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No pollution discovered at Kashagan
No pollution has been found around the Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan.
22 November 2013
New Japan islet created in volcano eruption
A dramatic volcanic eruption in the Pacific Ocean has created a tiny new islet in Japan's territorial waters, officials said Thursday, the first time in decades the nation has seen the phenomenon.
22 November 2013
Australia's feral camels culled to 300,000
Australia's feral camel population numbers around 300,000, far fewer than the one million generally cited, a new study showed Thursday after a four-year cull removed 160,000.
21 November 2013
Toxic mafia dumps sow panic in Italy 'Triangle of Death'
Anger is boiling over near Naples after revelations about toxic mafia dumps blamed for rising cancer rates that have prompted accusations the state is ignoring a vast public health crisis.
21 November 2013
Singapore champions sanitation on first World Toilet Day
Singapore called Tuesday for greater efforts to improve sanitation in developing countries as it celebrated the inaugural UN World Toilet Day, an initiative by the cleanliness-obsessed island republic.
19 November 2013
Aqua-Spark fund dives into fish farming future
Investment fund Aqua-Spark is setting course to make money while promoting healthier oceans and feeding the world.
19 November 2013
Kumis Bazarbayeva presents introduction video at Miss Earth 2013
Kumis Bazarbayeva, Miss Asiada, will represent Kazakhstan at the Miss Earth 2013 to be held on December 7 in the Philippines.
18 November 2013
Species protection needed at 78 sites: study
A scientific study out Thursday identifies 78 sites worldwide in dire need of environmental protection because they harbor species that could go extinct.
15 November 2013
Chevron ordered to pay Ecuador $9.51 bn on appeal: court
An Ecuadoran court Tuesday upheld a ruling that US oil giant Chevron was liable for environmental damage in its Amazon basin region by sister company Texaco, but ordered it to pay a reduced $9.51 billion.
13 November 2013
Ozone pact helped cool the planet: study
A slowdown in global warming that climate sceptics cite in favour of their cause was partly induced by one of the world's most successful environment treaties, a study said on Sunday.
11 November 2013
UN nuclear inspectors in Japan as China demands openness
Inspectors from the UN's nuclear watchdog arrived in Tokyo Wednesday to monitor marine pollution near Fukushima as China demanded Japan provide "accurate" information on how it is handling the crisis.
06 November 2013
Kashagan consortium gets oil spill response base
NCPOC has rented an ecological base for oil spills response at the Caspian Sea.
06 November 2013
200 million people at risk from toxic pollution: environmentalists
Hundreds of millions of people worldwide risk exposure to toxic pollution, environmental groups warned Monday, publishing a list of the world's worst areas, including an African processing site for European electronics.
05 November 2013
ENRC calls Kazakhstan inspector Darkwing Duck and promisses to sue him
ENRC corporation is threatening to sue an environmental inspector from Pavlodar Oblast.
03 November 2013
Vast Antarctic sanctuary plans fail
Plans to create two vast ocean sanctuaries in Antarctica to protect the pristine wilderness failed Friday for a third time with Russia and China blocking the bids.
01 November 2013
Kazakhstan transforms Ministry of Environment Protection into Ministry of Environment and Water Resources
The Ministry of Environment Protection of Kazakhstan has been renamed and got new functions.
31 October 2013
New dolphin species discovered off north Australia
Researchers have identified a new humpback dolphin species off northern Australia, using genetic mapping to single out an animal not previously known to science.
31 October 2013
Australia probes Great Barrier Reef board over 'mining links'
Australia launched a probe Wednesday into the agency responsible for protecting the Great Barrier Reef after some board members were urged to resign over alleged conflicts of interest related to the mining industry.
31 October 2013
Kazakhstan presses Russia to follow its laws at Baikonur
In particular, Kazakhstan wants to cover the cosmodrome’s territory with its Ecological Code.
30 October 2013
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Germany to cooperate in snow leopards protection
The joint project of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan Transborder Cooperation in the Biodiversity Conservation of Northern Tian Shan Mountains has been presented at the world forum for snow leopard conservation.
29 October 2013
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