Environment
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Nigeria to Impose More Harsh Penalties on Wildlife Traffickers
LAGOS (Reuters) — Nigeria will impose fines of up to 12 million naira ($8,200) and jail terms of ...
November 7, 2025
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Fire Ant Detection Dogs to Undergo Trial Training in Environment Ministry Plan
To prevent the invasion of highly venomous fire ants into Japan, the environment ministry has dec...
November 5, 2025
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Fires in Brazilian Amazon Peak in September, Yomiuri Shimbun Analysis Shows, Due to Suspected Pre-Rainy Season Logging
Fires in the Brazilian portion of the Amazon rainforest surge each year in September, the tail en...
November 4, 2025
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Chad Reinstates Ties with Prince Harry’s Charity
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) — Chad has reinstated management agreements with African Parks, the conservat...
October 29, 2025
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In Albania’s New UNESCO Site, Environmental Worries Abound
TEPELENE, Albania (Reuters) — A strong wind blows scraps of plastic from an open landfill into th...
October 22, 2025
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Film on King Charles’ View of Nature to Be Released
LONDON (Reuters) — Britain’s King Charles III has said he was considered “rather dotty” for voici...
October 15, 2025
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EU Plastics Sector Says Plant Closures Will Accelerate without Swift Action
BRUSSELS (Reuters) — Europe’s plastics industry faces plant closures at an accelerated rate and f...
October 15, 2025
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Beetle That Threatens Australia’s Grains Found in Imported Diapers
CANBERRA (Reuters) — Australia has detected the larvae of khapra beetles in imported nappies sold...
October 9, 2025
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Palm Oil Yields at Risk as Ganoderma Emerges in Earlier Planting Cycles
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) — A fungal disease once confined to older palm trees in coastal areas is s...
October 4, 2025
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Feathers Fly in Dispute over Ambani Zoo’s Pursuit of Rare Parrot
NEW DELHI/BRASILIA (Reuters) — This is a story about a bird and a family. But this is no ordinary...
October 3, 2025
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Japan’s Ishikawa Pref. Expanded in Quake, Now Larger Than Fukui Pref.; Such Changes Considered Rare
Ishikawa Prefecture is now larger than neighboring Fukui Prefecture, according to the Geospatial ...
September 27, 2025
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Japan to Subsidize Costs of Next-Gen Solar Cells by Up To 75%
Aiming to promote the introduction of next-generation perovskite solar cells, the Environment Min...
September 22, 2025
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Plastic Waste Taken from Ocean Becomes Educational Plastic Dinosaurs; Models Are Used in Classrooms to Teach Children about Pollution
SHIZUOKA — Dinosaur models made from plastic waste taken from the ocean are now being used in sch...
September 21, 2025
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Tiny Deer in Big Trouble as Chile’s Pudus Face Growing Peril
SANTIAGO (Reuters) — Standing no taller than a house cat, the pudu — the world’s smallest deer — ...
September 17, 2025
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World Bank Urges Fresh Push on Economic Threat Posed by Pollution
LONDON (Reuters) — Degraded land, polluted air and water stress pose a direct global economic thr...
September 13, 2025
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