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APRIL, one of the world’s largest producers of pulp and paper, on June 3 has announced an end to deforestation as part of a new ‘Sustainable Forest Management Plan’.

The World Bank’s "Agricultural Risks Study on Kazakhstan and Central Asia" was discussed in Astana on June 3.

The study finds that agricultural production in Kazakhstan varies by about 27 percent from one year to the next, mainly due to fluctuations in weather.

Naver, the Korean internet search giant and parent company of social media platform Line, has promised to power its data center in South Korea with 100% renewable energy, following the global trend set by Google, Apple, Facebook and more recently, Equinix.

A barge on the Monongahela River, which flows north from West Virginia into southwestern Pennsylvania. FirstEnergy’s permit tries to divert coal ash from one contaminated site to another.

WWF has welcomed an immediate moratorium on natural forest clearing, and new peatland development in an upgraded Sustainable Forestry Management Plan (SFMP 2.0) announced Wednesday by pulp and paper company Asia Pacific Resources International Ltd (APRIL).

A fisherman holds his catch in Tun Mustapha Park, Kudat, Sabah.

Beluga whale pod in the Chukchi Sea. Belugas are social animals that often migrate, hunt and interact with each other in groups ranging from ten to several hundred.

A fracking drill in a Wyoming prairie.

A checkout conveyor belt containg many typical products at a supermnarket in the UK. Cakes, biscuits, chocolate, confectionery, meat, frozen fish, spreads, cereals, sweets, cosmetics, crisps, snacks, cleaning and hygene products amongst the items - Many products contain a surprising amount of Palm Oil.