Britain to ban ivory sales
Britain will ban sales of ivory in a bid to help preserve the world's dwindling elephant population, the government announced Tuesday.
Ecology
Apr 3, 2018
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News tagged with world wildlife fund
Google, Facebook come down on the side of elephants, rhinos, tigers
A week after the United States quietly lifted a ban on imports of sport-hunted elephants' ivory and lion parts from certain African countries, the World Wildlife Fund has announced that Google, Facebook and other major tech ...
Business
Mar 12, 2018
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Monarch butterfly numbers off for 2nd year in Mexico (Update)
The number of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexican forests declined for a second consecutive year, a government official said Monday.
Ecology
Mar 5, 2018
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Corporations key to rescuing nature, says WWF chief
A generation ago, the idea of a veteran international banker leading a global organisation charged with saving the planet's dwindling and besieged wildlife would have seemed far-fetched.
Environment
Feb 26, 2018
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Canada moves to speed environmental reviews of energy projects
Canada unveiled plans Thursday to speed up environmental reviews of mines, pipelines and dam projects, placing the approval process under a single agency.
Environment
Feb 9, 2018
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Galapagos fights temptation of lucrative mass tourism
With its iconic giant tortoises, crested black iguanas, huge ocean manta rays and a veritable menagerie of other cool creatures, the Galapagos Islands are one of the most beautiful places you will probably never visit.
Ecology
Feb 8, 2018
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Conservation group says Japan aiding in illegal ivory trade (Update)
Japan's lax controls over its domestic stock of ivory are encouraging illegal exports to other countries and undermining efforts to end trafficking in elephant tusks, a report said Wednesday.
Ecology
Dec 20, 2017
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Chile to ban plastic bags in coastal regions
Chile's President Michelle Bachelet signed a bill Wednesday that seeks to ban plastic bags in more than 100 coastal areas in a bid to halt the accumulation of ocean plastic.
Environment
Oct 26, 2017
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Malaysia embraces Melanie's work on the illegal wildlife trade
RESEARCH into how the law can be used to protect endangered species has led to a University of Huddersfield lecturer's expertise being harnessed by an overseas nation that has some of the world's most diverse and fascinating ...
Ecology
Oct 23, 2017
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The illegal turtle trade—why scientists keep secrets
I could tell you where I work, but then I'd have to kill you.
Ecology
Oct 23, 2017
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