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Slow progress since Earth Summit 20 years ago

Sat, 26 May 2012 06:33:05 +0100

Twenty years after the Earth Summit in Rio pledged to save the environment for future generations, observers and policy makers agree swifter action is required to avert climate catastrophe.

Greenpeace urges action on slumping tuna stocks

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:39:42 +0100

Greenpeace Wednesday accused the tuna industry of failing to stop the decimation of fish stocks, and called for an end to fishing methods that also accidentally snare turtles, dolphins and sharks.

Anti-whaling leader says extraditing him won't halt campaign

Wed, 23 May 2012 13:53:10 +0100

Marine wildlife activist Paul Watson, currently on bail in Germany pending a decision on whether to extradite him to Costa Rica, vowed Tuesday that his campaign will go on even if he is tried and jailed.

Europe's beaches clean, but France lagging: study

Wed, 23 May 2012 11:40:37 +0100

Europe's beaches are generally clean but France is lagging behind other tourist destinations in the south of the continent, a report from European Environment Agency (EEA) showed on Wednesday.

Street lights disrupt ecosystem, says beetle study

Wed, 23 May 2012 05:58:56 +0100

Street lights have an unexpectedly strong effect on insect populations, favouring some species while punishing others, according to a study released Wednesday that raises new questions about human impact on wildlife.

Anti-whaling leader suspects Japan behind arrest

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:16:45 +0100

Militant environmental group Sea Shepherd's leader Paul Watson on Tuesday suggested Japan was involved in his recent arrest in Germany, as he vowed to continue his campaign against whaling.

Philippines goes after sea turtle restaurants

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:37:32 +0100

The Philippines on Monday said it would form a special task force to go after restaurants selling the meat of protected sea turtles.

Climate scientists say they have solved riddle of rising sea

Sun, 20 May 2012 17:29:28 +0100

Massive extraction of groundwater can resolve a puzzle over a rise in sea levels in past decades, scientists in Japan said on Sunday.

Air pollution system to be trialled

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:10:34 +0100

An advanced new pollution monitoring system developed by British scientists that scans air quality across whole cities is to go on trial in London during the Olympics.

Wildlife thriving after Chernobyl’s nuclear disaster – study

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:25:24 +0100

Discovery that birds have not been affected by Chernobyl fallout boosts hopes that Fukushima wildlife may emerge unscathed

Feds: bluefin tuna probably OK after BP oil spill

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:21:13 +0000

A federal analysis shows that last year's BP oil spill probably won't push the troubled bluefin tuna population in the Gulf of Mexico population over the edge as some scientists had worried.