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Plastic pollution: Researchers call for collaboration, incentives, enforcement of regulations

Researchers in Circular Plastic Economy have called for collaborations among stakeholders, incentives and enforcement of regulations to solve the challenge of plastic pollution. They made...

Researchers discover new ‘henipavirus’ in China as 35 people infected

The New England Journal of Medicine says 35 people in two provinces in China have fallen ill with a newly detected virus that is...

Researchers find 10 new bat species in Nigerian forest

After 15 months of intensive survey using mist-nets and harp traps to catch bats, award-winning bat specialist, Dr. Iroro Tanshi, led a research team...

Researchers call for phasing out of cigarette sales in Australia

Researchers from Australia’s University of Queensland’s (UQ) School of Public Health have called for a restriction on tobacco sales in Australia as the next...

Researchers use lightning data to improve short-term rainfall forecast accuracy

Chinese researchers have improved the accuracy of short-term forecasts for convective rainfall using lightning data. Lightning is the result of strong convection. It can effectively indicate...

OAU VC tasks researchers on new approach to mitigating effects of climate change

The Vice Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), lle-Ife, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, has urged researchers to think of new ways of mitigating the effects of...

Israeli researchers develop method for predicting pest attacks on fields

Israeli researchers have developed a tool for predicting population development of harmful insects in agricultural fields, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) said on...

‘Carbon Law’ offers pathway to halve emissions, say researchers

On the eve of this year's Earth hour (March 25), researchers are proposing a solution in the Friday, March 24, 2017 edition of the...

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WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour, celebrating two decades of global and African-led action to protect...
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10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products of human prosperity - and one of the most underestimated...

‘Reducing demand’ identified a complementary strategy to combat illegal wildlife trade 

Demand for wildlife products supplied through illegal trade supply chains continues to place significant pressure on many wild species....

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WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour,...

10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products...