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Nepal: Fire destroys 2,300 hectares forest

ByAPDwriterIshwarDevKhanalKATHMANDU,April5(APD)-Withtheonsetofsummerseason,wildfireshavedestroyedmorethan2,300hectaresofforestareaacrossNepal.TheForestDepartmen

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One-horned rhino witnesses marginal rise in India

India’siconicGreatOne-hornedRhinos(GOHR)populationhasincreasedto2413,upby12individuals,inKazirangaNationalPark(KNP),acensusreportrevealed.Thelastcensusin2015est

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Chanel attacked for felling trees for Paris fashion show

KarlLagerfeldcreatedaspectacularmid-winterwoodforhisPariscatwalkTuesday,butimmediatelyfellfoulofenvironmentalactivistswhoaccusedhimoffellingcentury-oldtreesfort

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After Olympics, South Korea mulls reviving bulldozed forest

AshundredsofOlympicspectatorsflockedtoasparklingwhiteskislopecuttingthroughtheruggedmountainsofJeongseon,themarqueevenueofthisyear’sWinterGames,ChoMyung-hwanste

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China's national forest parks become popular travel destinations

WiththeapprovaloftheStateForestryAdministration(SFA),twoforestparksineastChina'sAnhuiProvincehavebeenupgradedintonationalparksthankstotheirstunningsceneryandimp

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China sets forestry development goals for 2050

China'sforestryauthorityhasmadeaplantoboostthedomesticforestryindustryandincreaseitsforestresourcestotheworld'saverageby2050.TheplanunveiledbyZhangJianlong,chie

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'World's ugliest pig' caught on camera<br>

Scientistshavecapturedthefirstfootageinthewildofoneoftheworld'srarest-andugliest-pigs.TheJavanwartypigisundersuchthreatfromhuntingandhabitatlossthatconservation

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Beijing demolishes 194 unauthorized buildings to make city more liveable

Beijinghaslaunchedacampaigntoimproveitsurbanenvironmentbydemolishingunauthorizedbuildingsandstrengtheningthepreservationofitshistoricsites.Overthepastyears,194u

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Forest loss means tropics emit more carbon than they trap: study

Thewidespreadlossofforestsinthetropicsmeanstheregionemitsmorecarbonthanitcaptures,reversingitslongtimeroleasasafeguardagainstclimatechange,researcherssaidThursd

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UN launches project to reverse deforestation in Pakistan

ByAPDwriterMuhammadSohailISLAMABAD,Sept.9(APD)--TheFoodandAgricultureOrganization(FAO)oftheUnitedNationshaslaunchedaprojecttoreversethedeforestationandforestdeg

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Prioritizing protection of intact forests is to conserve biodiversity

Anewglobalanalysisofforesthabitatlossandwildlifeextinctionriskshowsthatspeciesmostatriskliveinareasjustbeginningtoseetheimpactsofhumanactivitiessuchashunting,mi

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Wildfires rip through southern and central Europe

Wildfires are raging in parts of central and southern Europe, with thousands of firefighters tackling blazes in five countries.

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UN calls for private investment in LatAm forestry

​Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) calls for more private investment in sustainable forestry activities in Latin America, FAO said here Wednesday.

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Using AK-47s and night-vision goggles, Indian poachers make unwelcome return to hunt rare rhinos

As night falls over the lush plains of India’s Kaziranga national park, a small group of lightly armed forest guards sets out on foot to protect the world’s largest population of one-horned rhinos

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Ivory Coast farmers face eviction, extortion in drive to save forests

Ivorian conservation agents are using the threat of eviction and prosecution to extort money from cocoa growers farming illegally in protected forest reserves, victims and rights groups say.

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Roundup: UN urges action to tackle wildlife and forest crime

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Tuesday urged world action to tackle wildlife and forest crime, as it released a new report assessing the crime globally for the first time.

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Global warming seen as lit match in northern fires

Scientists say the near-destruction of Fort McMurray last week by a wildfire is the latest indication that the vital boreal forest is at risk from climate change.