environment
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Indonesia refuses palm oil permits in anti-haze pushOfficials reject applications from 61 companies for new palm oil operations in a crackdown on the industry blamed for fuelling haze-belching forest fires -
Do you know your endangered species? – videoThe World Wildlife Foundation surveyed 2000 UK adults about their knowledge of endangered species
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UN expert calls for tax on meat productionPeople could be deterred from eating meat by increasing its price further up the supply chain, stemming rise in consumption and environmental damage -
Universities of Newcastle and Southampton join fossil fuel divestment pushBusinessGreen: Newcastle University latest to announce it will pursue investment decisions that are compatible with its sustainability values
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Together we can end wildlife crimePaula Kahumbu: A global alliance to end wildlife crime is within reach. Let’s start talking about how it can be made to work
around the world
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Anti-fracking campaigners threaten to set up protest campsActivists consider ‘more confrontational’ action to prevent energy firms drilling for shale gas in Yorkshire and Lancashire
sustainable business
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Great Barrier Reef: who's profiting from the destruction and devastation?The fossil fuel industry, fee-hungry lawyers, banks and those that stay silent are profiting from the reef’s destruction. It’s time for them to say no more
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People power: Tasmanian residents to store solar energy and sell it back to gridSome 40 Bruny Island households are to be transformed into ‘mini-power stations’ as they trial Reposit Power’s software and solar storage
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Not a drop to waste: how expanding Australian cities can tackle water shortagesSmart leak detection and reusing stormwater to reduce urban heat are discussed at this year’s OzWater as cities prepare for climate change
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'Tantalisingly close': is solar thermal energy ready to replace coal-fired power?Australian projects are viable already – now the industry needs investors willing to take a risk on large-scale renewable energy
in pictures
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India's record-breaking heatwave – in picturesTemperatures in a city in the desert state of Rajasthan have hit 51C (123.8F) – the highest on record in India
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The week in wildlife – in picturesA fleeing giraffe, a sleeping racoon and a close encounter with a great white shark are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
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The brutal economics of Zambia's illegal wildlife trade - in picturesFrustrated by simplistic portrayals of poaching, photographer Benjamin Rutherford has documented the complex and violent trade in his new project, Nyama
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The week in wildlife – in picturesEndangered seals, catfish and a rhino calf are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
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Mongolian nomads' spring migration – in picturesTimothy Allen is the first outsider to walk with a Kazakh family on their spring migration. The Kazakhs of western Mongolia are known for hunting with eagles and each year between February and April about 200 families make the 90-mile trip across the Altai mountains
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From tulips to tigers: student nature photography - in picturesPostgraduate students from the University of Nottingham’s MSc in Biological Photography and Imaging are staging 7 Magpies, an exhibition of their most striking images, from 13 May
opinion & analysis
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Why British environmentalists should vote for BrexitMichael Liebreich: From phasing out coal to creating nature reserves, it is the EU which should be taking lectures from the UK, not the other way round
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It's our duty as Americans to protect our national parks for the next hundred yearsRock climber Alex Honnold argues we must do more to defend US national parks from a slew of imminent environmental threats
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World could warm by massive 10C if all fossil fuels are burnedArctic would warm by as much as 20C by 2300 with disastrous impacts if action is not taken on climate change, warns new study
key issues
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Last stand for Europe's remaining ancient forest as loggers prepare to move inGovernment plans to fell Poland’s Białowieża forest have divided families, led to death threats against green campaigners and allegations of an ‘environmental coup’ by government and state timber interests
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Environmental groups demand end to logging of Australia’s native forestsMore than 30 green groups sign statement after damning report says extending regional forestry agreements ‘would constitute an irrational decision on environmental, economic and social grounds’
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How safe does protected status keep the world's national parks?Environment 360: Protected areas and habitats are being downgraded and delisted so often, to accommodate mining, logging or population growth, the problem even has its own acronym
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More than 1,000 species have been moved due to human impactAnimals and plants are increasingly being ‘translocated’ from their native areas to survive effects of climate change, poaching and habitat loss, says top conservationist
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Numbers dwindle at Mexico's mountain of butterfliesDecline of Monarchs wintering in Mexico now marks a statistical long-term trend, experts say
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Loss of monkeys and birds in tropical forests driving up carbon emissionsOverhunting affects seed dispersal and thus survival of hardwood trees, resulting in drastic reduction in Earth’s natural carbon storage, study finds
video
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The hidden risks of climbing Mount Everest – videoAscending Mount Everest is a huge challenge for anyone but a 2008 study found the descent is riskier
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Cars sink into 200-metre-long hole in Florence – videoA hole is seen alongside the Arno river in Florence on Wednesday, with parked cars slipping into the chasm near the Ponte Vecchio bridge
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Taronga zoo to light up for Sydney's Vivid festival – videoGiant animals will light up Sydney’s Taronga zoo as part of the ‘Be the Light for the Wild’ showcase, featuring 10 giant animal lanterns representing endangered species
Will London Stock Exchange bar firm over Amazon deforestation?