Environment

Supreme Court Upholds Delta Smelt Protections, Denies Industry Attack On Critical Endangered Species Act Protections

Part of the California Bay-Delta, the largest estuary on the west coast of the Americas.

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Q&A: GMO cultivation in the EU

The EU has one of the toughest genetically modified food regulations in the world and the cultivation of GM crops is only allowed following a thorough risk assessment. The Council has agreed to a proposal to give member states more flexibility to deal...

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Human development and biodiversity conservation can go hand in hand, study finds

A business-as-usual scenario would bring increased deforestation and carbon emissions,...

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Five years on, Ban honours Haiti's earthquake victims, looks ahead to brighter future

Marking the anniversary of the massive earthquake that struck Haiti five years ago Monday, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid tribute to the more than 200,000 victims, including 102 United Nations personnel, who perished, and declared that in sorrow,...

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