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Thousands join bluefin tuna boycott
— 20 Nov 2008 16:03 | EnvironmentClose to 16,000 citizens from 149 countries have signed up to join numerous restaurants, retailers and chefs in boycotting Mediterranean bluefin tuna - until stocks have recovered and... — full story
Urban trees enhance water infiltration
— 19 Nov 2008 18:26 | EnvironmentGlobal land use patterns and increasing pressures on water resources demand creative urban stormwater management. Traditional stormwater management focuses on regulating the flow of... — full story
Signs of Amur tiger in China give hope for struggling species
— 19 Nov 2008 14:27 | EnvironmentThe discovery of Amur tiger tracks in Changbaishan in north-eastern China has given conservationists hope for a species that is rarely seen in that area... — full story
Humans and elephants on collision course in South Asia
— 17 Nov 2008 18:24 | EnvironmentMassive international investment in large-scale infrastructure projects in southern Asia will increase human-elephant conflict and cause more deaths on both sides unless much greater... — full story
Europe sits on damning bluefin tuna report
— 14 Nov 2008 16:08 | EnvironmentA European fisheries report demonstrating continuing widespread infringements by bluefin tuna fleets despite increased fleet surveillance in the Mediterranean has been delayed until... — full story
European Union's ideas for energy looking tired
— 14 Nov 2008 16:08 | EnvironmentA coherent plan to reduce energy consumption was conspicuous by its absence from the European Union's latest attempt to deal with the energy and climate crisis... — full story
Sustainable shipment opens new palm oil options
— 13 Nov 2008 14:24 | EnvironmentThe arrival of the first certified sustainable palm oil shipment in Europe opens up possibilities for palm oil users to move away from subsidising forest destruction and social disruption... — full story
Malaysian logging plans threaten rhinos and tigers
— 13 Nov 2008 14:22 | EnvironmentHabitats of the critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros and the endangered Malayan tiger are under threat from a plan to clear nearly 19,000 hectares of forest in north-eastern Malaysia... — full story
Energy outlook preaches revolution but doesn't quite get to it
— 12 Nov 2008 18:24 | EnvironmentWWF has welcomed the International Energy Agency's call for an 'energy revolution' when the inter-governmental organisation presented its new World Energy Outlook in London today... — full story
Chinese wildlife consumption on the rise
— 12 Nov 2008 18:22 | EnvironmentThe consumption of threatened species is on the rise in China again following a brief hiatus owing to fears surrounding the SARS virus in 2003. A survey of five southern Chinese cities... — full story