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Japan’s starts first commercial whale hunt in more than 30 years
Five small ships sailed out of harbour on Monday in Japan’s first commercial whale hunt in more than three decades. The decision…
Ship carrying waste arrives back in Canada from the Philippines
A ship carrying 69 containers of waste mislabeled as plastic recyclables returned to Canada on Saturday from the Philippines. The incident sparked…
Photo Story: The Melting Sea of Ice
A handout photo made available by the Danish Meteorological Institute (Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut, DMI) on 19 June 2019 shows dogs hauling a…
Oceans under “unprecedented pressure” due to climate change
The oceans are not only under “unprecedented pressure” due to climate change, but “half of all living coral has been lost in…
Hundreds told to evacuate in UK due to flooding
Nearly 600 homes in Lincolnshire in the UK are being evacuated after a river burst its banks following heavy rain which has…
WWF publishes report on the extent of plastic pollution in the Mediterranean
As the world today commemorates World Oceans Day, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) issued a report on the worrying state…
Barcelona is the most polluted cruise ship port in Europe
Barcelona is the most polluted cruise ship port in Europe. That’s according to a new report from think tank Transport & Environment,…
Philippines returns huge amounts of waste ‘illegally shipped’ by Canada
The Philippines is returning huge amounts of waste which it says was illegally shipped by Canada. Manila said it was mislabelled as…
Photo Story: Last male Sumatran Rhino dies in Malaysia
Malaysia's last male Sumatran rhino has died, leaving just one of the rhinos, a captive female, in the entire country. Wildlife experts…
PhotoStory: Dead whale washes up in San Francisco Bay Area
A gray whale carcass on the shore of Limantour Beach at Point Reyes National Seashore in California, USA. The marine mammal is…
Appeal so airlines eliminate single-use plastic
Paulo Mirpuri, the chief executive of Portuguese charter Hi Fly said airlines should get ahead of regulators by voluntarily eliminating single-use plastic…
Scientists warn one million species of plants and animals are at risk of extinction
One million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction in an alarming and compelling UN report. Nature everywhere is declining…