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The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) has strongly condemned the Supreme Court's decision to nullify the 25-year moratorium on mining enacted by the provincial government of Occidental Mindoro and the municipality of Abra De Ilog. This move reverses the gains made by climate-vulnerable communities determined to take
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QNB Group's "QNB Blue Pledge" initiative aims to raise awareness about the importance of preserving the marine environment, aligning with Qatar's commitment to supporting international efforts to protect aquatic resources. The initiative is part of QNB Group's environmental sustainability strategy and the
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The Philippines has declared three new protected areas, including the Taklong and Tandog Group of Islands Natural Park, further solidifying its commitment to conserving biodiversity. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed into law Republic Acts 12225, 12226, and 12227, which establish the Taklong and Tandog Group of Islands Natural Park,
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Swansea Council has been successful in securing £24,000 through the National Peatland Action Programme to restore valuable peatland at Garth Farm, a council-owned site near Ynystawe. This funding will enable the Council's Nature Recovery Team to work alongside external partners to conduct a series of studies, including
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A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed in Algiers between Algeria's industrial mining group Sonarem and Pakistan's Fatima Group to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the mining industry and fertilizer production. The agreement was signed at the Ministry of Energy, Mines, and Renewable Energies headquarters under the
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has published a water quality improvement plan for Big Hollow Lake in Des Moines County, which has been listed as an impaired waterbody due to high levels of algae, pH, and turbidity. The plan, available on the Iowa DNR's YouTube channel,
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Senator Martin Heinrich, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Representative Melanie Stansbury recently celebrated their efforts to keep public lands in public hands during the reconciliation process. The two lawmakers joined conservationists and local leaders at the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge
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Fuzhou's Fengze District in Fujian Province has launched the first registration of natural resource ownership in the Quanzhou Bay Estuary Wetland Provincial Nature Reserve and the Fengze section of the Jinjiang River mainstream, in accordance with the "Interim Measures for the Unified Confirmation and Registration of Natural
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A recent study published in the Journal of Technological Forecasting and Social Change has shed light on the significant impacts of digitalization on natural resource management and global supply chains. The research, conducted by Inayat Khan of the China University of Mining and Technology, explores the roles of resource management
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Investigators at Duhok Polytechnic University conducted a study to assess the safety of drinking water in the Barwari Bala Villages, Duhok City, Kurdistan Region-Iraq. Six spring water samples were collected at regular intervals from 10 areas during the summer of 2023 and analyzed for heavy metal concentrations, including manganese, chromium,
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A new research review article highlights the need for standardized policy-level bioassessment frameworks for the Afrotropical region, focusing on the application of macroinvertebrate-based river bioassessment techniques. The study, published in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, emphasizes the importance of aquatic ecosystems in East Africa and the challenges of assessing their ecological
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Michigan's $7 million multiagency initiative has removed the aging Plainwell Dam, revitalizing nearly a mile of the Kalamazoo River and its surrounding habitat. This project marks a significant milestone in the restoration of the river, enhancing safety, improving fish and wildlife habitat, and providing recreational and economic opportunities
