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Environment

This report emphasises the threat that wildlife trafficking poses to nature and the biodiversity of the planet. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that wildlife crime is a threat not only to the environment and…

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Environment

Global carbon emissions in early April were probably one-sixth lower than before the pandemic, according to estimates by an international research team. Nevertheless, the climate crisis is in no way defused by the corona…

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Environment

Peatlands have a great potential to influence global greenhouse gas emissions, explain the authors of this report, who encourage sustainable peatland management to avoid the degradation of these valuable ecosystems.

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How can food be made to keep longer without using plastic packaging? Scientists at the University of Bonn/Germany are making use of old packaging techniques based on plant leaves and optimising them by combining them…

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Disturbed natural ecosystems can recover, but after short interventions, the composition of species often sees a permanent change. This is the conclusion drawn by an international study headed by the University of…

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Environment

Brazilian scientists have developed a new technique to generate a biodegradable plastic as strong as traditional ones made of petroleum. Bioplastics are less harmful to the environment and could help tackle pollution.

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Environment

Making palm oil production more sustainable without reducing the yield seems to be possible, new research indicates.

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Environment

The global waste-dumping-prohibition Basel Ban Amendment finally achieves the necessary ratification of 3/4 of the parties to become a new Article in the Convention and to enter into force of international law.

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Environment

Earth Overshoot Day has moved forward once again. Each year, the world’s population consumes nature’s annual resource budget earlier. Nevertheless, Earth Overshoot Day‚s moving up on the calendar has slowed down over…

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Rural development

On their quest for gold, multinational corporations are ransacking the north of Tanzania. Local people are losing their land. Many of them are left with no other option but to risk their lives picking gold-bearing rock…

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