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DENR hands out awards for clean rivers; Lamut river in Ifugao wins top prize

By Ellalyn De Vera-Ruiz The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has handed out the first-ever RIVERs for Life Award (Recognizing Individuals/Institutions Towards Vibrant…

16 Jun 2019 - 5:13 pm
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The head of an ancient wolf, which had been preserved in permafrost for over 40,000 years, is seen on the banks of the Tirekhtyakh river in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russia September 6, 2018. Picture taken September 6, 2018. (REUTERS/Valery Plotnikov / MANILA BULLETIN)

Russia uncovers 40,000 year-old wolf head, preserved in ice

By Reuters About 40,000 years ago, a wolf died in what we know as Siberia. Now its severed head has been found, and because of…

14 Jun 2019 - 2:12 pm
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The report noted a 593 percent increase in fresh elephant carcasses since 2014 in the north of Botswana, which last month sparked controversy by lifting its ban on hunting (AFP Photo/MONIRUL BHUIYAN / MANILA BULLETIN)

‘Hundreds’ of elephants being poached each year in Botswana: report

By Agence France-Presse A leading conservation group has warned of surging elephant poaching in parts of Botswana and estimated nearly 400 were killed across the…

14 Jun 2019 - 9:57 am
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People walk past plastic waste and dead fish on Dakar's Hann Bay in June 2019 AFP/File/ MANILA BULLETIN

Pompeo says US won’t obstruct curbs on plastic pollution

By Agence France-Presse Secretary of State Mike Pompeo promised Tuesday that the United States would not scuttle international efforts to curb plastic pollution, amid complaints…

12 Jun 2019 - 11:56 am
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Student and youth climate activists with placards march through central London on May 24, 2019 demanding action to tackle climate change/ MANILA BULLETIN

Britain sets deadline for carbon neutrality by 2050

By Agence France-Presse The British government on Wednesday outlined legislation to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2050 in what it said would be…

12 Jun 2019 - 11:56 am
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Coming mostly from tap and especially bottled water, nearly invisible bits of polymer were also found in shellfish, beer and salt, a report by scientists and the University of Newcastle in Australia found (AFP/File / Dominique FAGET / MANILA BULLETIN)

Do you consume a credit card’s worth of plastic every week?

By Agence France-Presse People worldwide could be ingesting five grams of microscopic plastic particles every week, equivalent in weight to a credit card, researchers…