New Zealand kea, the world's only alpine parrot, faces extinction
The intelligent, playful birds are under threat from non-native predators and also from farmers who see them as pests The world’s only alpine parrot is at threat of extinction in New Zealand as numbers plummet in the face of threats from non-native predators and human development. The kea is the world’s only mountain-dwelling parrot and […]
新加坡成象牙走私中心
过去3年间，新加坡缉获大量非法象牙，生态保护团体担心犯罪团伙正在开辟新的走私路线。翻译：金艳 (翻译：子明/chinadialogue) English language: Large ivory seizures in Singapore make it a smuggling hub of ‘primary concern’ 生态保护组织称，过去3年间新加坡缉获大量非法象牙，使得这个东南亚城邦成为全球最大的有组织象牙走私犯罪中心。 这些象牙多数会销往中国大陆和香港，因此，两地的海关会把来自这些港口的集装箱作为重点检查对象。EIA活动负责人朱利安·纽曼以及TRAFFIC专家汤姆·米利肯表示，为了躲过中国海关的重点检查，装载象牙的集装箱会被运送到新加坡或是马来西亚的巴生港作为中转，在那里停留几个月，然后装载到另一艘船上，文件上货物的来源也会改成新的港口。 Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
Stephen Conroy says sorry for catching colleagues by surprise with resignation
Senator breaks silence after announcement and names three factional powerbrokers who ‘have got Bill Shorten’s back’ Stephen Conroy has named factional powerbrokers Don Farrell, Richard Marles and David Feeney as those who “have got Bill Shorten’s back” after his resignation as the senator apologised for catching colleagues by surprise. In an interview on Sky News […]
Burger King and KFC called out for lagging behind on antibiotic-free meat
A new report grades fast food chains on their efforts to curb the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which kills 700,000 people worldwide each year A report released Tuesday that grades the policies of big chain restaurants shows that many well known brands, including Burger King and KFC, flunk out when it comes to their policies […]
Australia's emissions won't fall by 2030 without greater climate action, modelling shows
RepuTex analysis says federal government paying polluters and ambitious renewable energy targets won’t have sufficient impact Australia’s emissions will remain at the same level through to 2030, despite the federal government paying polluters billions to lower greenhouse gas emissions and some states having ambitious renewable energy targets, according to new analysis by the energy advisory […]
'Red tape' locking small island states out of billions in climate funds
Commonwealth initiative aims to enable countries such as Vanuatu and Fiji to access $100bn pledged in Paris climate talks Many small developing countries are so administratively stretched that they cannot fill in all the complex forms needed to access climate money to help them to reduce emissions and adapt to increasing global temperatures, rising sea […]
Theresa May: UK to ratify Paris climate change deal this year
Prime minister uses maiden UN speech to make emissions pledge which will be received with relief by green campaigners Theresa May has given her first major commitment that Britain will continue to tackle climate change after leaving the EU, as she promised to ratify the Paris agreement by the end of the year. Related: Breakthrough […]
Protecting lungs from smoke and pollution | Letters from Richard Hyslop and Caroline Russell
Letters from Richard Hyslop of the Independent British Vape Trade Association; and Caroline Russell, Green party London assembly member It is welcome news that last year vaping contributed to a record number of people in England becoming long-term ex-smokers (Number of smokers in England drops to all-time low, 20 September). If the government, working with […]
European bison found poisoned, decapitated on Spanish reserve
Police investigating attack on small herd at Valdeserrillas reserve in Valencia after staff discover headless body of dominant male Spanish police are investigating an attack on a herd of recently reintroduced European bison that left one animal decapitated, three missing and several more apparently poisoned. Officers were called to the Valdeserrillas reserve in Valencia on […]
Threat to honeybees as Asian hornet's arrival in UK confirmed
Invasive species has been spotted in the Tetbury area of Gloucestershire, with attempts under way to locate nests The Asian hornet’s long-feared arrival on the UK mainland has been confirmed, government scientists have said, with ecologists warning of dire consequences for honeybees if the species is not swiftly eliminated. The hornets eat honeybees and have […]