

Over 1,000 relief camps set up as Pakistan braces for heatwaveNews
SourceMay 21, 2024
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Over 1,000 relief camps set up as Pakistan braces for heatwave
Karachi, Pakistan (AFP) - Over 1,000 camps have been set up across Pakistan's southern province of Sindh in anticipation of a severe heatwave, disaster management…

Small island states win key climate case in UN courtNews
SourceMay 21, 2024
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Small island states win key climate case in UN court
By Femke COLBORNE | AFP Berlin, Germany (UPDATED) - The UN maritime court on Tuesday ruled in favour of nine small island states who brought…

NGOs seek climate trial of French oil giant TotalEnergiesNews
SourceMay 21, 2024
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NGOs seek climate trial of French oil giant TotalEnergies
By Guillaume DAUDIN | AFP Paris, France - NGOs filed a criminal complaint against French oil giant TotalEnergies and its top shareholders in Paris on…

Whaling in Japan: key things to knowNews
SourceMay 21, 2024
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Whaling in Japan: key things to know
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) - Japan launched on Tuesday a new "mothership" for its whaling fleet, aiming to hunt around 200 of the marine mammals this…

Demise of rangelands ‘severely underestimated’: reportNews
SourceMay 21, 2024
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Demise of rangelands ‘severely underestimated’: report
By Nick Perry | AFP Paris, France - From camel drivers in the Sahara to nomads on the Mongolian steppe, traditional herders the world over…

India shuts schools as temperatures soarNews
SourceMay 21, 2024
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India shuts schools as temperatures soar
New Delhi, India (AFP) - Indian authorities in the capital have ordered schools shut early for the summer holiday, after temperatures hit 47.4 degrees Celsius…

Howler monkeys drop dead during Mexico heat waveNews
SourceMay 21, 2024
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Howler monkeys drop dead during Mexico heat wave
Mexico City, Mexico (AFP) - Howler monkeys are dropping dead in Mexico and authorities said Monday that they were investigating whether extreme heat was killing…

Brazil mayor’s mammoth task: rebuild from floods, prevent moreNews
SourceMay 20, 2024
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Brazil mayor’s mammoth task: rebuild from floods, prevent more
By Anna PELEGRI | AFP Porto Alegre, Brazil - With his Brazilian city deep in brown floodwaters for the past three weeks, the mayor of…

Changing climate influences London’s Chelsea Flower ShowNews
SourceMay 20, 2024
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Changing climate influences London’s Chelsea Flower Show
By Brigitte DUSSEAU | AFP London, United Kingdom - Early springs, droughts and floods are influencing this year's Chelsea Flower Show, which is keener than…

Trees please me, but we also need biodiversity in our citiesNews
SourceMay 20, 2024
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Trees please me, but we also need biodiversity in our cities
By Sarah Bekessy, RMIT University in Melbourne Increasing the amount of nature in our cities can provide many benefits as long as it's done with biodiversity in…
