Environment

New images of illegal fires in the Amazon show destruction advances

Greenpeace Brazil has captured new photos of fires devastating the Amazon during a flyover carried out between 16 to 21 August 2020. The images show widespread destruction across the rainforest, including in protected areas, despite the Brazilian...

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Search Continues for Possible Beirut Blast Survivor

Rescue teams in Lebanon continued their search on Saturday for a possible survivor under the rubble of a building that collapsed in the deadly blast last month at the Port of Beirut.

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Heavy floods devastate displaced and host communities in Sudan

Heavy seasonal rains have caused flash floods and rivers to burst their banks, including the Nile in the capital Khartoum and its twin city Omdurman, and affected thousands of internally displaced people, refugees and host communities in Sudan.

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Six million Euros made available for conservation action to counter COVID-19 impacts

A total of six million Euros in emergency relief funding to address biodiversity conservation needs brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic is being made available by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the European Commission,...

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