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Greenpeace urges action on slumping tuna stocks
24/05/2012 9:02 am
Greenpeace Wednesday accused the tuna industry of failing to stop the decimation of fish stocks, and called for an end to fishing methods that also accidentally snare turtles, dolphins and sharks. Read more
North Koreans in rice belt 'starve to death'
22/05/2012 9:29 am
Food shortages have worsened in North Korea, even in the southwestern rice belt where some residents have starved to death, a Seoul-based online newspaper said Monday. Read more
Philippines goes after sea turtle restaurants
22/05/2012 9:26 am
The Philippines on Monday said it would form a special task force to go after restaurants selling the meat of protected sea turtles. Read more
Kiwifruit detectives trace disease to China
10/05/2012 9:24 am
US and Italian scientists have traced a bacterium that has been destroying kiwifruit in New Zealand and Europe back to China where they believe it originated, according to a study on Wednesday. Read more
Iceland tax ruling could spare giant whales
10/05/2012 9:05 am
A dispute over an abolished tax rebate for whalers means there will likely be no fin whale hunt off Iceland this year, the head of the only company that catches the giant whales said Wednesday. Read more
Fungus threat escalates for food, wildlife: scientists
12/04/2012 9:25 am
Species of fungus, driven by trade, travel and climate change, pose a mounting threat to food supplies and biodiversity, scientists said on Wednesday. Read more
Poland to ban Monsanto's GM maize
05/04/2012 8:57 am
Poland will impose a complete ban on growing the MON810 genetically modified strain of maize made by US company Monsanto on its territory, Agriculture Minister Marek Sawicki said Wednesday. Read more
Vietnam police seize frozen pangolins, iguanas
23/03/2012 10:00 am
Vietnamese police have seized five tonnes of frozen pangolins and iguanas that were destined for the cooking pot in China, an official said Friday. Read more
EU agrees crack down on shark finning
19/03/2012 3:24 pm
The European Union endorsed tighter shark fishing rules on Monday to ensure fishermen respect a ban on slicing off the fins of their catches and throwing the live body overboard to drown. Read more
Environmental crunch 'worse than thought': OECD
16/03/2012 11:18 am
Pressures on Earth's ecosystem are now so great that future generations could be doomed to falling living standards, the OECD said on Thursday in a report looking to the mid-century. Read more |
