Environment
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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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Endangered Okinawa Rail Likely Being Struck by Cars While Collecting Food; Environment Ministry Steps up Efforts to Alert Drivers
An endangered Okinawan bird is likely being killed by vehicles as it picks up the carcasses of fr...
June 17, 2024
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Italy Curbs Installation of Solar Panels on Agricultural Land
ROME (Reuters) — Italy’s rightwing coalition on May 6 passed rules curbing the installation of so...
May 23, 2024
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Japan Zoos Set Up Endangered Species ‘Gamete Banks’; Effort May Help Future Breeding of Lemurs, Tigers
The introduction of a “gamete bank” system to preserve the frozen sperm and eggs of rare animals ...
May 23, 2024
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Rare Light Blue Frog Found in Japan’s Fukuoka Prefecture; Expert Says Unusual Color Sometimes Results From Mutations
FUKUOKA — A rare light blue frog has been found in Sasaguri, Fukuoka Prefecture. A couple in Sasa...
May 22, 2024
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A Leader in U.S. Seaweed Farming Preaches, Teaches Wider Network
BRANFORD, Conn. (AFP-Jiji) — Bren Smith and his GreenWave organization are helping lay the founda...
May 16, 2024
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Scientists Find Hammerhead Shark Nursery in Galapagos
QUITO (Reuters) — A team of researchers has discovered a potential breeding ground for smooth ham...
May 15, 2024
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Bumpy Ride Ahead for EVs in Europe
LILLESTROM, Norway (AFP-Jiji) — Electric cars are a key part of Europe’s green transition plans, ...
May 15, 2024
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Denmark Bets on Cow Feed Additive to Reduce Methane Emissions
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) — Denmark has agreed to help farmers finance a feed additive that is expecte...
April 25, 2024
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