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On February 26, 2013, as Interpol convenes its first meeting to address the illegal fishing crisis, Greenpeace renewed its demand to end illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing, calling for stricter enforcement and the elimination of loopholes in regulations.

Elephants in Chobe National Park, Botswana

Aluminium is in great demand for its unique qualities such as durability, strength and its ability to be recycled forever without loss of quality.

Sea-level rise of 1 m could destroy 60% of developing world's low-lying coastal wetlands.

EU fisheries ministers have agreed a proposal for limited restrictions on discards - the practice of throwing unwanted dead fish overboard. The Irish EU presidency will now have to negotiate a full reform of fisheries policy with the European Parliament, which voted earlier this month for a stricter ban on discards and sweeping changes to make fishing more sustainable.

The Colorado River. Studies predict that the Colorado Plateau will bear the brunt of climate change with impacts more severe than in other parts of the country.

WWF representative hands over the half - million signature petition to Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to ban ivory trade.

The Big Sandy coal plant is one of three power plants to retire by 2015.