Environment
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Southern Ocean resistant to changing winds
Intensifying winds in the Southern Ocean have had little influence on the strength of the Southern Ocean circulation and therefore its ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to a study published yesterday in Nature Geoscience…
New emissions goal could make Japan climate leader
— 9 September 09:46'The decision by an important player like Japan to do more and get serious about low carbon future can help break the deadlock between developed and developing countries'…
G20 ministers must fund climate change solutions
— 3 September 11:40WWF is calling on G20 finance ministers to commit to providing $160 billion per year of public funding, to help the world's developing nations to adapt to climate change and set them…
Family planning a major environmental impact
— 1 August 16:04Some people who are serious about wanting to reduce their 'carbon footprint' on the Earth have one choice available to them that may yield a large long-term benefit - have one less…
121 breeding tigers estimated to be found in Nepal
— 27 July 18:14The first ever overall nation-wide estimate of the tiger population brought a positive ray of hope among conservationists. The figures announced by the Nepal Government's Department…
Australia pledges big funds for small whale conservation
— 24 June 15:16Australia's top environmental official on Wednesday pledged AU$500,000 (EUR284,927) to help save the world's small whales as part of a major contribution to the International Whaling…
'Mountains of the Moon' get nod for international wetlands protection
— 14 May 08:14Part of the Rwenzori Mountains - home to some of the last glaciers in Africa and likely Ptolemy's 'Lunis Montae' - received international recognition on Wednesday as a protected wetland…