Tiger, pangolin farming in Myanmar risks ‘boosting demand’
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Conservationists have warned a sudden change in Myanmar's law allowing the commercial farming of tigers, pangolins…
6 years ago
Environment
Colombia lost forest area the size of Sao Paulo in 2019: report
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Colombia lost 159,000 hectares of forest -- an area the size of Brazilian megacity Sao Paulo…
6 years ago
Ukraine: Forest fires under control
KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukrainian firefighters have brought under control forest fires that have killed five people and left dozens…
6 years ago
Hundreds battle deadly Ukraine forest fire
KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Hundreds of firefighters and rescue workers rushed to deal with a forest fire that has killed…
6 years ago
Brazilian Amazon sees worst June in 13 years for forest fires
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Amazon forest fires in Brazil increased by 19.5 percent in June compared to the…
6 years ago
Indonesia province declares state of emergency over forest fire risk
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- An Indonesian province declared a state of emergency Wednesday as officials said they had pinpointed hundreds…
6 years ago
Japan begins charging for plastic bags
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Retailers in Japan began charging for plastic bags Wednesday, a move aimed at curbing Japanese consumers'…
6 years ago
Nepal offers locust bounty as swarms threaten crops
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) — Nepal is offering farmers cash rewards for catching desert locusts to limit the damage caused by…
6 years ago
A vanishing way of life in Danube Delta’s natural paradise
by Mihaela RODINA / Ionut IORDACHESCU Agence France-Presse SFANTU-GHEORGHE, Romania (AFP) — As the "last rower" left in one of…
6 years ago
Senegal capital fights shoreline developers
by Emmet LIVINGSTONE Agence France-Presse DAKAR, Senegal (AFP) — It took one morning in late May to cut a large chunk…
6 years ago
Australian outback station turned into national park
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A slice of the Australian outback almost the size of greater London will be turned into…
6 years ago
France pulls plug on country’s oldest nuclear plant
by Béatrice ROMAN-AMAT Agence France-Presse FESSENHEIM, France (AFP) — France's oldest nuclear power plant will shut down on Tuesday after…
6 years ago
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