Environment

Arctic sea ice avoids last year’s record low; Antarctic sea ice edges out last year’s high

This September, sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean fell to the sixth lowest extent in the satellite record, which began in 1979. All of the seven lowest extents have occurred in the last seven years, since 2007. Satellite data analyzed by NSIDC...

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Shale gas drilling: find out how it works

Shale gas extraction could help lower energy bills and reduce Europe's dependence on energy from other countries, but there are concerns about how it could affect people's health and the environment. On 9 October MEPs will vote on whether shale gas...

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Major step towards Asian Rhino Recovery

At a meeting of the five Asian Rhino range states - Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Nepal - a common action plan was agreed with the aim of increasing the populations of Asian Rhino species by at least 3% annually by 2020.

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Greenpeace statement on Indonesia-EU timber agreement

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Land Clearing in Kalimantan

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