Environment

J-Village still contaminated – major uncertainties over decontamination and Olympic torch route

J-Village is the starting point of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic torch relay, and radioactive contamination still remains in the parking lot and the nearby forests at this sports complex in Fukushima prefecture, according to Greenpeace Japan’s most recent...

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China: Improving Forest Ecosystem Management and Resilience

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a US$150 million loan to help China improve sustainable forest ecosystem management in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River Basin.

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COP25: The politics are polluted

Progressive steps at the 25th COP have yet again been undermined by fossil fuel and corporate interests who see a multilateral agreement on tackling the climate emergency a threat to their profit margins. The door was literally shut on values and...

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State of Emergency in Ecuador From Diesel Spill on Galapagos

Ecuador declared a state of emergency Sunday after a barge carrying nearly 2,300 liters of diesel fuel sank at the Galapagos Islands.

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