Two Indonesian plantation companies have signed an agreement to train workers not to kill or injure orangutans and other protected species.
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It is a beguiling idea - harvest sunshine, and a little wind, from the empty deserts of North Africa and the Middle East, and use it to produce clean power for the region and for Europe.
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Conservation organizations and the Ecuadorian government have succeeded in securing over 250,000 acres (106,000 hectares) of cloud forest and grasslands surrounding the Antisana Volcano for protection.
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A massive former factory roof in Berlin will become a farm to produce food for local residents and could be a model for future city farms, its planners say.
Traditional farming needs to evolve, the project's founders said, and urban farming needs to lead the way.
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Sierra Leone, one of Africa's poorest countries, today announced the establishment of Gola Rainforest National Park (GRNP), an area of forest home to chimpanzees, a key population of pygmy hippo, and hundreds of bird species, reports the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).
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Somewhere deep in the Pacific Ocean, seventy million reef sharks are saying thank you in their own sharky language.
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Somewhere deep in the Pacific Ocean, seventy million reef sharks are saying thank you in their own sharky language.
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Australia moved to set up the world's biggest marine park on Friday to protect vast areas of the Coral Sea off the country's northeast coast and the site of fierce naval battles during World War Two.
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After a threat of lawsuit, Dole Inc. has abandoned a banana plantation in Somawathiya National Park in Sri Lanka.
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Emissions regulations do have an environmental impact, according to a long-term study of acidic rainfall by researchers at the University of Illinois.
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If you rely on the corporate media for your news, you may not be aware that this is the most significant revolutionary period in human history.
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Australia's carbon tax has finally received approval from the country's Senate after years of bitter political wrangling. The Australian prime minister Julia Gillard called it one of the most important environmental and economic reforms in Australia's history.
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In what can only be described as a major victory for green activists, the Obama Administration has announced it will delay a decision on TransCanada's controversial Keystone XL pipeline for 12-18 months.
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Efforts to reduce the flow of fertilizers, animal waste and other pollutants into the Chesapeake Bay appear to be giving a boost to the bay's health, a new study that analyzed 60 years of water quality data has concluded.
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