Environment
Phase-out of leaded petrol brings huge health and cost benefits – UN–backed study
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Forests can feed world’s hungry and over-exploitation for timber must be curbed – UN
Millions of people depend on forests
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Photos Show Sheer Scale Of Shark Fin Trade
Every year, 73 million sharks are killed for their fins. Most go to make shark fin soup, a luxury dish and status symbol in some Asian cultures that can sell for $100 a bowl. Currently, 30 percent of shark and ray species are threatened with extinction.
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Federal Court Reinstates Roadless Rule
Ice Lake Basin, Colorado. Dramatic scenery of Bear Mountain in a roadless area in Colorado's Ice Lake Basin．
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Arctic sea ice continues decline, reaches second-lowest level
Arctic sea ice extent for September 2010 was 4.90 million square kilometers (1.89 million square miles). The magenta line shows the 1979 to 2000 median extent for that month. The black cross indicates the geographic North Pole.
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UN agencies voice concern at impact of South-East Asian floods on children
More than a million people have been affected due to heavy flooding in Cambodia
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PHILIPPINES: Residents resist rescuers' calls to relocate
Getting residents to leave isn't always easy
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Human Rights
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020