Environment

Efforts to combat illicit wildlife crime received a massive boost as heads of state and a number of ministers outlined the serious impacts of poaching and illicit wildlife trafficking. During the most important meeting of the year in international politi

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Director General of WWF International, Jim Leape speaking at a High-Level Panel alongside German Foreign Minister...

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$5 MILLION INVESTMENT GIVES VITAL BOOST TO PACIFIC ISLANDS' WORLD HERITAGE SITE IN KIRIBATI

One of the most pristine, ambitious and globally-important protected areas in the world received a vital boost of financial support, with the investment of $5 million toward an endowment to support its long term viability and management.

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Major reductions of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock within reach – UN agency

Wider use of available best practices and technologies could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the livestock sector by as much as 30 per cent, according to a new study released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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Threatened by rising seas, small island nations appeal for more aid at UN

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Winston Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda.

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