Tag: Africa
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An Uncertain Future for African Elephants
INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE — Populations of elephants in Africa continue to be under severe threat as the illegal trade in ivory grows—with double the numbers of elephants killed and triple the amounts of ivory seized …
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Global Fossil Fuel Subsidies Topped $620 Billion in 2011
EARTH POLICY INSTITUTE — The energy game is rigged in favor of fossil fuels because we omit the environmental and health costs of burning coal, oil and natural gas from their prices. Subsidies manipulate the game even further. According to …
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Radical Shifts in Energy Policies Ignite Global Green Economy
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME — Germany, Kenya and the Republic of Korea, among other states, have set out radical changes in their energy policies to harness the power of renewables, and reinvest in their natural capital …
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Landmark Study Exposes the Impact of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals on You, Your Family and the Environment
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME / WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION — The joint study calls for more research to understand fully the associations between endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs)—found in many household and industrial products—and specific diseases and disorders …
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Does the ‘Horsemeat Scandal’ have You Thinking Differently About What You Eat?
GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL — So while the horse meat issue has created a small earthquake for the food system, we need a seismic shift that will change the current broken food system into a functional one. This would be a system based on …