Environment

Antarctic penguin colonies decline by as much as 77% in last 50 years

Scientists surveying chinstrap penguin colonies in the Antarctic have found drastic reductions in many colonies, with some declining by as much as 77% since they were last surveyed almost 50 years ago.

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Greenpeace protest at BlackRock: Stop financing Siemens and Adani coal mine 

Greenpeace Germany supporters protested at global investment firm BlackRock’s German headquarters on Febuary 3, to tell them to stop investing in coal and financing climate change as a major shareholder of Siemens – a telecommunications provider for...

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Ministers to agree new global road safety agenda to 2030

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World Bank Emergency Support for Tuvalu

The World Bank has provided US$6.2 million to support Tuvalu’s recovery from Tropical Cyclone Tino, which hit the Pacific island nation in January.

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