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Climate Change is a key challenge for society IPCC presents report on impacts of climate change (Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of the Federal Republic of Germany)

April 1, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of the Federal Republic of Germany) No. 054/14 | Berlin, 31.03.2014 Joint press release with the Federal Ministry of Education and Research IPCC presents report on impacts of climate change The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlights the far-reaching impacts […]

Death of young Sumatran rhino shouldn’t discourage captive breeding efforts say conservationists

April 1, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Just over two weeks ago, conservationists in the Malaysian state of Sabah managed to finally catch a wild Sumatran rhino female after months of failed attempts. But following such hopeful events, comes bad news thousands of miles away: a young female rhino, named Suci, died over the weekend at the Cincinnati Zoo.

Stop! Think before buying your child a mallard duck for Easter (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission)

April 1, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) I hope all you turkey hunters south of State Road 70 took a nice bird or two this year, as your season is coming to a close. For those of us in the rest of the state (excluding Holmes County), we still have until April 20 to bag […]

A goodbye message to staff and stakeholders from Dr David Mabunda (South African National Parks)

April 1, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: South African National Parks) A goodbye message to staff and stakeholders from Dr David Mabunda Date: 1st April 2014 A goodbye message to staff and stakeholders from Dr David Mabunda,outgoing CEO of South African National Parks (SANParks). Saying farewell is never considered to be a joyful thing to do and becomes even more difficult […]

Magnetic Bricks Bring 3-D Interaction to Screens

April 1, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

GaussBricks lets tablet users create interactive shapes that bring digital drawings, animations and games to life Continue reading →

Right-Wing Extremism: Germany’s New Islamophobia Boom

March 5, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Across Germany, right-wing organizations are using anti-Islam rhetoric to further their ideas — and finding a receptive audience. Now legal experts are debating whether it’s time for a new kind of hate-crime legislation.

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Four Lion Cubs Born at National Zoo in DC [VIDEO]

March 5, 2014 / Angela Cave / News / No Comments

Four lion cubs were born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington D.C., the zoo announced Tuesday.

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Costly plan to reduce Somerset floods

March 5, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Protecting Somerset Levels to cost tens of millions

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The price of gold: winners and losers in Latin America’s mining industry

March 5, 2014 / Angela Cave / News / No Comments

On a Friday afternoon in June, the Plaza de Armas in Cajamarca is pulsing with life. It’s winter here, and although thick white clouds hover low in the distance, the sun in this northern Peruvian city is warm. Couples sit on benches facing one another. Kids run in the grass between flowerbeds. Men in suits […]

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Clean Water Act protects Bristol Bay

March 5, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last week that it is initiating a process under the Clean Water Act (CWA) to identify appropriate options to protect the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery in Bristol Bay, Alaska, from the potentially destructive impacts of the proposed Pebble Mine!

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Ukraine Crisis: EU Concerned about Cost of Sanctions on Russia

March 5, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Russia’s aggression in Ukraine has set off plenty of bluster and aggressive rhetoric in Europe. But many EU member states are skittish about the potential dangers of imposing punitive economic measures on Moscow.

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Bank Oversight: Europe Stressed by Approaching Stress Tests

March 5, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Thousands of ECB auditors have begun examining the balance sheets of euro-zone banks. Stress tests are coming soon. With the European Central Bank in charge of oversight, many hope the EU’s financial industry will return to health. But there are risks.

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Biologists Use Tracking Devices to Uncover Early Life of Florida’s Loggerhead Turtles

March 5, 2014 / Angela Cave / News / No Comments

Biologists have used small, solar powered tracking devices to find how Florida’s loggerhead turtles spend the first few years of their life. The study challenges few commonly held notions about the turtles’ infancy.

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Good news for Nepal’s wildlife after another year of no poaching

March 5, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

After Nepal making a commitment to protect the future of its magnificent and highly endangered species, it has once again succeeded and between February 2013 and February 2014, no rhino, tigers or elephants were poached in the country. Nepal has a history of success in the prevention of poaching, and another poaching-free year occurred in […]

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VIDEO: Australia’s ‘Big Dry’ a mounting crisis

March 5, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Emergency relief is being provided for drought-hit famers in eastern Australia, as Phil Mercer reports.

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