Environment

Protecting the Arctic ecosystem as new ocean, blue economy emerge

A new report on November 26, Getting it right in a new ocean, launched by WWF’s Arctic Programme is the first study of its kind to outline how the Arctic’s biodiverse ocean resources and economies can be developed to ensure long-term, economic and...

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Fin Whale, Mountain Gorilla recovering thanks to conservation action – IUCN Red List

Conservation action has brought renewed hope for the Fin Whale and the Mountain Gorilla, according to the update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The Fin Whale has improved in status from Endangered to Vulnerable following bans on whaling,...

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Latin America Launches New Roadmap to Save the Jaguar

In an unprecedented global commitment to saving the jaguar, leading international conservation organizations and key jaguar range states have joined together to launch the Jaguar 2030 Conservation Roadmap for the Americas, presented at the Conference...

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British and Dutch regulators have fined ride-hailing company Uber $1.2 million for what it said were inadequate security measures that left personal data at risk for a cyber attack.

On November 27, Greenpeace activists climbed a 180 metre-high chimney at Belchatow, the largest climate polluter in Europe and one of the largest coal fuelled power plants in the world, to demand climate action and a coal phase out.

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