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Ski resorts are being urged to install solar panels on ski lifts and 'farm' snow to help meet the challenges posed by climate change www.bbc.com/sport/articl...

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Climate change: Ski sport chiefs launch new sustainability guide for resorts
Snow farming and solar panels on ski lifts are among the initiatives resorts are being urged to adopt to help meet the challenges of climate change.
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December 22, 2024 at 10:29 PM
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UK bolsters protection from dangerous animal diseases with £200m new funding farmcontractormagazine.com/livestock/20...

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£200m funding goes into animal disease protection | Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer
The APHA's laboratories at Weybridge are set to receive £200m in additional funding, in line with pledges made in the Autumn Budget.
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December 22, 2024 at 10:26 PM
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Spotlight on deforestation: UK supermarkets lawgazette.co.uk/practice-poi...

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Spotlight on deforestation: UK supermarkets
Pressure on businesses to meet deforestation targets will intensify. Beyond regulatory and liability risks, failure to act brings significant reputational consequences.
lawgazette.co.uk
December 22, 2024 at 10:25 PM
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Government outlines plans to end use of bee-killing pesticides independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

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Government outlines plans to end use of bee-killing pesticides
Campaigners welcomed the move but urged ministers to commit to a ban starting in January.
independent.co.uk
December 22, 2024 at 10:25 PM
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Freed activist Paul Watson vows to 'end whaling worldwide' japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12...

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Freed activist Paul Watson vows to 'end whaling worldwide'
The 74-year-old returned to France after spending five months in detention in Greenland due to an extradition demand from Japan.
japantimes.co.jp
December 22, 2024 at 10:25 PM
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Elephants are wandering a vital corridor in Tanzania again theglobeandmail.com/life/article...

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Elephants are wandering a vital corridor in Tanzania again, making for a thrilling safari
Efforts to restore a key migration route are paying off with not just more elephants but more zebras, giraffes, wildebeests and more
theglobeandmail.com
December 22, 2024 at 10:24 PM
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Climate change increases vulnerability to infectious diseases fbcnews.com.fj/news/climate...

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Climate change increases vulnerability to infectious diseases
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December 15, 2024 at 12:02 PM
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What is Disease X and do we need to worry about it? newscientist.com/article/2413...

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What is Disease X and do we need to worry about it?
The term “Disease X” means a new infection, or an existing pathogen that has mutated to become more dangerous, with the potential to cause a global pandemic
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December 15, 2024 at 12:02 PM
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Indonesian forests put at risk by South Korean and Japanese biomass subsidies news.mongabay.com/2024/12/indo...

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Indonesian forests put at risk by South Korean and Japanese biomass subsidies
Biomass energy subsidies in South Korea and Japan are threatening Southeast Asia’s tropical forests, warns a new report by environmental NGOs. Of particular concern is the nascent but rapidly growing ...
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December 15, 2024 at 12:01 PM
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Supermarkets off track to meet goal to halt deforestation from food, WWF warns dailyecho.co.uk/news/nationa...

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Supermarkets off track to meet goal to halt deforestation from food, WWF warns
Report from environmental charity warns retailers falling behind on targets to cut nature and climate impacts of average UK shopping basket.
dailyecho.co.uk
December 15, 2024 at 12:01 PM
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These groups are working to save bees and butterflies on the brink. Here’s how you can help the pollinators edition.cnn.com/2024/12/03/u...

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These groups are working to save bees and butterflies on the brink. Here’s how you can help the pollinators | CNN
You can help Mother Nature in a battle for survival. Pollinators, which provide one out of every three bites of our food, are struggling. Five butterfly species in the United States have gone extinct ...
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December 15, 2024 at 12:00 PM
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Bee-killing pesticides have been found in the majority of rivers tested in England, figures reveal dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...

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Bee-killing pesticides found in majority of rivers tested in England
Areas where sugar beet farming and processing is concentrated - particularly the East Midlands and East of England - had some of the highest detection rates of neonicotinoids.
dailymail.co.uk
December 15, 2024 at 12:00 PM
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Fresh fin whale meat is auctioned for the first time in decades in Japan apnews.com/article/japa...

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Fresh fin whale meat is auctioned for the first time in decades in Japan
Meat from fin whales caught for the first time in nearly 50 years off Japan’s northern coast has fetched up to more than $1,300 per kilogram at auction, as officials try to keep the struggling industr...
apnews.com
December 15, 2024 at 11:59 AM
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Poaching and Habitat Loss: The Dual Threats to Elephant Populations a-z-animals.com/animals/elep...

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Poaching and Habitat Loss: The Dual Threats to Elephant Populations
Are elephants endangered? Discover the threats faced by each species and how many of them there are left in the world.
a-z-animals.com
December 15, 2024 at 11:58 AM
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Did toxic algae kill hundreds of elephants in Botswana? aljazeera.com/news/2024/12...

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Did toxic algae kill hundreds of elephants in Botswana?
More than 350 elephants in Botswana died from toxic waterholes contaminated with cyanobacteria in 2020.
aljazeera.com
December 15, 2024 at 11:58 AM