Sri Lanka saves world's only known wild specimen of a species of tree from expressway project.

Sri Lankan authorities Wednesday 17 Feb 2021 agreed to save the world's only known wild specimen of a species of tree that was due to be chopped to clear the way for a four-lane expressway. The Sri Lanka Legume (Crudia zeylanica) -- a flowering tree from the legume famil…

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Wildlife Photographer Captures ‘Never Before Seen’ Yellow Penguin.

A wildlife photographer has shared a once-in-a-lifetime photo of what he believes is a “never before seen” yellow penguin. Belgian landscape and wildlife photographer Yves Adams was leading a two-month photo exhibition in the South Atlantic in December 2019 when the group ma…

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Robert Irwin wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year - 2021.

Robert Irwin has won the coveted Wildlife Photographer of The Year People's Choice Award for his incredible photo of Australia's bushfires. The 17-year-old shared the exciting news, and noted that his image was a reminder of the human impact on the nature.  His photog…

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China to launch public platform to track, crack down on polluters.

China will set up a new information platform to allow the public to track the emissions of polluting enterprises and help authorities prosecute those that break the rules or try to “evade supervision”, the environment ministry said. A total of 2.36 million companies, industr…

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New species of chameleon is discovered in Madagascar.

New species of chameleon where the males have unusually large genitals for sex with bigger females is discovered. A new miniature species of chameleon where the male is much smaller but has unusually large genitals in order to have sex with the much larger female has been di…

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Rare Snowy Owl Spotted in New York’s Central Park.

Rare Snowy Owl Spotted in New York’s Central Park for First Time in 130 Years. A snowy owl was spotted in New York City's Central Park  for the first time in 130 years, The New York Times reported. Snowy owls, found in the high Arctic tundra, are known to venture south du…

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Global Climate Risk Index 2021.

The Global Climate Risk Index 2021 published by the Bonn-based environmental think tank Germanwatch. The Global Climate Risk Index 2021 analyses to what extent countries and regions have been affected by impacts of weather-related loss events (storms, floods, heat waves etc…

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Study suggests earth is losing ice faster than in Mid-1990s.

New research suggests Earth’s ice is melting faster today than in the 1990s. An estimated 28 trillion metric tons of ice have melted away from the world’s sea ice, ice sheets and glaciers since the middle of the 1990s. The yearly melt rate is now about 57 percent faster than…

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Dead whale in the Mediterranean probably 'one of the largest' ever found.

The carcass of an enormous finback whale (Balaenoptera physalus) was discovered near the Italian port of Sorrento earlier this week, the Italian Coast Guard said in a Facebook post. Officials discovered the carcass on Sunday (Jan. 17), before towing it to the nearby port at …

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Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano erupted.

Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most active volcano, erupted Wednesday 27 January 2021, emitting a river of lava onto the mountain below and gas clouds into the sky. The eruption set off the volcano's longest lava flow since the danger level for Merapi was raised in Novemb…

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Highest volcano on Indonesia’s Java island Semeru has erupted.

The highest volcano (3676m) on Indonesia’s most densely populated island of Java, spewed hot clouds as far away as 4.5km today (18th December). There were no immediate evacuations, but the National Disaster Mitigation Agency warned people who live in the villages on the slop…

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US emissions in 2020 in biggest fall since WWII.

US greenhouse gas emissions tumbled below their 1990 level for the first-time last year as a result of the response to the current pandemic. A preliminary assessment from research group Rhodium says that overall emissions were down over 10%, the largest fall since World War …

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New Species of Bat Found in West Africa.

A new species of a striking orange & black bat has been discovered from the Nimba Mountains in West Africa. The species has been named Myotis Nimbaensis in recognition of the Guinea Mountain Range it inhabits. The American Museum of Natural History tweeted about this new …

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France hosts 4th One Planet Summit.

World leaders met for an online One Planet Summit to discuss climate change and the preservation of biodiversity and ecosystems. The Summit was organised in cooperation with the United Nations and the World Bank. The theme of the Summit was “Let’s act together for nature!” Th…

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UNEP announces 2020 Champions of the Earth Award.

UNEP announces 2020 Champions of the Earth Award. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced six laureates of the 2020 Champions of the Earth award, the UN’s highest environmental honour. The UN Environment Program (UNEP) is presenting the Champions of the Earth Award…

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Paul Sein Twa receives Goldman Environmental Prize 2020.

Paul Sein Twa receives Goldman Environmental Prize 2020. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Asia Regional Office awarded Paul Sein Twa, for Goldman Environmental Prize 2020 for Asia. This award is given to him for his efforts in promoting the self-determin…

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The Climate Change Performance Index 2021.

The Climate Change Performance Index 2021. The Climate Change Performance Index is collectively developed by Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute and Climate Action Network (CAN) International. The index, developed based on objective emission indicators, renewable energy, and en…

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Climate change threatens 'most Alps glaciers'.

Climate change threatens 'most Alps Glaciers'. Up to 92% of glaciers in the Alps could be lost by the end of the century due to climate change, say researchers. The mountain range's 4,000 glaciers include popular skiing resorts such as Zermatt in Switzerland and T…

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Twin monkeys of world's smallest species has born Chester Zoo.

Twin monkeys of world's smallest species has born Chester Zoo. A pair of the world's smallest species of monkey, each "no bigger than a ping pong ball", have been born at Chester Zoo in UK.  The tiny eastern pygmy marmoset twins each measured 2ins (5cm) in l…

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UN chief calls on humankind to end ‘war on nature’.

UN chief calls on humankind to end ‘war on nature’. As an extreme year for hurricanes, wildfires and heat waves comes to an end, the head of the United Nations challenged world leaders to make 2021 the year that humanity ends its “war on nature” and commits to a future free …

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