PARIS (AFP) – The world has lost nearly 100 million hectares of forests in two decades, marking a steady decline though at a slower pace…
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A 'crossroads' for humanity: Earth's biodiversity is still collapsing
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – The world is failing to address a catastrophic biodiversity collapse that not only threatens to wipe out beloved species and invaluable…
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From egg hunter to protector, Malaysian battles to save turtles
CHAGAR HUTANG (AFP) – Aziz Mustaffa used to collect turtles’ eggs from a Malaysian beach and sell them. But nowadays, he makes a living as…
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Laos to press ahead with 'destructive' new dam on Mekong river
BANGKOK (AFP) – Environmentalists have criticised Laos for pressing ahead with plans for another “destructive dam” on the Mekong River, a waterway already strangled by…
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Japan public financier to stop approving loans for coal projects
TOKYO – A top Japanese public financier of foreign development projects has said it will stop accepting loan applications for coal power plants, as global…
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South-east Asian countries need tougher plastic policies to curb pollution: UN
BANGKOK (REUTERS) – South-east Asian countries, among the world’s worst ocean polluters, need tougher regulations for plastic packaging to curb leakage, a United Nations report…
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Year's most destructive California wildfire declared extinguished after 2 weeks
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) – California’s biggest, most ruinous wildfire this year, a wind-driven blaze that scorched 310 square kilometres of Sonoma County wine country and…
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Meat-free burgers turn climate concerns into a sales pitch
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Depending on how you want to read the numbers, the humble hamburger is a bigger contributor to the warming of the…
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What is a forest? India may have 29 definitions
BANGALORE – India has never had a single legal definition for what constitutes a forest. Thanks to a recent announcement by the country’s environment ministry,…
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Wildlife consultant Subaraj Rajathurai, a stalwart of Singapore's nature community, dies aged 56
SINGAPORE – Mr Subaraj Rajathurai, a wildlife consultant and a well-known conservationist here, died on Tuesday (Oct 22) aged 56. His wife, former nurse Shamla…
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FairPrice ends month-long trial on plastic bag surcharge, but says too early to reveal results
SINGAPORE – Customers will no longer have to pay a plastic bag surcharge at the seven FairPrice supermarkets involved in the chain’s month-long “no plastic…
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Palm oil from conserved rainforest in Sumatra sold to major brands such as Unilever and Nestle, says forest group
KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) – Palm oil from an illegal plantation inside an Indonesian rainforest home to endangered orang utans has found its way into the…
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Trump threatens to punish San Francisco over filth, pollution
LOS ANGELES (TCA/DPA) – President Donald Trump ratcheted up his attacks on California over its homeless crisis, threatening San Francisco with some type of violation…
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Japan will have to dump radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific, minister says
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Tokyo Electric Power will have to dump radioactive water from its destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant directly into the Pacific Ocean, Japan’s…
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