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In Dar-es-Salaam, local fishermen are being squeezed out by illegal boats with explosives which take much of the catch, killing coral reef and putting an eco-system at risk

Fishing boat XTK191, known as Home Boy, returned to Kivukoni fish market in downtown Dar es Salaam at dawn one day last week. The 15 young men on board the old dhow dropped anchor and heaved their catch over the side for others to run it across the beach to where hundreds of traders milled.

Within an hour of landing in eastern Africa’s largest fish market, Home Boy’s fish, crabs, prawn, lobsters, tuna, squid and shark pups were being sold in impromptu auctions, along with the catches of several dozen other boats.

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Researchers believe they have found the world's oldest brewery in a prehistoric cave in Israel.

Edna O’Brien, Ian McEwan and Bruce Chatwin have treasured its wild beauty. But now plans for a 17.5-metre tower have divided a tranquil hamlet

Its monks left more than a century ago but the whitewashed stone walls of the monastery in Capel-y-ffin stand proud. Outside, a large, well-preserved statue of the Virgin Mary welcomes visitors to the venerable Victorian building, which has now been converted into self-catering apartments in great demand when the crowds flock to nearby Hay-on-Wye for its celebrated literary festival.

Since the monks’ departure, little has changed in this picturesque Welsh hamlet of a few houses, a chapel and a scattering of farms. Nestling in the foothills of the Black Mountains, it is a place of moss and bracken, stone walls and brooks, and has the lingering solemnity of an untended churchyard.

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Policymakers, farmers and consumers face ‘deeply uncomfortable choices’, says author of report advising urgent reduction of unsustainable livestock sector

Europe’s animal farming sector has exceeded safe bounds for greenhouse gas emissions, nutrient flows and biodiversity loss, and urgently needs to be scaled back, according to a major report.

Pressure on livestock farmers is set to intensify this century as global population and income growth raises demand for meat-based products beyond the planet’s capacity to supply it.

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Delhi court decides there is enough evidence to charge Pachauri with harassing a female colleague

The former chairman of a United Nations climate change panel has been ordered stand trial on charges of sexual abuse and harassment of a female colleague.

A Delhi court on Friday said there was prime facie evidence to charge Rajendra Pachauri, 78, with sexual harassment and two offences of intending to outrage the modesty of a woman.

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Remember how film cameras gave way to digital cameras over a couple of years? The promise of cheap EVs like a $20,000 Aussie hatchback, could see the same thing happen with EVs.

The post Will this Aussie hatchback EV trigger a Kodak moment for cars? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The water turns red and smells of fish. It's the blood of the prey of a pod of Orcas. This episode of Off Track has been selected from the archives for your listening pleasure.

Scientists have been surprised to find three new kinds of snailfish thriving deep in the Atacama trench

Scientists have discovered three new species of “hardcore” fish living in one of the deepest parts of the ocean, the see-through, scale-free creatures perfectly adapted to conditions that would instantly kill most life on Earth.

An international team of researchers used state-of-the-art underwater cameras to find the new fish at the bottom of the Atacama trench in the eastern Pacific ocean at a depth of 7,500 metres (24,600 feet) – and were surprised at their abundance in such an inhospitable environment.

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In a few idyllic parts of Queensland grows the idiot fruit, a tall tree with intricate flowers and some of the largest seeds in Australia. Stuart Worboys, Laboratory and Technical Support Officer, Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A wildlife trust is warning the species could become extinct in Hampshire.

The iconic cactus plant is veering into trouble say researchers.

When the mercury rises in our cities, how will Australians cope?

Japan hints it may leave International Whaling Commission after attempt to resume commercial hunting voted down

Australia has encouraged Japan to remain within the International Whaling Commission after the country’s attempt to lift a 33-year ban on commercial whaling failed to win enough votes.

Japan’s so-called “way forward” proposal for the IWC to start a “sustainable whaling” program lost by 41 votes to 27 on a tense final morning of the IWC meeting in Florianópolis, Brazil.

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A California Superior Court on Friday afternoon is planning to end a merit hearing and issue a stay to green group plaintiffs who have opposed the County of San Diego in allowing for out-of-state and international offsets to compensate for new housing developments.

California and Quebec will auction off more than 88 million allowances at the Nov. 14 auction, including 78 mln current vintage allowances consisting of some unsold vintage 2017 allowances for the first time, the regulators said Friday.

The Ontario government argued Friday that the federal carbon pricing plan is out of the federal government’s authority and results in unconstitutional taxes.

Vera – as the new truck is called - is both electric and autonomous and Volvo believes it’s the shape of things to come.

The post Volvo has plans for an electric, autonomous cab-less truck appeared first on RenewEconomy.

This week, what it's like caring for hundreds of injured wildlife around the clock; and the nation's grain harvest brings the good, the bad and the ugly.

Government criticised after alerting Southampton and Derby to ‘serious consequences’

The government has warned two councils of “serious consequences” after they failed to meet the deadline for dealing with air pollution.

In 2015, five local authorities with some of the worst pollution outside London – Derby, Southampton, Leeds, Nottingham and Birmingham – were ordered to produce proposals to tackle air pollution by 15 September.

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