Nature / Wildlife
Cape Town fights alien trees threatening its water supply, biodiversity
By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - In South Africa's Franschhoek mountains a helicopter drops off abseilers to cut down...
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More than 20 dead after floods hit southern India
By Jose Devasia KOCHI, India (Reuters) - Leaders in the southern Indian state of Kerala opened near-overflowing dams on Monday...
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No end in sight to volcanic eruption on Spain’s La Palma – Canaries president
By Miguel Gutierrez LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) -There is no immediate end in sight to the volcanic eruption that has...
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‘Cement mountain’: China’s rocky road on biodiversity beyond rosy U.N. summit
By David Stanway KUNMING, China (Reuters) - China used a five-day United Nations biodiversity conference in Kunming to celebrate its...
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Junior partner in Australian coalition gov’t says it won’t rush into net zero
By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) - The junior partner in Australia's coalition government said on Monday it would not be...
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Australian koalas line up for chlamydia vaccine in new trial
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - About 400 Australian koalas will be vaccinated against chlamydia as part of a trial that researchers say...
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German couple take refuge on boat as volcano threatens their Spanish home
By Bart Biesemans LA PALMA (Reuters) -Juergen Doelz and his girlfriend Jacqueline Rehm were in the process of selling their...
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China’s domestic biodiversity pledges overshadowed by overseas footprint
By David Stanway KUNMING, China (Reuters) - China has used a U.N. biodiversity conference in Kunming to burnish its green...
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Hundreds more flee as lava spreads on Spain’s La Palma
LA PALMA (Reuters) - Around 300 more people fled their homes early on Thursday as flows of molten rock pouring...
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Countries call for urgent action on biodiversity with ‘Kunming Declaration’
By David Stanway KUNMING, China (Reuters) -More than 100 countries pledged on Wednesday to put the protection of habitats at...
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Hundreds evacuated as red-hot lava threatens homes in Spain’s La Palma
By Bart Biesemans and Silvio Castellanos LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) -Over 700 residents were ordered to abandon their homes on...
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New Zealand seeks to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations amid persistent cases
(Reuters) - New Zealand expects to administer a record 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses in a single day during a mass...
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U.N. biodiversity chief says world has reached ‘moment of truth’ on conservation
KUNMING, China (Reuters) - The world has now reached "a moment of truth" when it comes to protecting its vital...
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U.N. urges nations to spend more on species protection as new pact talks begin
By David Stanway KUNMING, China (Reuters) - The global community must invest much more and raise the scale and speed...
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Three decades on, German mushrooms still show imprint of Chernobyl
By Zuzanna Szymanska and Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) - Around 95% of wild mushroom samples collected in Germany in the...
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China says protecting nature a ‘priority’ ahead of U.N. biodiversity talks
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will make the protection of nature a priority and crack down on damage to habitats, the...
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Lava flow thickens on La Palma after volcanic crater collapses
By Borja Suarez and Marco Trujillo LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) - A river of red-hot lava gushing from the Cumbre...
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Stay-home order lifted for residents near La Palma volcano eruption
LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) -Authorities advised people to limit time outdoors in parts of La Palma on Saturday as the...
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Spain’s PM Sanchez vows to rebuild La Palma as eruption gathers force
LA PALMA (Reuters) -Red-hot lava exploded high into the air from La Palma's volcano on Sunday night as the eruption...
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More destruction feared in La Palma as lava pours from new volcano vent
By Juan Medina and Marco Trujillo MADRID (Reuters) -Lava flowed from a newly opened crack in the Cumbre Vieja volcano...
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