US palm oil project would destroy endangered chimpanzee habitat in Cameroon
Amsterdam – The endangered Chimpanzee stands to have swathes of its forest habitat in Cameroon destroyed if a US company’s controversial plans to establish a palm oil plantation in the area are not stopped …
WebWire (press release) – Thursday, August 08, 2013
www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.a…
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US Government Blocks Russian Beluga Whale Imports
WASHINGTON, August 8 (RIA Novosti) – US federal authorities have denied an aquarium in Georgia permission to import 18 Beluga whales that were captured in Russia, according to a letter from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) …
RIA Novosti – 20:46 08/08/2013
en.ria.ru/world/20130808/18265…
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Of Shell, spill plans and sea ice
Posted by ben
It’s pretty safe to say that the Arctic is under pressure like never before. Climate change is warming it faster than any other part of our planet. Sea ice is shrinking. The way of life of Indigenous Peoples is seriously threatened and animal habitats are vanishing. Oil companies eye a polar bonanza while hulking fishing fleets are edging ever northwards …
Greenpeace UK (blog) – 8 August 2013 at 7:12 pm
www.greenpeace.org.uk/blog/cli…
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Decision to Fight Destructive Overfishing Timely
Greenpeace reacts to reports that the Ghanaian government has decided to fight vigorously against rampant looting and overfishing; and has subsequently imposed a fine of US dollars 3.1 million on 10 companies for illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and trans-shipment activities …
AllAfrica.com – 8 August 2013
allafrica.com/stories/20130808…
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