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A delegation representing the Board of Trustees of Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) met H.E. Dr. Thani Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi, the newly appointed Minister of Climate Change and Environment in the UAE. ...more |
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Wasit Wetland Reserve has recorded a first in the northern emirate with the hatching of two endangered pink-backed pelican chicks. ...more |
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![Britain leads race to make nuclear waste safe for 100,000 years Britain leads race to make nuclear waste safe for 100,000 years](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_ffef4af8-5514-40a4-8dfb-21383dbe7107_.jpg) |
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British scientists are designing a revolutionary cement that could withstand the impact of intense radiation for thousands of years. The project could prove vital in dealing with the challenges of Britain’s proposed expansion of its nuclear industry. ...more |
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![Drought may affect 49 million in southern Africa: WFP Drought may affect 49 million in southern Africa: WFP](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_55b43b1f-547e-4b20-a5da-76e61f9e191a_.jpg) |
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As many as 49 million people in southern Africa could be affected by a drought that has been worsened by the most severe and longest El Nino weather pattern in 35 years, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday. ...more |
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![Deadly beauty: Amber-entombed flower may have been toxic Deadly beauty: Amber-entombed flower may have been toxic](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_5d057691-28d1-4a69-80a2-30686a904e93_.jpg) |
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Do not let its beauty fool you. A newly identified and exquisitely preserved flower found entombed in amber – fossilized tree sap – may have packed quite a punch. ...more |
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![Fiji becomes first country in the world to ratify Paris agreement Fiji becomes first country in the world to ratify Paris agreement](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_e0b43ed5-4478-467c-b353-307822f41f06_.jpg) |
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Fiji has become the first country in the world to formally approve the UN climate deal agreed by 195 nations in Paris in December. ...more |
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![Turn your waste cooking oil into biodiesel Turn your waste cooking oil into biodiesel](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_44d683af-0aef-4cba-87ee-c586c9ecb053_.jpg) |
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Tadweer, the Centre of Waste Management Abu Dhabi, has launched an initiative to convert household’s cooking oil waste into biodiesel for vehicles. ...more |
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![Australian state could take 13% of globe's nuclear waste: report Australian state could take 13% of globe's nuclear waste: report](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_7c87675a-0e96-4191-bb02-dd9734a27af3_.jpg) |
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A nuclear dump in an Australian state could handle 13 percent of the world's atomic waste and prove "highly profitable" in the long term, initial findings from a high-level inquiry said on Monday. ...more |
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![Four billion people face severe water scarcity, new research finds Four billion people face severe water scarcity, new research finds](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_d21f5af8-c929-4636-bb3c-6f929b6b8f53_.jpg) |
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At least two-thirds of the global population, over 4 billion people, live with severe water scarcity for at least one month every year, according to a major new analysis. ...more |
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![150,000 Antarctica penguins die after iceberg grounding: study 150,000 Antarctica penguins die after iceberg grounding: study](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_083c0442-995d-47a5-8d48-2d2328a57740_.jpg) |
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Some 150,000 penguins died after a massive iceberg grounded near their colony in Antarctica, forcing them to make a lengthy trek to find food, scientists say in a newly-published study. ...more |
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