Environment

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Mediterranean and Black Sea sharks critically endangered, UN agency warns

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Apes swing into CITES

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World`s valuable timbers protected against illegal trade

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Madagascar`s famous rosewood

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Large numbers of threatened reef fish still traded

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Napoleon wrasse or Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), Batu Balong, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

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As violence enters third year, UN humanitarian chief urges end to Syrian conflict

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Displaced persons in Al-Shadadi district in Al-Hassakeh, northeast Syria, wait for WFP food trucks that bring them their monthly food rations.

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Governments start to rein in ivory and rhino horn trade, give sharks and timbers better protection at wildlife trade meeting

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African savanna elephants (Loxodanta africana africana). Two young bulls play fighting in Amboseli National Park, Kenya.

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Sharks, rhinos and elephants among wildlife trade summit winners

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Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) - Vulnerable

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WWF: Governments muster political will to protect sharks at CITES

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Hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena), Fiji

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World Bank Support for Boosting Food Production in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors Thursday approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit of US$ 89.4 million to support efforts of the Governments of Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia to boost food and farm productivity.

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Dongwon industries faces criminal charges in Africa

South Korea's largest tuna brand, Dongwon Industries, is facing criminal charges in Africa for forging government documents as well as penalties for its illegal fishing activities in African waters.