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![Kenya seizes Hong Kong-bound rosewood from Madagascar's threatened forests Kenya seizes Hong Kong-bound rosewood from Madagascar's threatened forests](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_d2c05186-0d46-4eed-b168-537589ab9fe6_.jpg) |
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Kenyan customs officials seized dozens of shipping containers holding hundreds of tonnes of illegally logged rosewood from Madagascar, they said on Wednesday, the largest bust of its kind and worth as much as $13 million. ...more |
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![Science can turn cow poop into clean water Science can turn cow poop into clean water](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_dfe8a81c-3b1b-4c04-a9b9-ea1b5a59f237_.jpg) |
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Scientists at Michigan State University say they have developed a system that turns cow manure into clean water, while extracting valuable nutrients and helping the environment, which is as gross as it is impressive. ...more |
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![Facebook, Twitter to carry 24 hours of live rainforest animal sightings on Monday Facebook, Twitter to carry 24 hours of live rainforest animal sightings on Monday](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_92ed1fbc-76d4-4a11-9694-8879e9c95cb4_.jpg) |
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Next week, the rainforests of Southeast Asia are going live. On June 2nd, 11 organizations in the region will be posting live video, photos, and wildlife sightings over 24 hours on Facebook and Twitter (see #rainforestlive). ...more |
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![Abu Dhabi uses ‘conservation drones’ to monitor and protect important species Abu Dhabi uses ‘conservation drones’ to monitor and protect important species](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_02441329-cc74-43cd-a278-54e01a33703d_.jpg) |
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EAD has adopted the use of Conservation Drones, as part of its continuous effort to implement the latest efficient technologies, to further assess and monitor the flamingo population at Al Wathba Wetland Reserve. ...more |
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![Britain's Prince Charles stirs controversy with warning over climate Britain's Prince Charles stirs controversy with warning over climate](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_0ef5b8e1-565b-43b3-ae96-69ad95a5d9a0_.jpg) |
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Prince Charles warned business leaders on Tuesday to take action against climate change or watch the world continue on a path to destruction - the latest forthright comment from the heir to the British throne. ...more |
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![New insight on Antarctic Ice Sheet behavior at end of the last ice age New insight on Antarctic Ice Sheet behavior at end of the last ice age](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_b0aae3f4-c267-4e6b-8cad-6564b93ce113_.jpg) |
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A new study has found that the Antarctic Ice Sheet began melting about 5,000 years earlier than previously thought coming out of the last ice age — and that shrinkage of the vast ice sheet accelerated during eight distinct episodes, causing rapid sea level rise. ...more |
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![Scotland approves carrier bag charges to tackle throwaway culture Scotland approves carrier bag charges to tackle throwaway culture](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_6a0339f4-6bad-4393-bebe-c3747ae75680_.jpg) |
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Scottish shoppers will soon have to start paying for their carrier bags after charging scheme plans today cleared the final parliamentary hurdle. ...more |
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![From car alarms to chainsaws, lyrebirds imitate almost any sound (PHOTOS/VIDEO) From car alarms to chainsaws, lyrebirds imitate almost any sound (PHOTOS/VIDEO)](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_3377d274-fb8d-4e3a-994f-40d17137a70f_.jpg) |
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We know that certain birds like parrots are skilled at imitating voices and sounds they hear around them. But even the colorful parrot can't hold a candle to the astonishing talent of the superb lyrebird, a ground-dwelling species native to Australia (Menura novaehollandiae). ...more |
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![UK firm celebrates £300m waste-to-energy UAE export deal UK firm celebrates £300m waste-to-energy UAE export deal](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_30dd3245-2bd4-4169-93c4-466b637aa178_.jpg) |
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One of the UK's leading waste-to-energy technology suppliers, Chinook Sciences, is celebrating this week after inking a £300m deal to build one of the world's largest energy-from-waste facilities in the United Arab Emirates. ...more |
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![Ethiopia's blue volcano burns deadly sulphuric gas Ethiopia's blue volcano burns deadly sulphuric gas](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_905c2a94-49f0-49d2-8918-df299e0992f1_.jpg) |
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It’s a volcano, but not as we know it. This cerulean eruption takes place in the Danakil Depression, a low-lying plain in Ethiopia. The volcano's lava is the usual orange-red – the blue comes from flames produced when escaping sulphuric gases burn. ...more |
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