A global wildlife summit that ends Friday passed resolutions to protect hundreds of threatened species, including sharks, reptiles, turtles as well as trees.. 3) Weird and wonderful turtles CITES approved varying levels of protection for around 20 turtle species from America and Asia.
French retail giant Carrefour is still selling Brazilian beef products linked to destruction of the Amazon rainforest despite committing to end such sales, the US activist group Mighty Earth said Friday.. Mighty Earth identified 12 products sold that came from the two slaughterhouses in four of the group's shops", including the Atacadao brand, the group said in a statement.
Wolves infected with a common parasite are far more likely to become the leader of their pack, according to a new study, suggesting that the brain-dwelling intruder emboldens its host to take more risks.. Infected wolves were also 11 times more likely to leave their pack than wolves without the parasite, the study said, indicating a higher rate of risk-taking.
Heavily polluting vehicles will have to pay to enter the entire metropolitan area of London from next year, the British capital's mayor said Friday.. Unless their vehicles are exempt, drivers entering the zone have to pay a daily charge of £12.50 ($15).
South Korea's capital launched its first self-driving bus route on Friday, part of an experiment which engineers said aims to make people feel more comfortable with driverless vehicles on the roads.. "I feel like I've just hopped into a time machine to visit the future," said Kim Yi hae-ran, 68, after her 20-minute ride during the launch of the bus Friday.
Despondent Sunday anglers watch crestfallen as a trawler winches an enormous net out of the waters of the Bosphorus.. "I have been here since 6 am but a trawler came and dropped its nets.
Lina Ghotmeh has pegged her career on sustainable construction.. She used concrete in the construction because of earthquake risks.
Experts and activists were hoping UN climate talks would end last week with a prominent mention of biodiversity in the final text. . Biodiversity received a nod in the final COP27 text, including in a paragraph calling for "the urgent need to address, in a comprehensive and synergetic manner, the interlinked global crises of climate change and biodiversity loss".
It may be one of the driest places on Earth -- a brutal, alien landscape where life seems impossible. . The driest part is the Yungay district in the city of Antofagasta.
The Canadian government on Thursday unveiled a CAN$1.6 billion (US$1.2 billion) plan to help the country deal with the looming dangers of a warming world, such as floods, wildfires and extreme heat.. "We are seeing in the last few years, not just in Canada but around the world, an increase in the frequency and severity of climate related events," said Blair, citing extreme weather events that killed hundreds and devastated communities across the country.
