Bolsonaro’s Amazon ‘dream’ is indigenous ‘nightmare’
by Jorge SVARTZMAN RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has unveiled a sweeping plan for the…
6 years ago
Environment
Multiple eco-crises could trigger ‘systemic collapse’: scientists
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse Paris, France (AFP) — Overlapping environmental crises could tip the planet into "global systemic collapse," more…
6 years ago
African swine fever kills hundreds of pigs in Bali
BALI, Indonesia (AFP) -- Hundreds of pigs have died from African swine fever in Bali, authorities said Wednesday, marking the…
6 years ago
Blinded by the light, firefly species face extinction
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Fireflies are in deep trouble, with many species facing extinction due to habitat…
6 years ago
G20 funds fossil fuels $30 billon a year under the radar: analysis
by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Rich nations are funneling cash through government-backed financial institutions to…
6 years ago
Faced with high smog levels, Milan to ban cars on Sunday
MILAN, Italy (AFP) - Milan will ban cars from driving within the city on Sunday, a measure aimed at tackling…
6 years ago
Australia heatwave renews bushfire worries
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia was bracing for a heatwave to sweep across the country's fire-ravaged southeast in the coming…
6 years ago
Glass frogs reappear in Bolivia after 18 years
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AFP) -- A rare species of frog native to the eastern slopes of the Bolivian Andes has…
6 years ago
Red Sea huge source of air pollution, greenhouse gases: study
by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Hydrocarbon gases bubbling from the bottom of the Red Sea are…
6 years ago
Seeds of hope: Young volunteers replant Tunisia forests
by Caroline Nelly Perrot Agence France-Presse SILIANA, Tunisia (AFP) - Around 40 young Tunisian volunteers gather on a bare…
6 years ago
Brazil region swept by floods and record rains faces muddy desolation
SABARÁ, Brazil (AFP) - Valeria PACHECO Elaine Almeida looked at her aunt's ruined house in Sabará, a town in a southeastern…
6 years ago
Three killed in Australia firefighting plane crash
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Three people were killed when a water-bombing plane crashed southwest of Sydney on Thursday, setting off…
6 years ago
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