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How your clothes become microfibre pollution in the sea
Environment

How your clothes become microfibre pollution in the sea

From the polar ice cap to the Mariana Trench 10 kilometers below the waves, synthetic microfibres spat out by household…
Glass frogs reappear in Bolivia after 18 years
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Glass frogs reappear in Bolivia after 18 years

A rare species of frog native to the eastern slopes of the Bolivian Andes has been spotted in the South…
French campaigners highlight trawlers’ deadly toll on dolphins
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French campaigners highlight trawlers’ deadly toll on dolphins

Three knocks on the cabin door: “Half past midnight!” It’s time for the team from Sea Shepherd, a group dedicated…
Malaysia sends back trash, says won’t be world’s waste bin
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Malaysia sends back trash, says won’t be world’s waste bin

PENANG, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia has sent back 150 containers of plastic waste to 13 mainly rich countries since the…
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon up 85 percent in 2019
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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon up 85 percent in 2019

Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil soared 85 percent in 2019, compared with the previous year, official data…
Oceans were hottest on record in 2019
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Oceans were hottest on record in 2019

The world’s oceans were the hottest in recorded history in 2019, scientists said on Tuesday, as manmade emissions warmed seas…
Koalas, wallabies endangered by Australia bushfires ‘ecological disaster’
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Koalas, wallabies endangered by Australia bushfires ‘ecological disaster’

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The Australian government committed A$50 million ($34.58 million) to an emergency wildlife recovery program on Monday, calling…
CBE to issue environmentally friendly polymer banknotes
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CBE to issue environmentally friendly polymer banknotes

The Central Bank of Egypt will begin printing environmentally-friendly currency made of polymer upon relocation to its new headquarters in…
Ministry of Environment to launch Heliopolis reforestation campaign
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Ministry of Environment to launch Heliopolis reforestation campaign

The Ministry of Environment is set to launch the first stage of an reforestation campaign in Heliopolis, Cairo starting with…
Wildlife ravaged by Australia fires could take decades to recover
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Wildlife ravaged by Australia fires could take decades to recover

The bushfires raging across Australia have had a devastating impact on the country’s unique flora and fauna, with some estimates…
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