Environment
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Giraffes Bring Peace to Kenyan Communities Once at Odds
BARINGO, Kenya (AFP-Jiji) — On a vast farm in Kenya’s Rift Valley, a veterinarian carefully takes...
August 23, 2024
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A Tunisian Village’s Fight for Running Water
SBIKHA, Tunisia (AFP-Jiji) — In front of a small mosque in central Tunisia, women queue at one of...
July 27, 2024
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Snail Sightings Become Rarer in Rainy Season
OTSU (Jiji Press) — Snail sightings during the rainy season in Japan are becoming rarer as dry an...
July 27, 2024
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NGOs: Nickel Hub ‘Apocalyptic’ for Uncontacted Indonesian Indigenous Group
JAKARTA (AFP-Jiji) — Deforestation at one of Indonesia’s largest nickel processing hubs is threat...
July 27, 2024
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South Korea Likely to Allow Sado Gold Mine’s World Heritage Site Registration After Discussions with Japan
SEOUL — An official at the South Korean Foreign Ministry said Friday they anticipated that the Sa...
July 26, 2024
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Scottish Farmers Damn Beaver Reintroduction Policy
DOUNE, Scotland (AFP-Jiji) — As night falls in central Scotland, beavers appear in a pond under t...
July 18, 2024
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Will the Seine River Be Suitable for Olympic Swimming?
PARIS (Reuters) — The Seine River will be a central element of the Paris 2024 Olympics, with the ...
July 17, 2024
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Swelling Deer Herd Hems in South Korean Islanders
ANMA ISLAND, South Korea (Reuters) — Under the light of a moon partially obscured by clouds, the ...
July 12, 2024
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Chile’s Humboldt Penguins Could Face Extinction
SANTIAGO (Reuters) — The Humboldt penguin population has dramatically decreased in areas along th...
June 29, 2024
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Sea Urchin Pandemic Spreads beyond Red Sea, Endangering Coral Reefs
TEL AVIV (Reuters) — A sea-borne pandemic that wiped out sea urchin populations in the Red Sea ha...
June 29, 2024
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Japan To Extend Emissions Reduction Trading Projects To Agricultural Sector; Will Offer Intermittent Irrigation Method to Philippines, Vietnam
This summer, the government intends to launch the first agricultural-sector emission trading proj...
June 28, 2024
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Govt Plans to Make Manufacturers Set Targets for Recycled Plastic Use; Overseas Market Loss Possible Without Recycled Plastic
Manufacturers that use large amounts of plastic will be required under a planned revised law to s...
June 27, 2024
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Wild Horses Return to Kazakhstan’s Golden Steppe
ALTYN DALA, Kazakhstan (Reuters) — Przewalski’s horses have returned to the steppes of Kazakhstan...
June 21, 2024
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Innovative Chileans Use Discarded Hair to Clean Up Coasts, Waterways
SANTIAGO (Reuters) — Luisana Gil, a dog groomer in Santiago, Chile, has a lot of hair on her hand...
June 20, 2024
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Lithium Dreams Raise Water Concerns in Desert
DIEGO DE ALMAGRO, Chile (AFP-Jiji) — As night falls in Chile’s Atacama desert, the world’s driest...
June 20, 2024
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