Environment

WWF welcomes APRIL's new deforestation moratorium, careful scrutiny required on implementation

WWF has welcomed an immediate moratorium on natural forest clearing, and new peatland development in an upgraded Sustainable Forestry Management Plan (SFMP 2.0) announced Wednesday by pulp and paper company Asia Pacific Resources International Ltd (...

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Increased protection would provide big boost to the ocean economy

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A fisherman holds his catch in Tun Mustapha Park, Kudat, Sabah.

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Environmental Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Shell Oil's Risky And Reckless Arctic Drilling Plan

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Beluga whale pod in the Chukchi Sea. Belugas are social animals that often migrate, hunt...

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Coalition Of Conservation Groups Seek To Defend Bureau Of Land Management's New Fracking Rules

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A fracking drill in a Wyoming prairie.

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