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  Geneva (AFP) Sept 5, 2023 Some six billion tonnes of sand and other sediment is extracted from the world's seas and oceans every year, the UN said Tuesday, warning of the devastating toll on biodiversity and coastal communities. Launching the first ever global data platform on sediment extraction in marine environments, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), warned that the scale of dredging was growing, with dire consequences. "The scale of environmental impacts of shallow sea mining activities and dredging is ... read more |
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Deforestation in Brazil Amazon falls, more Indigenous reserves approvedBrasilia (AFP) Sept 5, 2023 Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 66 percent in August versus the same month last year, the government said Tuesday, while also announcing the demarcation of two new Indigenous reserves. ... more 
'We're going to sink': hundreds abandon Caribbean island homeCarti Sugtupu, Panama (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 On a tiny Caribbean island, hundreds of people are preparing to pack up and move to escape the rising waters threatening to engulf their already precarious homes. ... more  
Minorities more likely than White people to live behind subpar leviesWashington DC (UPI) Sep 5, 2023 Minority groups including Hispanic and Native American communities are more likely than White people to live behind "subpar" levees, earthen embankments that protect against floodwaters, according to a study published Tuesday. ... more  
2023 likely to be hottest year on recordParis (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 2023 is likely to be the hottest year in human history, and global temperatures during the Northern Hemisphere summer were the warmest on record, the EU climate monitor said on Wednesday. ... more |
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Africa climate summit adopts 'Nairobi declaration'Nairobi (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 A landmark African climate summit ended on Wednesday after leaders adopted a declaration highlighting the continent's potential as a green powerhouse, Kenyan President William Ruto said. ... more |
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Awkwardness abounds for Lula, army on Brazil's national dayRio De Janeiro (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 Hammering home his message that Brazil is "back to normal," President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will set aside bad blood and mutual suspicion with the military to mark the country's independence day Thursday. ... more  
Invasive species problem will be 'worse before it gets better'Paris (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 On land and in the sea, invasive species are destroying ecosystems, spreading disease and causing hundreds of billions of dollars in damage every year, according to a landmark report Monday from the UN-backed science advisory panel for the UN Convention on Biodiversity. ... more 
World losing high-stakes fight against alien speciesParis (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 Invasive species that wreck crops, ravage forests, spread disease, and upend ecosystems are spreading ever faster across the globe, and humanity has not been able to stem the tide, a major scientific assessment said Monday. ... more 
Oh, deer: In US capital, 'Bambi' is increasingly unwelcomeWashington (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 To some, they are a magical sight to behold in the heart of the city - to others a pest that eats through their gardens, endangers traffic and helps spread tick-borne diseases. ... more |
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 Cute but calamitous: Australia labours under rabbit numbers 
Minnows blamed for algae-filled French, Spanish lakesSeix, France (AFP) Sept 3, 2023 Perched 1,800 metres (about 6,000 feet) near France's border with Spain lies the emerald Areau lake - whose colour experts blame on minnows used by anglers as live bait. ... more |
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Malaysia's Forest City teeters over China property giant woesForest City, Malaysia (AFP) Sept 3, 2023 On the approach to Malaysia's $100-billion island megaproject backed by Chinese investment, a collapsed bridge forces drivers to detour before they reach an artificial city emerging from palm oil trees where condos, roads and shops lay empty. ... more  
DuPont and Chemours sued in Dutch 'forever chemicals' caseThe Hague (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 Dutch lawyers filed a class action lawsuit Monday against US chemical giant DuPont and its spinoff Chemours for causing decades of pollution of so-called "forever chemicals" at a plant south of Rotterdam. ... more  
IMF warns climate shocks may increase conflict deathsNairobi (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 Climate change threatens to exacerbate conflict in fragile nations across the globe and lead to increased deaths, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a report published Wednesday. ... more  
Invasive species a growing and costly threat, key report to findParis (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 Invasive species that destroy forests, ravage crops and cause extinctions are a major and growing threat worldwide, a landmark UN-backed assessment is poised to report. ... more |
 DR Congo arrests officers after deadly crackdown on anti-UN rally 
Niger's post-coup PM hopes for 'agreement' with W.Africa blocNiamey, Niger (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 Niger's military-appointed prime minister on Monday said he saw hopes of a deal "in the coming days" with the West African bloc ECOWAS, which has threatened to use force to restore civilian rule after a coup in July. ... more |
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Massive Greece wildfire coming under control: govtAthens (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 Firefighters are gaining the upper hand on the massive blaze that has been raging for two weeks in the Dadia National Park in northeastern Greece, authorities said Monday. ... more 
Myanmar junta condemns 'one-sided' ASEAN statement on violenceYangon, Myanmar (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 Myanmar's junta on Wednesday criticised an ASEAN statement condemning military violence and the targeting of civilians as "one-sided", a day after it said it would not take up its upcoming chairmanship of the bloc. ... more  
New research explains "Atlantification" of the Arctic OceanFairbanks AK (SPX) Sep 05, 2023 New research by an international team of scientists explains what's behind a stalled trend in Arctic Ocean sea ice loss since 2007. The findings indicate that stronger declines in sea ice will occur ... more  
Electric eels hold clue to new way to stimulate human cellsWashington DC (UPI) Aug 30, 2023 A chain reaction similar to how some eels generate electricity could be used in a novel biomedical way to stimulate cells in the human body, researchers at the University of Oxford said. ... more |
Study: Global wetlands, coral reefs 'hanging by a thread' as sea levels riseWashington DC (UPI) Aug 30, 2023 A study published Wednesday shows rising sea levels are endangering coastal wetland and coral reef ecosystems that are unlikely to keep pace with the "drowning" effects of sea-level rise. ... more 
Measuring the retreat of Italy's largest glacierAdamello Glacier, Italy (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 The Adamello glacier, the largest in the Italian Alps, is slowly being destroyed by global warming, with experts giving it less than a century to survive. ... more 
Belgium struggles with spread of 'invasive' raccoonsNamur, Belgium (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 Belgian forest ranger Thierry Petit can barely keep pace with call outs to deal with raccoons, a North American species branded an invasive threat to Europe's indigenous wildlife. ... more 
EU chief warns wolf packs 'real danger' in EuropeBrussels (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 Brussels launched a review Monday of laws protecting wolves from hunters and farmers, as EU chief Ursula von der Leyen argued that packs threaten livestock and perhaps even people. ... more |
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S.African rhino farm, world's largest, bought by NGO: statementJohannesburg (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 The largest rhino farm in the world, which is home to 2,000 animals and located in South Africa, has been bought by the NGO African Parks, the organisation said Monday. ... more 
Helping or hindering? US scientists debate how to save giant sequoiasKings Canyon National Park, United States (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 When ferocious wildfires tore through California's prized giant sequoia forests, they killed towering trees that have lived there for thousands of years - and perhaps changed the nature of the groves forever. ... more 
Japan boosts fishing sector aid after Fukushima water releaseTokyo (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 Japan's government on Monday increased the size of an aid package for the fishing sector after China banned its seafood in the wake of the release of wastewater from Fukushima's crippled nuclear plant. ... more 
Charges over deadly New Zealand volcanic eruption dismissedWellington (AFP) Sept 5, 2023 The owners of a New Zealand island where a volcanic eruption killed 22 visitors in 2019 had individual charges against them dismissed by a court in Auckland on Tuesday. ... more |
Exodus begins at drenched Burning Man party in US desertBlack Rock City, United States (AFP) Sept 5, 2023 Revelers stuck in the mud for days at the Burning Man festival in Nevada finally began heading home on Monday after Mother Nature rained on their big party. ... more 
Iran pilgrims among 18 dead in Iraq crashSamarra, Iraq (AFP) Sept 2, 2023 A collision between two minibuses killed 18 people, mostly Iranian pilgrims, north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, medical officials said on Saturday. ... more 
Experts blame poor govt preparation for Greek fires' devastationAthens (AFP) Sept 2, 2023 While the Greek government has been quick to blame global warming for the summer's devastating wildfires, some experts argue that poor planning is at least as much to blame. ... more 
Five killed in 'terrorist' attack in in Burkina FasoOuagadougou (AFP) Sept 2, 2023 Four Burkina Faso army auxiliaries and a Burkinabe policeman have been killed in an attack in the centre of the country, the army announced Saturday. ... more |
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Two Chinese among 4 killed in attack on DRC gold convoyBukavu, Dr Congo (AFP) Sept 2, 2023 Two Chinese nationals and two others were killed in an attack on a convoy carrying gold in the Democratic Republic of Congo's lawless east, local authorities said Saturday. ... more  
Chinese flock to Mongolia hoping for papal visit of their ownUlaanbaatar (AFP) Sept 2, 2023 Chinese Catholics flocked to Mongolia's capital to see Pope Francis this weekend, getting a glimpse of grand public expressions of religious faith unthinkable back home, and visitors expressed hope that the pontiff could one day visit them. ... more 
Great Wall of shame: two held after smashing hole in China landmarkBeijing (AFP) Sept 5, 2023 Two people have been detained after using an excavator to dig a hole in the Great Wall of China, state broadcaster CCTV said. ... more 
White House race overshadows Biden visit to Florida hurricane zoneLive Oak, United States (AFP) Sept 2, 2023 The 2024 election overshadowed President Joe Biden's trip to Florida on Saturday to survey hurricane relief efforts, as the state's governor and White House hopeful Ron DeSantis snubbed the visiting commander in chief. ... more |
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