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![IISD Launches a New Knowledge Hub on the Sustainable Development Goals IISD Launches a New Knowledge Hub on the Sustainable Development Goals](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_21576d14-49d4-4dc3-8496-6d16dfc73ffc_.jpg) |
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A new online knowledge hub launched today provides an unparalleled view of multilateral, national and sub-national efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ...more |
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![U.S. hopeful it can win Russia's agreement on Antarctic Ocean deal (VIDEO) U.S. hopeful it can win Russia's agreement on Antarctic Ocean deal (VIDEO)](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_124d46ae-a53f-4b5b-b0ef-abcb2e44d2a1_.jpg) |
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After repeated failed attempts to establish an Antarctic Ocean sanctuary, the United States is hopeful it can sway Russia to agree to a plan that would protect a vast swath of what marine scientists call the most pristine body of water left on Earth. ...more |
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![China to encourage banks to help fund rural pollution fight: official China to encourage banks to help fund rural pollution fight: official](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_be0eafde-c1f6-425c-a2d4-a220e73fddb9_.jpg) |
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China will encourage banks to play a bigger role in providing the financing required to tackle mounting environmental problems in rural regions, a government official said on Friday. ...more |
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![Petrol cars allowed to exceed pollution limits by 50% under draft EU laws Petrol cars allowed to exceed pollution limits by 50% under draft EU laws](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_a118f8fd-4086-4220-b38b-a3caa8d2445f_.jpg) |
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New European cars with petrol engines will be allowed to overshoot a limit on toxic particulates emissions by 50% under a draft EU regulation backed by the UK and most other EU states. ...more |
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![Dh10,000 fine for defacing Sharjah’s mountains Dh10,000 fine for defacing Sharjah’s mountains](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_9e746e42-9709-4a65-8fb1-8c9b11d2f0e7_.jpg) |
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People defacing or damaging Sharjah’s mountainous areas will be fined Dh10,000, a new awareness campaign has warned residents and visitors. ...more |
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![Hundreds of rare snow leopards illegally killed every year: study Hundreds of rare snow leopards illegally killed every year: study](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_a5f3d652-c7f7-48e3-9e70-43a84b02b820_.jpg) |
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Hundreds of snow leopards are killed illegally every year in remote mountains from China to Tajikistan, further endangering the big cats that number only a few thousand in the wild, a report said on Friday. ...more |
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![Governments agree U.N. study of tough climate limit, despite doubts Governments agree U.N. study of tough climate limit, despite doubts](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_670bf008-f5dc-461a-9888-554216148897_.jpg) |
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Governments gave the green light on Thursday for a U.N. scientific study on how to meet an ambitious global warming target, despite growing worries by some scientists that the goal may be unrealistic. ...more |
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![France to drop carbon tax plan: Les Echos France to drop carbon tax plan: Les Echos](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_4d0d0e50-5cf6-49b8-a8d3-c6669939401e_.jpg) |
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The French government is set to drop plans to introduce a carbon tax, French financial daily Les Echos said on Thursday. ...more |
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![Reducing ammonia pollution from cattle Reducing ammonia pollution from cattle](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_745c7835-2267-4908-b0b5-117eb07ce093_.jpg) |
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Agriculture is responsible for 90% of all ammonia pollution in Europe, a considerable part of which comes from cattle manure management: a new study shows what steps to take to reduce this pollution. ...more |
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![AFED's SwitchMed Panel in Barcelona: Green Economy and Cleaner Production in Lebanon AFED's SwitchMed Panel in Barcelona: Green Economy and Cleaner Production in Lebanon](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_26866c50-c247-4d59-893b-d929ac3c691d_.JPG) |
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The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) today hosted a session at SwitchMed annual gathering in Barcelona, on Sustainable Development Goals in a Changing Arab Climate. ...more |
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