Новости по теме environment

Poachers kill 13 rare rhinos in India Poachers in northeast India have slaughtered 13 endangered one-horned rhinos in the last two months, officials said Friday as another death added to worries about a recent surge in killings.

01 March 2013

There may be no steppe eagles left in Kazakhstan in 50 year The project Make your contribution. Preserve the nature kicked off in 2012 to restore the number of golden eagles in Kazakhstan.

01 March 2013

German villagers bury 'Big Bad Wolf' fears Thirteen years after wolves returned to an east German village, its residents have not only overcome age-old fears to live peacefully alongside the predator but even come to enjoy the benefits of its presence.

01 March 2013

Kazakhstan cities to cut greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent Kazakhstan signed an agreement with the EU Association of Energy Efficient Cities to expand international cooperation in energy-saving and improvement of energy efficiency.

27 February 2013

US judge labels anti-whaling group 'pirates' A US appeals court has labeled militant conservationist group Sea Shepherd as pirates, and cleared the way for Japanese whalers to pursue legal action against them.

27 February 2013

Protesters, whalers clash in Antarctic waters Japanese whalers and militant conservationists have again been involved in dangerous clashes in icy waters off Antarctica, with both sides accusing the other of ramming their vessels.

26 February 2013

China flouting UN tiger accord: report China is allowing the sale of captive-bred tiger skins and body parts despite signing up to a UN agreement which calls for such trade to be banned.

26 February 2013

Kazakhstan Parliament ratifies International Renewable Energy Agency charter 105 countries are members of the IRENA and 54 countries that have signed the charter, including Kazakhstan, are eying full membership.

22 February 2013

Vivienne Westwood urges Kate to buy less Vivienne Westwood urged Prince William's wife Catherine on Sunday to stop buying so many outfits and to be more environmentally responsible in the way she dressed.

18 February 2013

Environment-friendly engine invented in Almaty Roman Kochkanyan from Almaty has developed an engine that will help reduce smogs in Almaty or at least cut its concentration.

18 February 2013

Gabon bans large-calibre arms to stem elephant poaching Gabon is banning large-calibre arms after experiencing a surge in elephant poaching in its national parks.

17 February 2013

Reptiles are at risk, study finds Almost one in five of the world's reptile species are in danger of extinction as their habitats are cleared away for farming and logging.

15 February 2013

New Zealand dolphin faces extinction, group warns Scientists have urged New Zealand to take immediate action to protect the critically endangered Maui's dolphin, amid warnings the marine mammal could become extinct by 2030.

14 February 2013

Astana to get green city elements by 2017 We have quite a clean city, but it is not very green yet and we hope that it will be green enough by that time: expert.

11 February 2013

World's largest crocodile dies in Philippines The world's largest saltwater crocodile in captivity has died in the Philippines, 17 months after the suspected man-eater was hunted down and put on display for tourists.

11 February 2013

Australia rejects heritage listing for Tasmanian rainforest Australia Friday rejected a bid for blanket heritage listing of Tasmania's Tarkine rainforest, angering environmentalists who said it would allow mining and could threaten the Tasmanian devil.

08 February 2013

Journalist from Kazakhstan's Pavlodar sends letter to Obama Fyodor Koalyov has called Barack Obama to stop American investor AES from infringing upon the interests of Kazakhstan citizens and return spring overflow of the Irtysh River.

07 February 2013

'Xena' actress fined over New Zealand oil protest "Xena: Warrior Princess" actress Lucy Lawless was fined in a New Zealand court Thursday for boarding a ship with environmentalists last year in protest at plans to search for oil off Alaska.

07 February 2013

Furry crabs may be healing Great Barrier Reef Furry crabs once thought to be damaging the Great Barrier Reef may in fact be helping save the coral by stopping the spread of disease.

06 February 2013

January hottest month on record in Australia Australia experienced its hottest month on record in January, despite floods and storms that devastated parts of the country's east.

02 February 2013

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