Новости по теме environment

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

Kazakhstan to use drones for agricultural scouting The Astrophysical Research Center of Kozybayev State University in Northern Kazakhstan Oblast has bought a Russian-made GeoSkan101 drone.

28 October 2013

'Lost world' discovered in remote Australia An expedition to a remote part of northern Australia has uncovered three new vertebrate species isolated for millions of years..

28 October 2013

'Apocalyptic' smog eases in Chinese city A bout of choking smog that brought life to a standstill in a far northeast Chinese city for three days has dissipated, with flights resuming and students returning to school.

24 October 2013

Kazakhstan and Qatar planning to esbalish direct flights Kazakhstan and Qatar are planning to launch direct flights.

23 October 2013

Ecologically clean regions of Almaty are 'myths' Ecologically clean regions of Almaty city are nothing but 'myths' long gone.

22 October 2013

Kazakhstan No.1 in Central Asia and in world's Top 10 by greenhouse gas emisions Greenhouse gas emissions have brought Kazakhstan to the 1st place among Central Asian countries.

22 October 2013

Dolphin killings rise in Peru due to Asia shark fin sales Peru has dramatically increased its sales of shark fins to Asia, triggering the slaughter of about 15,000 dolphins a year used as bait.

20 October 2013

GM to launch dual-fuel car in 2014 General Motors said Wednesday it will launch a car next year with the ability to operate on both gasoline and compressed natural gas, taking advantage of abundant US gas supplies.

18 October 2013

Help at hand to relocate threatened species Australian and New Zealand scientists Thursday said they have devised the "first rigorous framework" on deciding whether to relocate endangered animals threatened with extinction by climate change.

17 October 2013

Senior Dutch diplomat beaten up in Russia: official A senior Dutch diplomat at the Netherlands embassy in Moscow was beaten up at his home in the Russian capital by unknown individuals who scrawled the letters "LGBT" on a mirror.

17 October 2013

Australia, US, France urge Antarctic protected areas Australia, New Zealand, the United States, France and the EU on Wednesday stepped up pressure on Russia for a swift agreement to create vast Antarctic marine sanctuaries.

16 October 2013

Kangaroo checks in to Australian Airport Australian police had to lock down part of Melbourne Airport Wednesday after a kangaroo bounced into the terminal and surprised passengers shopping in a pharmacy.

16 October 2013

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