Environment

Protected areas could help boost Brazil’s national economy, study finds

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Confluencia de los ríos Teles Pires y Juruena, formando el río Tapajós. Mato Grosso, Amazonas, Brasil

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Trump Administration Unravels Clean Car Standards And Goes After States' Clean Air

On August 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed to gut national clean car standards as well as states’ authority to protect their residents from tailpipe pollution under the Clean Air...

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Commission offers further support to European farmers dealing with droughts

Farmers will be able to receive their direct and rural development payments in advance and will be granted more flexibility to use land that would normally not be used for production, in order to feed their animals.

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World Bank Financing to Help Improve Weather and Water Forecasting in Central Asia

The Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan, which are highly prone to natural disasters and future climate change risks, will benefit from improved hydrometeorological services thanks to additional financing to the Central Asia Hydrometeorology Modernization...

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