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Committee on Food Security signage on display.

Nineteen percent of the world’s reptiles are estimated to be threatened with extinction, states a paper published today by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) in conjunction with experts from the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC).

On Feb. 11 at 0805 UTC the MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured this visible image of Tropical Cyclone Fifteen (15S) in the Indian Ocean.

As part of President's Obama's all-of-the-above approach to American energy, the U.S. Departments of Energy and the Treasury today announced the availability of $150 million in Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits for clean energy and energy efficiency manufacturing projects across the United States. This important tax program is focused on strengthening America's global competitiveness in clean energy manufacturing, increasing our energy security, and creating new jobs and opportunities for American workers.

Greenpeace Italy released a new green ranking guide, which revealed major differences between the policies of high-end fashion brands on toxic water pollution and deforestation.

Greenpeace EU fisheries policy director Saskia Richartz said: “This vote signals a momentous shift away from overfishing and is a testament to parliament’s resolve to defend the general interest. National governments that stand in the way of reform, like Spain and France, will find it increasingly hard to act as proxies for a handful of powerful companies, with no concern for the long-term wellbeing of the oceans or the majority of fishermen.”