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#131846
2021-11-19

Climate campaigners take South Africa to court over coal policy

South Africa’s plan to build new coal-fired power stations during the climate crisis is being challenged in court for breaching the rights of current and future generations.

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#131852
2021-11-19

Protections for western bird will get new look under Biden

The Biden administration on Friday said it will consider new measures to protect greater sage grouse, a bird species once found across much of the U.S. West that has suffered drastic declines in recent decades due to oil and gas drilling, grazing, wildfires and other pressures.

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#131782
2021-11-18

Climate-vulnerable countries call for help forcing high emitters to act

Some of the countries most vulnerable to climate breakdown have called on the UN and the UK and other countries who want to lead the climate fight to help them ensure high emitters upgrade their carbon targets, as called for at the Cop26 summit.

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#131806
2021-11-18

US throws support behind treaty to curb plastic

The United States on Thursday threw its support behind negotiations on a treaty to curb plastic pollution, ending a key holdup in international efforts to clean up the planet's oceans and save marine life.

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#131810
2021-11-18

Nobody can Manufacture Food Products Derived from GMOs: FSSAI

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has released draft regulations stating that no one can manufacture or sell any food products or food ingredients derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) without prior approval in a move that is expected to bring regulatory clari ...

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#131812
2021-11-18

Farmers: we’re a step ahead on climate change policy

Farmers are taking significant measures to control the outcome of climate change legislation. For one, they’ve given the job to professionals. Farmers decide on their priorities, set their lobbyists in motion, then go back to farming and see what happens.

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#131749
2021-11-17

EU aims to curb deforestation with beef and coffee import ban

Beef, palm oil, cocoa and other products linked to deforestation will be banned from entering the European Union under landmark legal proposals that attempt to help prevent the felling of the world’s great forests.

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#131746
2021-11-16

One surprising winner in Biden’s infrastructure bill: Biodiversity

The $1.2 trillion infrastructure package signed by President Joe Biden on Monday will not go down in history as a milestone in America’s effort to control the climate crisis.

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#131686
2021-11-15

Nature & You: Is this woodpecker extinct ... or not?

I am a birdwatcher. Thus, it came as a breath-robbing gut punch when I received the news in late September that the U.S. government had officially declared the ivory-billed woodpecker as being extinct.

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#131302
2021-10-29

Forget fine art: investors urged to put their money into rewilding

Forget gold, vintage wines and fine art: investors and landowners are being urged to put their money into Tamworth pigs, Dalmatian pelicans and ponds dug by beavers.

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#131316
2021-10-29

California lawmakers call for changes after Orange County oil spill

Weeks after a massive oil spill marred the Orange County coast with significant environmental and economic damage, state lawmakers met in Sacramento on Thursday to demand that those responsible "be held accountable," with one legislator calling for an end to offshore drilling in California.

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#131324
2021-10-29

Hard or soft law: what’s the status of EU sustainable agriculture goals?

With the recent reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the European Commission wants to make the EU’s farming subsidy programme more performance-oriented. However, non-binding targets and national leeway might hinder the Commission’s quest to keep track of results.

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#131328
2021-10-29

Zoonotic pathogens threaten humans, snow leopards in High Asia: Policy brief

The remote mountains of inner Asia could witness future pandemics which could threaten both humans as well as non-human species such as snow leopards, a new policy brief has said.

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#131228
2021-10-28

T&T’s biodiversity must be protected from extinction

The blazing crimson of the scarlet ibis. The vibrant yellows of the poui tree. The intriguing spots of the ocelot. All examples of the rich biodiversity of Trinidad and Tobago. But without protection from exploitation and degradation, they could all be lost to this generation and future generations.

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#131251
2021-10-28

Cop26 chance to win a ‘victory’ for life on Earth but more action needed: Kerry

Cop26 is the “chance to win a victory for the next century, for life on this planet”, US climate envoy John Kerry has said, while warning all big emitters must take action on climate change.

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#131256
2021-10-28

Is China stepping up its nature conservation?

Overshadowed by climate issues, China’s biodiversity governance rarely rises to global attention. Yet, during the recently convened first session of COP15, the UN Biodiversity Conference held in Kunming, President Xi Jinping promised to lead the world in “building a shared future for all life on ...

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#131259
2021-10-28

World’s chief scientists urge Cop26 attendees to step up low-carbon policies

Chief scientists and presidents of the national science academies of more than 20 countries including Sir Patrick Vallance have written to world leaders ahead of the Cop26 climate summit, urging them to set out policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions sharply, to limit global heating to 1.5C.

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#131260
2021-10-28

Net zero is not enough – we need to build a nature-positive future

Nearly two years after the first reported case of Covid-19, the world is still facing the repercussions. At the same time, the extent of our planetary emergency – of climate crisis, biodiversity loss and inequality – has become evident.

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#131261
2021-10-28

Can an animal be a person? Yes – if they are Pablo Escobar’s cocaine hippos

In the US, a federal court has recognised the hippos as “interested persons” with legal rights. But the case to really watch out for is that of Happy the elephant

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#131265
2021-10-28

Wading into uncharted waters of financial evaluation of biodiversity – Endangered Wildlife OÜ

Start-ups have gained a worldwide reputation as movers and shakers of climate-friendly policies. Here in the Baltics, with the European Green Deal and Paris Agreement as north stars, a number of Baltic start-ups are harnessing climate impact technologies towards true industry transformation unde ...

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#131276
2021-10-28

Utilizing brand to drive an authentic response to climate change in the energy industry

As the dust settles on the release of the recent IPCC report, and the truth that humans are unequivocally responsible for climate change has been confirmed beyond doubt, the focus of the mainstream media has started to wane. While newer headlines inevitably push the topic further down the page, ...

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#131205
2021-10-27

Timing is everything: Researchers reveal why the right sequence of policies is essential to slow deforestation

Knowing the steps is not the same thing as knowing how to dance. Similarly, policy interventions to stop deforestation are most effective when enacted in a certain order, according to a new Stanford study.

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#131222
2021-10-27

For Canada, meeting its current climate targets will be complicated and expensive

The historical pattern holds true with past agreements struck in Rio, Kyoto and Copenhagen. To meet the Paris target and the federal government's revised target unveiled this summer, considerable change is necessary.

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#131151
2021-10-26

US judge: Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos legally 'people'

The offspring of hippos once owned by Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar can be recognized as people or “interested persons” with legal rights in the U.S. following a federal court order.

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#131159
2021-10-26

Climate change: Australia pledges net zero emissions by 2050

Leading global coal and gas supplier Australia has pledged to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Prime Minister Scott Morrison however said the plan would not include ending Australia's fossil fuel sectors.

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#131165
2021-10-26

What the COVID-19 Pandemic Tells Us About Climate Change and Diplomacy

COVID-19 is the first genuinely global health emergency. Although earlier pandemics devastated regions, they often took months or years to spread and had little impact elsewhere. The novel coronavirus moved faster and farther, affecting every population across the world. Infection and death rate ...

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#131175
2021-10-26

Between the lines, Morrison's plan has coal on the way out, with the future bright

The most striking feature of Prime Minister Scott Morrison's long-term emissions reduction plan outlined on Tuesday is not the long-telegraphed commitment to net-zero emissions by 2050, or the promise of a A$20 billion clean energy program (around 0.2% of national income annually).

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#131178
2021-10-26

How to know if a country is serious about net zero: Look at its plans for extracting fossil fuels

Fresh emissions targets from Saudi Arabia and Australia—two of the world's largest fossil-fuel producers—are due to arrive just in time for global climate talks in Glasgow. These would commit the two countries to reducing domestic emissions to net zero by around mid-century—though both are expec ...

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#131181
2021-10-26

A new plan for our planet: What does the Environment Bill mean for developers, landowners and local authorities?

The initiative, that I introduced to the UK as a concept when I set up the Environment Bank in 2007, will be a major game-changer in the way biodiversity is considered within the development sector. Biodiversity loss poses a massive existential threat to us - we cannot afford not to restore biod ...

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#131112
2021-10-25

Robinson-Regis warns of $billions in biodiversity loss

Minister of Planning and Development, Camille Robinson-Regis is warning that Trinidad and Tobago can lose up to US$1 billion in biodiversity resources and services, tourism and other economic activity as a result of climate change.

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#131116
2021-10-25

Germany Commits N$4.17 Billion For Development Cooperation With Namibia

Germany has committed N$4.17 billion in grants and loans for bilateral technical and financial cooperation during this years government negotiations with Namibia, held on 20 and 21 October in Windhoek.

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#131082
2021-10-22

Stop overfishing or we’ll buy elsewhere, top UK fish firm warns European states

The UK’s largest seafood processor is threatening to stop sourcing fish from the north-east Atlantic unless coastal states, including the UK and countries in the EU, reach a suitable agreement on managing populations this month.

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#131029
2021-10-21

Multilateral Environmental Agreements on Chemicals and Waste, Ozone Depletion and Biodiversity

Trinidad and Tobago is leading the way in providing solutions to global environmental issues through multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs)

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#131037
2021-10-21

Norway reveals plans for river trap system to protect wild salmon

Norway is to introduce new traps to protect wild salmon after experts warned they could become endangered as a result of contact with their farmed counterparts.

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#131038
2021-10-21

Fifth of Indonesia’s palm oil sites lie in protected forests, says Greenpeace

Almost one-fifth of the land used for Indonesian oil palm plantations is located in the country’s forest estate, despite a law banning such activity, according to a study by Greenpeace.

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#131040
2021-10-21

B.C. forests minister introduces bill to overhaul forest practices

British Columbia’s forests minister has introduced a bill to amend the Forest and Range Practices Act, saying it would “reshape” forest management in the province.

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#130981
2021-10-20

ASEAN Countries Must Lead on Biodiversity

Southeast Asia is one of the world’s most biodiverse regions, and it is also highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Policymakers in the region must ensure that plans to preserve nature while promoting sustainable economic growth are part of the post-pandemic recovery.

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#130927
2021-10-19

Interview: Kunming Declaration ushers in new era for biodiversity conservation, says FAO official

The Kunming Declaration ushers in a new era for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use, Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has told Xinhua.

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#130930
2021-10-19

Biodiversity protection now more pressing than ever

The world is losing its biodiversity faster than at any time in the recorded past centuries. The danger this loss represents is enormous, and reversing the damage will require a coordinated global effort.

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#130946
2021-10-19

UK government reveals net zero plan it says will create up to 440,000 jobs

The UK government has set out its long-awaited strategy for reaching net zero emissions, with a plan ministers said would create up to 440,000 jobs and “unlock” £90bn in investment in the next decade, most of it from private sector companies.

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#130949
2021-10-19

More inclusive and coherent global action on deforestation urgently needed

Deforestation and forest degradation, mainly due to agricultural expansion, lead to the loss of roughly 9 million hectares of natural forest per year, say a team of political and environmental researchers including from the University of Oxford.

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#130972
2021-10-19

Nature charities urge Chancellor to ramp up biodiversity spending in Budget

New modelling from leading green campaign groups suggests a minimum investment of £1.2bn a year is needed to achieve the UK's nature protection goals, as concerns grow that Environment Bill could be watered down

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#130717
2021-10-13

Biodiversity is practically extinct in ministers' budget pronouncements

The words "biodiversity crisis" were conspicuous by their absence from the two ministerial speeches during Budget 2022 and a Department of Environment briefing with another minister and two junior ministers afterwards.

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#130614
2021-10-06

Australia must increase 2030 emissions target to help avoid ‘catastrophic’ heating, Samoan PM says

Australia needs to increase the ambition of its 2030 emissions reduction target and “come back to the climate financing table” at the looming Cop26 talks in Glasgow, according to the prime minister of Samoa.

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#130603
2021-09-30

Xi stresses improving biosecurity risk control, management system

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has stressed efforts to improve the country's risk control and management system on biosecurity, and to enhance its governance capacity in this regard.

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#130541
2021-09-23

Nigeria To Establish 10 National Parks To Tackle Biodiversity Loss, Says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that 10 new national parks will be established as part of moves to tackle biodiversity loss. The Nigerian leader said this on Wednesday in a video message to the hybrid High-Level event tagged “Transformative Actions for Nature and People” on the margins ...

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#130544
2021-09-23

Biden’s EPA orders slash in climate-warming chemicals used in air-conditioning and refrigeration

The Environmental Protection Agency is ordering a sharp cutback in the the use and production of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, the climate-warming chemicals widely used in air-conditioning and refrigeration.

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#130551
2021-09-23

The Private Sector Takes a Stand for Oceans During Climate Week

Climate Week in New York City started out with a clear message: The time for talking has passed; put your words into action. Climate action comes in many forms — policy change, investments in ecosystem restoration, clean technology innovation and much more. Oceans, increasingly under threat from ...

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#130520
2021-09-22

'Walk the talk' after food systems summit, scientists urge

Leaders from more than 85 countries will pledge their commitment to transforming food systems at the UN Food Systems Summit this week, but scientists say close monitoring of their actions beyond the talks will be the true test of success.

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#130524
2021-09-22

China, US unveil separate major steps to fight climate change

Two of the biggest economies and largest carbon polluters in the world announced separate financial attacks on climate change Tuesday.

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