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On Monday, environmental ministers around the world participated in a report looking for the economic value of the declining biodiversity on Earth.
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Countries called for the elimination of HCFC-22 to harm the ozone layer
Many countries, such as small Pacific island nations, rich or developing countries, have teamed up to withdraw from the market of HCFC-22, a hydrochlorofluorocarbure tha…
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China: increase plantation area
According to the China Forestry Agency, in 2006, the country greened 5.23 million hectares of forest, bringing the total forest area to 175 million hectares. In particul…
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EU agreement on emission reductions
EU environmental ministers have come to an agreement to cut emissions of the 1990s by 20% by 2020. Ministers and meetings in Brussels also agree to raise this figure to…
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5m sea level rise, Vietnam can lose 16% of the area
If sea level rises by 5m, Vietnam could lose 16% of the area, along with more than 35% of the population and about 35% of the total GDP affected. Meanwhile, according to…
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Tokyo: the first winter without snow!
Japan meteorological agency today (1-3) said the country's capital Tokyo is experiencing the first winter without snow since 1876.
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New agreement on global climate
Top international politicians have reached a new agreement to deal with climate change at the Washington summit. Delegates attending the meeting agreed that developing c…
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Australia: use neon lights to protect the environment
On February 20, the Australian government announced that it would replace the incandescent light bulb with neon bulbs to protect the environment. In the case of enforcem…
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Indonesia can lose 2,000 islands
Yesterday, Indonesian Environment Minister R.Witoelar revealed the results of a scientific study showing that the country could lose about 2,000 of the more than 18,000…
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Indonesia: The country continued to rise in Jakarta, 200,000 people evacuated
Today (February 4), the country continues to rise in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, causing the flooding situation to worsen and forcing 200,000 people to flee their h…
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17 million Vietnamese are displaced if the sea rises
Mr. Mark Lowcock, official of the UK Department for International Development (DFID), hopes that the upcoming support of the UK Government up to 500 million USD will hel…
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Big storms in North and Central Europe
Many countries in northern and central Europe spread the German meteorological warning about the storm
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2007 is 'International Polar Year'
According to researchers from 60 countries, 2007 will be
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Malaysia: Floods raging, 90,000 people evacuated
A second flood forced Malaysian authorities to evacuate more than 90,000 people in the state of Johor in the southern part of the country. The first flood had caused mor…