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Farmers will be able to receive their direct and rural development payments in advance and will be granted more flexibility to use land that would normally not be used for production, in order to feed their animals.

The Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan, which are highly prone to natural disasters and future climate change risks, will benefit from improved hydrometeorological services thanks to additional financing to the Central Asia Hydrometeorology Modernization Project (CAHMP).

The toll from one of the worst fires in California history rose Wednesday to more than 1,000 homes destroyed and another 200 damaged.

Led by Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), on August 1, a broad group of federal lawmakers unveiled a proposal to build on the success of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule and permanently ensure protections for tens of millions of acres of America’s wildest pristine forests and waters in the face of unprecedented attacks.

Rangers have to endure dangerous work conditions.

WWF and other NGOs in the For the Nature coalition have won a second court case against the government of Bulgaria’s plans to open Pirin National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Bulgaria’s premier protected area, up to construction.

Two Persian leopards, a female named Volna (Wave) and male named Elbrus, have been released in the Alaniya National Park, located in the Irafsky District of North Ossetia, on July 27. The leopards were brought to Ossetia from Sochi via helicopter. This release is a part of the first ever attempt of leopard reintroduction for bringing an extinct animal back into the wild in the region, where the Persian leopard is a national symbol.

The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules a German scheme to support railway companies that invest in energy efficiency technologies. The measure will promote the shift of freight traffic from road to rail and contribute to a reduction of CO2 emissions.

Rescue operations are underway Monday on Indonesia's Lombok island for hikers and guides who were stranded on Mount Rinjani following a powerful earthquake Sunday that caused landslides on the mountain.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice have entered into a Stipulation of Settlement with E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company (Dupont) to address alleged chemical accident prevention violations at its former La Porte, Texas chemical manufacturing facility. DuPont will pay a $3.1 million civil penalty.