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Inadequate controls and monitoring off Italian coast could lead to collapse of swordfish population in next three years, warn conservationists
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Court of appeal rules against Badger Trust’s claim that lack of an independent panel to monitor government’s latest round of culls is unlawful
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Bronx River oyster restoration project aims to reintroduce the molluscs that purify waters and help provide storm defenses - but pollution levels will still make them hazardous to eat
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Swiss-based group launch new battery technology that they claim will be a breakthrough for storing excess clean energy, and create 2,500 jobs in the US
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Nuclear safety expert claims there is ‘significant risk’ due to poor condition of storage ponds containing highly radioactive fuel rods
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Country Diary: St Dominic, Tamar Valley Finches flash yellow as they dart away from burdocks and bedraggled thistles
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Letters: Yes, windfarms are political but you shouldn’t link all opposition to windfarms with climate-change denials. There are other reasons for opposing them
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Bumper fruit crop already 8% ahead of 2013 total
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Dana Nuccitelli: “I’m not a scientist” has become the latest popular response among Republican politicians for refusal to address climate change
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Allotments produced more bee sightings than parks, gardens and the countryside over the 12-week summer count
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Hunting owl, galloping blesbok and millions of flying fruit bats are among the winning images picked by the Society of German Nature Photographers
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Country Diary: Bergh Apton, Norfolk The collection symbolised all that our own species has pondered, learned and felt about mushrooms for centuries
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Originally published in the Guardian on 28 October 1969: Rabbits, badgers and other wildlife to be culled in two-mile radius of site in Surrey where dog died of rabies
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Big lenders have closed off finance to Abbot’s Point, says US environment group Rainforest Action Network
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Hunting owl, galloping blesbok and millions of flying fruit bats are among the winning images picked by the Society of German Nature Photographers
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Germany’s theatre fox, a dozing pride of lions and leaping salmon are among this week’s best images from the natural world
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The results of the wildlife photographer of the year 2014 competition have been announced at London’s Natural History Museum.
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A golden eagle in flight, a tiny frog sitting in a flower and an icy stream in a beech forest are among the 48 pictures shortlisted from 34 countries on a wide range of environmental topics
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A newborn seal pup, a lake turned pink with flamingos and tortoises hitching a ride feature in this week’s pick of images from the natural world
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As scientists launch a citizen science project to find out why starlings form their stunning displays, we take a look at your best images of the birds in action
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From an intimate shot of lions at a Kruger waterhole to a herd of elephants shaking off dust in Botswana, South African photographer, Heinrich van den Berg captures the continent’s wildlife to stunning effect in a new book, Reflection, published this month
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From spookfish to vampire squid, and alive deep-sea white coral, the ocean conservation organisation’s ranger expedition documents the rich biodiversity of the Atlantic seamounts
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Blue-tailed bee-eaters, beavers and fighting squirrels are among the pick of this week’s images from the natural world
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Pacific walrus unable to find sea ice on which to rest in Arctic waters are coming ashore in record numbers on a beach in north-west Alaska
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We asked you to share your September pictures of the wildlife around the world with which we share our outdoor spaces. Here’s our pick of the best of them
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The country is set to be the driest September since records began in 1910, with extremely low rainfall for many parts of the country, the Met Office has reported.
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Habitat destruction and hunting causing huge decline in wildlife population on land, in rivers and in the oceans, WWF analysis reveals
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A leopard leaping on impala, a toothy walrus and vultures feasting on carrion are among the pick of this week’s images from the natural world
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From sea turtle eating jellyfish to wasps building clay pots to protect their young, here is a pick of some of the best images from 800 entries on the theme of Home, Habitat and Shelter
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Dana Nuccitelli: “I’m not a scientist” has become the latest popular response among Republican politicians for refusal to address climate change
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George Monbiot: Even the pathetic laws protecting marine life in this country are instantly swept aside in response to lobbying by Prince Charles’s tenants
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Victoria Hazael: I don’t want my son to learn bad cycling habits – stabilisers give false sense of security and encourage over-leaning
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Janaki Lenin: The 3000MW Dibang dam, rejected twice as it would submerge vast tracts of biologically rich forests, is to get environmental clearance – but huge local opposition could stall the project
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Yale Environment 360: Test site finds goats dramatically reduce phragmites, which have been previously tackled with fires and bulldozers
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Johnny Langenheim: Bali is facing an environmental crisis caused by runaway tourism development but a controversial land reclamation project is galvanising protesters
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US GM salmon company AquaBounty has been fined for regulatory failures at its Panama plant in a move that could set back approval of GM meat and fish in the US, reports IPS
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Mal Chadwick: Reports show the biggest threat to progress on climate change is cynicism. That’s why 10:10’s #itshappening project showcases positive action happening around the world now
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Dana Nuccitelli: Despite claims of Arctic sea ice ‘expansion’, 2014 saw the 6th-least ice in more than 1,450 years
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Damian Carrington: Fire at Oxfordshire power station is a reminder of the energy security risks of centralised fossil fuel power and that all energy sources suffer from intermittency
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Janaki Lenin: Delhi is the most polluted city in the world, but it may actually be worse as faulty instruments, data fudging and lack of regulation allow industries to pollute with impunity
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Chinadialogue: China has halted commercial logging by state firms in forests in Heilongjiang, a move experts see as a significant step to curb over-exploitation of timber
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Scientists analysing more than three decades of weather data for the Alaskan outpost of Barrow have linked astonishing 7C rise to the decline in Arctic sea ice, reports Climate News Network
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Mass cycling could save the NHS £17bn in 20 years, cut 500 road deaths a year and reduce smog, says a new study for British Cycling
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John Abraham: A trailblazing adventurer became a leading educator
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Deal would allow US to join other countries in cutting carbon dioxide emissions but avoid having to obtain Senate ratification
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Carbon Commentary: Stormy weather and dip in nuclear marks new record for electricity generation from wind
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Fiona Harvey: Either the world is gearing up to tackle climate change, or there are long-term profits to be had from exploiting our remaining fossil fuel reserves. Both propositions can’t be true
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Nelson Mandela’s widow Graça Machel speaks of global leaders’ failure to rise to environmental challenge after day of impassioned speeches
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Japan claims southern ocean whaling had led to 666 peer-reviewed papers, but international court says there are just two
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Study says halting rise of carbon emissions is achievable at modest cost, but this is nothing new. What's stopping us?
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Australia’s environment minister says the reef’s health has ‘some real negatives’ following the release of a new report
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Several prominent green Tories have been forced out of their jobs in recent months, and green businesses are worried
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Abbott says Australia’s friendship with Japan is 'far, far bigger than our disagreement on one particular subject'
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Fiona Harvey: Debate by heads of government on Europe's plan on emissions, renewables, energy efficiency and energy security is more relevant to citizens' lives, say green groups
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Fiona Harvey: US move brings it closer to Europe and improves chances of getting a global agreement at Paris climate talks in 2015
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A truly global profession, there are around 10 million miners around the world – with many working in dangerous conditions
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Interviews with eight anchors were scheduled as part of a carefully co-ordinated rollout of national climate change report
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Damian Carrington: The landmark UN report shows the affordable paths to averting a global climate catastrophe: now politicians must decide the route and who pays the fare
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Footage shows chimpanzees returning from their raids with a bounty of maize
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Sadie the bottlenose dolphin gives birth to her second calf at SeaWorld San Diego. It is the 80th successful dolphin birth at the water park
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A 13-year-old Australian girl is in hospital in Gosford, New South Wales, after being bitten three times by a shark
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An Australian man claims he had a tropical spider surgically removed from his body after discovering it had burrowed into his stomach
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A tornado is filmed crossing over the M53 in Bromborough, Merseyside, on Wednesday
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A heavy pollution haze covers parts of northern and central China, disrupting traffic and making residents sick
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Bruce Cantrell, 63, and Jessica Fain, 25, are attempting to break the world record for time spent underwater by living in an ocean laboratory for 73 days
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Footage of the hidden suffering behind animal tourism is released as part of a new campaign to curb abuse
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Rare footage of two great white sharks attacking each other in waters off the Neptune Islands in south Australia
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Actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio addresses the UN summit meeting on climate change on Tuesday
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US secretary of state John Kerry opens the NYC Climate Week with a speech at the Morgan Library in New York City on Monday
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Hundreds of climate change protesters demonstrated in Manhattan, New York on Monday. Organisers said a 'flood' of demonstrators – all clad in blue – would besiege Wall Street and the financial district.
The protest came a day after a huge day of protests on Sunday which saw 300,000 people march in New York, demanding action on the environment. World leaders are gathering in the city on Tuesday for a UN summit on climate change.
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