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Digital environmental awareness: technology at the service of environmental conservation
A video game set in the year 2035 that seeks to save an Antarctic territory affected by Climate Change, and a “Climate Academy”, which offers online knowledge to young people from all over Latin America and records ecological actions, are examples of these initiatives. Today’s children and young people will have to deal with the…
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The dirty history of ‘Nukey Poo’, the reactor that soiled the Antarctic
Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size The rekindled nuclear debate in Australia has stirred old memories in some of a little-known chapter of our region’s history, when the US Navy quietly installed what today we might call a small modular reactor at the US Antarctic base on Ross Island. The machine, nicknamed “Nukey…
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Bangladesh, Germany ink two deals for Sundarbans management and environment conservation
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has signed two deals with Germany’s Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to ensure sustainable management of the Sundarbans and the Marine Protected Area (MPA) ‘Swatch of No Ground (SONG).’ MoEFCC secretary Dr Farhina Ahmed and acting country director of the GIZ Martina Burkard inked the agreements…
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Champions of Environmental Conservation
The global community faces unprecedented environmental challenges, ranging from climate change to biodiversity loss. The past decade has witnessed significant environmental upheavals, underscoring the urgent need for conservation efforts. Climate change, habitat destruction, and pollution threaten ecosystems worldwide, necessitating proactive measures to mitigate their impact. Mr. Merajud Din Ahmad and Dr. Moonisa Aslam Dervash have…
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Van Mahotsava Celebrated in Middle Andaman Promoting Both Environmental Conservation and Women Empowerment
Tarun Karthick Port Blair, 07 July 2024 In a unique initiative promoting both environmental conservation and women empowerment, the Middle Andaman Forest Division organized a ceremonial tree planting program as part of the Van Mahotsava celebration. The event, held at the Forest Labour Club campus in Bakultala, featured an inaugural function and a mass tree…
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Advancing Policy in the United States
The Blaney Farm The Blaney family farm in Albany, Ohio. Adam Blaney harvest kale on his family farm that will be packaged and sold in the farm’s CSA program or at the local farmer’s market. Adam and Tabitha Blaney with their children Mason, Eliza, Lindy and Haddy own and operate a small family farm in…
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Apayao province gets UNESCO recognition for forest conservation
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Apayao province received international recognition as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve for its outstanding efforts in conserving its forests and natural environment. The announcement came during the 36th session of the International Coordinating Council of the Man and Biosphere Programme (ICC MAB) of UNESCO on July 5, 2024, held in Agadir, Morocco. The award…
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NKWOKA PROMISES GOOD GOVERNANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY, AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR IDEMILI NORTH
By Uzo Ugwunze : The new Transition Committee Chairman, Idemili North Local Government Area, Sir Stanley Nkwoka has assured his people that he would run an administration built on transparency, accountability and ensure conservation of a healthy environment during his tenure, saying that he has to work assiduously to prove himself for the next level.…
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Kerala Climate Activist, Kallur Balan Devotes His Life To Environmental Conservation
Kannur (Kerala): Kerala climate activist, Kallur Balan, popularly known as ‘green man’, for planting and nurturing lakhs of trees along the roadsides has taken up another mission of providing food and water to wild animals and birds. There is no denying that the man from the Kallur region of the Palakkad district of Kerela has…
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Kallur Balan, Kerala climate activist, devotes life to environmental conservation
Kannur: Kerala climate activist, Kallur Balan, popularly known as ‘green man’, for planting and nurturing lakhs of trees along the roadsides has taken up another mission of providing food and water to wild animals and birds. There is no denying that the man from the Kallur region of the Palakkad district of Kerala has devoted…
