Новости по теме environment

Kazakhstan Environmental Protection Minister to visit Helsinki Kazakhstan-Finnish business forum will be held in Helsinki.

11 March 2013 16:21

Ruthless crime gangs driving global wildlife trade Ruthless and heavily armed "criminal syndicates" linked to drug smugglers and militias are running the global wildlife trade and turning their guns on the park rangers tasked with protecting endangered species.

09 March 2013 10:55

Australia's nocturnal bilby under threat after floods The future of Australia's desert-dwelling bilby is under threat after floods destroyed a predator fence which allowed feral cats to kill 150 of the newborn marsupials.

07 March 2013 12:21

One ton of industrial wastes per resident in Pavlodar oblast Last year pollutant discharge from the regional industrial companies in Pavlodar oblast of Kazakhstan made 675 thousand tons.

05 March 2013 18:16

FoodMaster accused of polluting river with silfuric acid Residents of Kok-Saiyek village have accused the local branch of FoodMaster company of polluting the local river with caustic soda and sulfuric acid.

05 March 2013 10:59

US suggests Keystone pipeline won't harm environment The US State Department suggested Friday that a $5.3 billion Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline would have no major impact on the environment, but stopped short of recommending it be approved.

03 March 2013 11:16

Thai tourist industry 'driving' elephant smuggling Smuggling the world's largest land animal across an international border sounds like a mammoth undertaking, but activists say that does not stop traffickers supplying Asian elephants to Thai tourist attractions.

02 March 2013 15:35

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 19:00

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 18:01

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 10:42

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 20:42

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 12:59

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 19:05

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 14:32

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 21:17

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 16:48

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 14:39

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 14:05

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 16:31

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 14:04

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