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Ethical Wildlife Photography, Conservation Encouraged in Kazakhstan to Protect Bird Population, Habitats

Berlin (21/08 – 50) A small community of bird enthusiasts in Astana have been setting ecological trends, advocating for ethical observation practices and environmental responsibility, and fostering camaraderie through shared sightings and insights.  Ruslan Urazaliev, researcher and photographer, Kulyanda Tulebaeva, birdwatcher and photographer, and Vera Voronova, the executive director of the Association for Biodiversity Conservation […]

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Türkiye unveils 9 new public gardens for Environment Week celebrations

Acollective opening of nine public gardens in nine Turkish cities took place Thursday as part of the activities coordinated by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change to mark Environment Week. Mehmet Özhaseki, who was recently appointed as the new minister of environment, urbanization and climate change by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, conducted his […]

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Environment Ministry backs civic platform calling for the creation of a green belt around Bucharest

The Ministry of Environment said this week that it backs the Together for the Green Belt (Împreună pentru Centura Verde) civic platform – a project of the Alex Gavan Foundation aimed at saving Bucharest’s surrounding forests, which would be the first step in the creation of a green belt around the city.  The initiative was joined by […]

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Multiple Departments Contain 80 Acre Forest Fire Near US-131

NORTHERN MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU) — Michigan State Police confirm an 80 acre forest fire has been contained. The fire spread near US-131 off County Line Road. Multiple fire departments from Grand Traverse, Wexford and Roscommon counties worked to contain the fire. According to the Fife Lake Springfield Fire Department, DNR planes took water from nearby Fife […]

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Metro Pledges Up to $10 Million for Projects Near Forest Park and On Willamette

The Metro Council has pledged up to $10 million toward three significant park and urban projects in Oregon. The announcement highlights three plans that will be funded, in part, by Metro’s $30 million large-scale community visions program pilot round, which was approved by voters on the 2019 parks and nature bond measure. The Metro Council says the goal […]

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Almost Half of All Life on Earth ‘Declining Towards Extinction’ – Queen’s Boffins Find

Almost half of all life on Earth is “declining towards extinction… putting human wellbeing under increasing threat”, a grim new report from Queen’s University Belfast has found. The work was led by PhD student Catherine Finn and Dr Daniel Pincheira-Donoso from Queen’s School of Biological Sciences alongside Dr Florencia Grattarola from the Czech University of […]

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Namibia Commemorates World Water Day With Call for Sustainable Management of Freshwater Resources

Namibia’s Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Calle Schlettwein on Friday called for intensified collaboration among sectors to ensure sustainable water supply and safeguard the country’s freshwater resources. Speaking at the commemoration of World Water Day, which falls on March 22, Schlettwein highlighted the growing challenge faced by Namibia in managing freshwater resources sustainably […]

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Vietnam Scaling up Sustainable and Green Coffee Production

Vietnam aims to shift the coffee industry towards more sustainable growth, so that it would ensure stable production and increase export revenue, Vietnam News Agency reported on Sunday. Government officials and industry executives at the 2023 Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival, held in the central highland province of Dak Lak this week, said Vietnam’s coffee […]

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From Wild Tiger Protection To Tonne-For-Tonne Carbon Offsetting: How The Shipping Industry Is Contributing To Environmental Sustainability And Carbon Neutrality

There is barely a sector in the world untouched by the need to reduce CO2 emissions in order to help the global community meet its Paris Accord agreements by 2050.  Transport has a major role to play in this goal. According to the International Energy Agency, the transport sector as a whole contributes a staggering 37 […]

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A City-sized Patch of Fallen Trees is Piling Up in Arctic Canada

Deep in the Canadian Arctic, you can find a 51-square-kilometer (20-square-mile) pileup of fallen trees and ancient wood. Scientists have recently mapped this woody pile-up – the largest “logjam” in the world – and believe it’s likely to be having a massively underappreciated impact on the planet’s carbon cycle. The pile-up is located in the […]

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