Environment
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Environment Uganda2. November 20203 Million Trees Planted to Protect Chimpanzees’ Home
As part of an ambitious reforestation project, 3 million trees will be added to the forests of western Uganda to restore the habitat of endangered chimpanzees and ensure the long-term protection of ape populations.
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Environment USA30. October 2020There Is Hope for the Climate and for Ecosystems in Seagrass Beds
Twenty years ago, researchers planted eelgrass seeds covering 200 hectares in the salt marshes of the state of Virginia. Today, the seagrass beds cover 3,612 hectares and are revealed to be a fantastic ecosystem that traps carbon and nitrogen.
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Environment USA28. October 2020Fish Carefully to Protect the Corals, New Rule Says
In a final rule, federal officials in the US have approved a first-of-its-kind plan to protect the Gulf of Mexico’s deep sea corals, focusing on management, conservation and research, and restricting damaging fishing.
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Environment USA24. October 2020How Solar Panels Get Recycled – and Then Last for 1,200 Years (Yes, 1,200!)
An American solar panel manufacturer has developed its own technology to disassemble and recycle old panels, recovering up to 90% of the material inside, thus focusing on a circular approach to the waste problem.
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Environment Singapore23. October 2020Singapore Vows to Have Better Future with One Million New Mangrove Trees
In its quest to improve habitat quality of its wildlife and living condition of its residents, Singapore has undertaken the ambitious reforestation campaign of planting one million mangrove trees over the next ten years.
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Environment Canada17. October 2020Only Two and a Half Months to Go, and Single-Use Plastic Is History in Canada
Following a report that clearly states that plastic pollution is harmful to the environment, the government of Canada has issued a national ban on single-use plastic as soon as 2021 under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.