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Environment

Environment France

31. January 2023

A (Successful!) Vote to Ban Deep-Sea Mining and Protect Marine Life

The French Parliament has voted in favor of banning the controversial practice of deep-sea mining in its waters.

Environment

Environment Europe

22. January 2023

Hundreds of Millions in Funding, for a Greener World

Over €380 million of funding for 168 new environmental and climate projects across Europe has just been approved.

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Environment The World

13. January 2023

2040: The Year the Ozone Layer May Fully Recover

It has been estimated that the ozone layer protecting life on Earth should be completely recovered by 2040, thanks to concerted international efforts to ban the harmful chemicals which contributed to its demise in the late 1980s.

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Environment Norway

29. December 2022

Ten New National Parks… in One Single Country!

Norway is looking to expand its already large network of national parks in order to protect 30% of its land by 2030 in an extensive effort to combat climate change.

Animals

Animals Africa

28. December 2022

More Protection Means More Giraffes… So Let’s Keep on Protecting!

Giraffe populations in Africa have increased by 20 percent since 2015 thanks to greater conservation efforts as well as more accurate surveying techniques and data.

Animals

Animals Canada

22. December 2022

Historic Worldwide Deal Made to End Biodiversity Loss

More than four years in the making, a historic deal was struck in Montreal, Canada - at the biodiversity Cop15 and signed by almost all the countries in the world - to halt the destruction of our planet’s ecosystems.

Environment

Environment Uruguay

21. December 2022

Less Is More, Says One of the World’s Greenest Energy Users

Uruguay is becoming a shining example for the world in our fight against climate change, priding themselves on having a high quality of life powered by renewable energy.

Environment

Environment Jordan

20. December 2022

Rivals Set Their Differences Aside, for the Sake of Nature

Longtime rival countries Jordan and Israel have accepted to work hand in hand to conserve and protect the Jordan River, their shared waterway, in a common effort to curb the impact of changing climate.

Technology

Technology USA

20. December 2022

Major Milestone: We Created Energy from Nuclear Fusion (Like the Sun!)

Scientists have been trying to replicate nuclear fusion - the process that gives the Sun its energy - for 60 years... and they have just made a major breakthrough.

Environment

Environment Bangladesh

14. December 2022

This Natural “Water Machine” Keeps Crops Growing – Even in Times of Drought

16 million small farmers in Bangladesh are now relying on sustainable, underground reservoirs of water to irrigate their crops and produce their rice.