Environment

Philippines, Pacific Island nations sign a Climate Justice declaration to hold big polluters accountable

The President of Vanuatu joined climate-impacted communities from Tuvalu, Kiribati, Fiji and the Solomon Islands as well as representatives from the Philippines at an emergency meeting in Vanuatu Monday vowing to seek ‘Climate Justice’ and hold big...

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Brazil confirms EU countries are importing fraudulent Amazon timber

Greenpeace Tuesday exposed twenty-two sawmills and 45 exporters involved in the use of false documents for exports of illegal timber to Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom amongst other...

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World Oceans Day 2015: Call to take the ocean’s vital role into consideration in future climate negotiations

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A woman is collecting fish and sipu at sunset in the Dili District in Timor-Leste

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Climate change agreement: from Kyoto to Doha and beyond

December's climate change conference in Paris aims to come up with an international agreement to help limit global warming after 2020, but it is far from the first one. MEPs are this week voting on a recommendation to ensure that the Doha climate...

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