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Lawsuit To Protect The San Pedro River Advances

Massive new development and groundwater pumping threaten river and wildlife

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Dr. Robin Silver walks along the San Pedro River.

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Protecting the UK from ‘fake food’

Fake food poses a huge threat to the health of consumers and can prove as profitable for organised crime as it can damage the UK economy. As part of the UK’s response the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) will host an international conference next week (20 September) to set out the UK's plans to support the Interpol/Europol Operation Opson, set up in 2011 to tackle the problem of ‘fake food’.

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The Duke of Cambridge and IUCN unite for wildlife

As part of his latest conservation initiative, The Duke of Cambridge brings together an unprecedented collaboration between the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, and seven of the world’s most influential conservation organizations, including IUCN.

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African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)

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WWF: Brazil needs to align policy to growing climate risk

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Aerial view of flooded forest during rainy season with floating plants, Rio Negro Forest Reserve, Amazonas, Brazil

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African communities and forests continue to be threatened by irresponsible US company

Illegal land clearance, logging, bribery and intimidation are just some of the acts controversial US corporation Herakles Farms are accused of in the South West Region of Cameroon, as they continue to work on a large palm oil plantation despite not having a legal land lease. The company’s ham-fisted operations exemplify the dangers posed by bad palm oil projects in Africa to livelihoods and the continent’s forests.

New evidence from Greenpeace International suggests that Herakles Farms continued to clear forest throughout a suspension period imposed by the Cameroonian Government earlier this year, when all work was ordered to stop.

Herakles Farms stated it had ceased work and was obeying the suspension in a company press release on 18 May 2013, and it was lifted on 29 May. However, logs stacked in the concession area are stamped with dates including "26 May" and "28 May" – suggesting they were felled while the stop order was still in place.

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Groups Support Challenge of Indiana Coal Plant Rate Hikes and Climate Pollution

Call for reduction of carbon dioxide emissions by Duke Energy to protect Indiana ratepayers from regulatory risks

Earthjustice, on behalf of several state and national environmental and citizen groups, filed an amicus or “friend of the court” brief with the Indiana Court of Appeals in support of a challenge to the approval of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission of a new Duke Energy coal gasification power plant in Edwardsport, Indiana.

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EU Parliament casts contradictory vote on biofuels

In a close vote at the European Parliament, MEPs supported the increased use of environmentally damaging biofuels, while at the same time called on the EU to account for the destructive effects of these fuels on food production and greenhouse gas emissions.

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Slovenia, Croatia and Austria to get €14 million aid to repair 2012 flood damage

Slovenia, Croatia and Austria will receive €14.6 million in EU aid to help repair damage caused by severe floods in 2012. The aid was approved by Parliament in a vote.

The European Solidarity Fund aid will help repair damage done by heavy rain and floods in October and November 2012 to private and public buildings, water and waste water infrastructure, businesses, farmland and forests.

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Strategic groundwater reserves found in Northern Kenya

An exploration of groundwater resources has identified reserves of water in Turkana County in drought-stricken northern Kenya. The findings were announced at the opening of an international water security conference in Nairobi, and are the result of a groundwater mapping project, GRIDMAP (Groundwater Resources Investigation for Drought Mitigation in Africa Programme), spearheaded by UNESCO in partnership with the government of Kenya and with the financial support of the Government of Japan.

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OfficeWater gushing out of a borehole at Napuu area during the flushing process.

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Groups Join DOJ to Halt Serious Air Pollution from DTE Coal-burning Power Plants

Plants lack modern pollution controls that protect human health

Conservation groups took legal action late last week to support the Department of Justice (DOJ) efforts to clean up several of Detroit Edison’s coal-burning power plants in Southern Michigan by requiring them to comply with the Clean Air Act.