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Invasive plant spreads across Portugal and lengthens allergy season

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Invasive plant spreads across Portugal and lengthens allergy season

Known for its showy plumes and used as an ornamental for decades, pampas grass, also known as Cortaderia selloana, is spreading, threatening biodiversity and raising vegetation management costs. Experts call for urgent action to halt its…

Business Bhutan

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Vape Ban Amongst Proposed Amendments of Tobacco Control Act

The Bhutan Food and Drug Authority (BFDA) has proposed banning vaporisation products as it works on amendments to the Tobacco Control Act, setting the stage for a significant tightening of controls on vaping even as a new policy study…

Business Bhutan

Scientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action

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Scientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action

‘Techno-optimism’ may lead to reliance on unproven solutions at expense of societal changes needed Scientists who believe technology will largely solve the problems caused by the climate crisis are less likely to engage in civic action on…

Puffin island on cusp of closure as it runs out of water

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Puffin island on cusp of closure as it runs out of water

Lundy is in "real jeopardy" and could be evacuated if supplies run out, bosses say.

Tests carried out on seabirds after nurdle spill

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Tests carried out on seabirds after nurdle spill

Necropsies are being carried out on seabirds to find out the effects of microplastic pollutants.

The Caspian Sea has been shrinking for decades. Now, a new island has emerged

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The Caspian Sea has been shrinking for decades. Now, a new island has emerged

Scientists warn that parts of the northern Caspian could face an Aral Sea-like scenario, while climate change and human water use are adding pressure on the region.

Wanted: children to rear harvest mice at home for wild release in Devon

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Wanted: children to rear harvest mice at home for wild release in Devon

Teenagers Eva Wishart and Emily Smith launch project to breed and release 250 of the tiny animals by September Children in Devon are being invited to become “citizen captive breeders”, rearing harvest mice at home for release into the wild…

'Clear human rights failures' in southern Scotland, report finds

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'Clear human rights failures' in southern Scotland, report finds

A new study concludes basic human rights - including food, health and housing - are being denied.

Abuja hosts EU-Nigeria dialogue on carbon credit markets

Daily Trust

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Abuja hosts EU-Nigeria dialogue on carbon credit markets

Climate experts and other stakeholders yesterday gathered in Abuja for the European Union Climate Dialogues programme ( EUCDs2) for Nigeria’s carbon market roadmap. The event, which focuses on “Operationalising Nigeria’s Carbon Markets…

Daily Trust

Climate change and farming gave rise to ‘genetically distinct’ Beijing swan goose: study

South China Morning Post

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Climate change and farming gave rise to ‘genetically distinct’ Beijing swan goose: study

Climate change and agricultural development have brought a new goose population to China with unique migratory patterns, a study has found. In an article on the Chinese Academy of Sciences website, researchers from the CAS Institute of…

South China Morning Post

Detective describes finding bodies to Lamarre-Condon trial

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