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During its annual turtle survey, and as part of the marine assessment and conservation programme, the Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD) recorded the first nest of Green turtles at one of the core Hawksbill turtle nesting sites in Al Dhafra Region. Although Green turtles are found extensively in Abu Dhabi’s waters, nesting activity has never been reported before. ...more |
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The European Commission on Friday approved a 4-billion-euro ($4.3 billion) German state aid scheme to help industries in their process to de-carbonise their productions. ...more |
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Travellers will need to bear the cost of the transition towards green jet fuel, Singapore's transport minister said as he announced the city state's plans for a levy on flight ticket prices as the aviation industry seeks a viable funding model. ...more |
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Dubai Industrial City is reporting robust annual growth for 2023 with 12 new F&B customers joining the district during the year, cementing its role as a proponent of advanced manufacturing and the regional circular economy. ...more |
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Trees provide innumerable benefits to the world, from food to shelter to oxygen, but researchers have now found their dramatic rebound in the eastern US has delivered a further, stunning feat – the curtailing of the soaring temperatures caused by the climate crisis. ...more |
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Zero energy light bulbs and sturdy bricks for schools and homes. Some innovative communities in South Sudan are reusing waste in new ways as the world rallies to ban plastic pollution by the year’s end, with help from a small team of experts led by climate and environmental scientist Shazneen Cyrus Gazdar at theUN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). ...more |
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February is on course to break a record number of heat records, meteorologists say, as human-made global heating and the natural El Niño climate pattern drive up temperatures on land and oceans around the world. ...more |
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Misguided tree-planting projects are threatening crucial ecosystems across Africa, scientists have warned. ...more |
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Record-breaking heat, severe drought and devastating floods have impacted food production, indirectly bringing prices in Canada to a decade high, according to the data provided by Statistics Canada. ...more |
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President Joe Biden's administration is poised to announce an adjustment to its scientific modeling for ethanol that will show the corn-based fuel to be less effective at reducing greenhouse gas emissions than previously estimated, three sources briefed on the plans told Reuters. ...more |
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