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Rising sea levels threaten migratory birds - study Millions of birds that stop at coastal wetlands during annual migrations could die as rising sea levels and land reclamation wipe out their feeding grounds.

06 May 2013

KazZinc denied permission to dump arsenic wastes in East Kazakhstan All projects of long-term placement of arsenic wastes in Zyryanovsk region suggested by KazZinc were turned down by Kazakhstan government.

02 May 2013

Kazakhstan to launch national center for countering desertification with UNDP The National Center will be created to attract non-governmental and international organizations, local communities and business structures.

30 April 2013

Toxic emission captured on video in Tengiz The video shows an emission of untreated sulfur dioxide at TengizChevrOil plant at Atyrau field in Kazakhstan.

30 April 2013

600 hectares covered with oil wastes in Mangistau oblast 2.2 million tons of oil wastes are spread over 600 hectares of land of Mangistau oblast in western Kazakhstan.

29 April 2013

C.Africa elephant population down 62% in 10 years: NGOs Poaching on an "industrial" scale has slashed the elephant population in the countries of central Africa by nearly two-thirds.

27 April 2013

Mozambique's elephants under threat Mozambique's elephant population risks being obliterated within a decade unless tight anti-poaching measures are introduced, conservationists have warned.

25 April 2013

Villagers in West Kazakhstan oppose construction of oil wastes storage Residents of Gorbunovo village in West-Kazakhstan oblast have stood against construction of a dumping site for storage and processing of drill cuttings near their village.

24 April 2013

Greenpeace activists board coal ship off Australia reef Six activists from conservation group Greenpeace boarded a coal carrier on the outskirts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef Wednesday calling for an end to exports of the fuel.

24 April 2013

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British panda given helping hand in quest for cub Experts at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland have artificially inseminated Britain's only female giant panda Tian Tian after she failed to mate with her male partner, Yang Guang.

22 April 2013

Frenchman fights off crocodile in Australia A French deckhand survived after a crocodile latched onto his head in northern Australia by punching the reptile repeatedly until it let go.

22 April 2013

Indonesia moves towards approving deforestation plan The Indonesian government has said it aims to approve within a month a plan that would free up vast swathes of protected virgin rainforest on Sumatra island for commercial exploitation.

19 April 2013

Kazakhstan allows import of 12 million tons of bottom ash wastes from Russia Kazakhstan government allowed Russia’s Troitsk regional power station to export over 12 million tons of bottom ash wastes for dumping in Kostanay oblast.

19 April 2013

Sharks dive by the moon: study The moon and water temperature affect the diving behaviour of sharks, researchers reported Tuesday, in a discovery that could help prevent fishermen from catching the marine predators inadvertently.

17 April 2013

EU lawmakers face close vote on pollution credit freeze Controversial plans to revive the EU's faltering carbon cap-and-trade system so as to cut greenhouse gas emissions face a tough test in the European Parliament.

16 April 2013

Activists plant North Pole flag to fight oil drilling Activists have planted a flag at the North Pole along with millions of signatures calling for the Arctic to be declared a global sanctuary protected from oil drilling.

15 April 2013

Antarctic summer ice melting 10 times faster: study Summer ice in the Antarctic is melting 10 times quicker than it was 600 years ago, with the most rapid melt occurring in the last 50 years.

15 April 2013

Australia to tackle Japan on whaling at UN court Australia is to fire the opening salvoes in a legal battle before the United Nations' highest court in June aimed at stopping Japan's whaling research programme in Antarctica.

12 April 2013

McKinsey to help Kazakhstan develop green economy Kazakhstan Environmental Protection Ministry attracted McKinsey to work out a strategy of the country’s transition to the green economy.

11 April 2013