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Putting pricing incentives for reforestation and enlarging protection areas will not stop biodiversity decline and the ongoing loss of critical ecosystem functions unless they are accompanied by measures that also target managed landscapes, according to a new study published in a journal by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK).

A slew of anti-pollution, from toxic water to planet-heating emissions has been issued by an agency belatedly flexing its muscles

The sleeping giant of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has stirred.

In the past month, an avalanche of anti-pollution rules, targeting everything from toxic drinking water to planet-heating gases in the atmosphere, have been issued by the agency. Belatedly, the sizable weight of the US federal government is being thrown at longstanding environmental crises, including the climate emergency.

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The NZU price closed even lower on Tuesday as the market continues to backslide from a policy landscape of uncertainty that is weighing on the market.

Invasive Burmese pythons are devastating wildlife but one firm believes turning snake leather into accessories could be a win-win

The fight to eradicate Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades has intertwined with New York’s haute fashion scene in a project launched by a group of environmental activists who have already experienced success working with the skins of other invasive species.

The Tampa-based team, founded by a group of former college friends with a passion for scuba diving, cut their teeth transforming the skins of non-native lionfish off the US south-east coast and Caribbean Sea into high-end sneakers in partnership with the Italian shoemaker P448.

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A commercial director at Vertis Environmental finance has relocated to Singapore to head up an environmental trading desk.

These beautiful black and white images of the shallowest Great Lake remind us of what we have done to the environment – and each other

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The Australian state of Victoria on Tuesday pledged to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 75-80% below 2005 levels by 2035, on the way to net zero emissions by 2045.

Victoria’s Labor government locks in shift to 95% renewables with one of the world’s most ambitious emissions reduction targets set to be legislated.

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Commodity trader Pavilion Energy has received an LNG cargo paired with a statement of GHG emissions (SGE) from QatarEnergy at the Singapore import terminal, the first time the island nation has seen such a cargo, the company announced Tuesday.

Vast Solar signs up potential investor and offtaker in Port Augusta solar methanol plant to be powered by Australia's first large-scale solar thermal project.

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Archaeologists speak out against the removal of three rock art panels to pave the way for the construction of a new fertiliser factory in Western Australia. Benjamin Smith, Professor of Archaeology (World Rock Art), School of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia Joakim Goldhahn, Rock Art Australia Ian Potter Kimberley Chair, The University of Western Australia Paul S.C.Taçon, Chair in Rock Art Research and Director of the Place, Evolution and Rock Art Heritage Unit (PERAHU), Griffith University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

One of the big opportunities missed in the climate wars was the chance for agriculture to lay out its case separate from fossil fuels

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For farmers, growing food and fibre is no longer enough in an age of global heating.

This week our local Landcare group is running a workshop on environmental accounting where farmers learn to measure their “natural capital”, such as native vegetation, fauna and soil.

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Rejection of key legislation on pesticides and restoration of wildlife ‘would send a dangerous, negative signal to the world’

A flagship law to restore nature across Europe must be agreed by member states or risk sending “a dangerous, negative signal to the world”, the EU’s environment commissioner has warned, amid growing opposition to the legislation.

Last June, the European Commission revealed proposals for legally binding targets for all member states to restore wildlife on land, rivers and the sea. The nature restoration law was announced alongside a separate law proposing a crackdown on chemical pesticides, and both were welcomed as a milestone by environmentalists ahead of the Cop15 biodiversity summit in Montreal.

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Researchers warn rapid action needed to prevent the extinction of an ancient fish species found only in Macquarie Harbour

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Scientists have warned an ancient fish species that has survived since the time of the dinosaurs could be one extreme weather event from extinction after its population crashed by nearly half in seven years.

The Maugean skate, described by marine scientists as a “thylacine of the sea”, is found only in Macquarie Harbour, a vast body of water on Tasmania’s remote west coast.

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Nigeria’s Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) on Monday signed an agreement to advance climate action in the country, including by establishing infrastructure for carbon pricing.

Draft bill to fast-track "next wave" of hydrogen and renewable projects in SA, including a “clear competitive tender” for government-owned land and waters.

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WA government allocates prime Pilbara land for a range of projects proposing to produce hydrogen, ammonia and renewable energy.

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Acknowledging that the regulatory environment is not fit for purpose is one thing; proceeding with transmission projects with this knowledge is absurd.

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Australia will soon hold a consultation on offshore CCS acreage in the country’s waters, as its resources minister told an oil and gas conference Tuesday that the government supports the development of CCS, but without promising any direct financial support.