EIA podcast – will a new strategy on environmental crime tame Nigeria’s Wild West?
Nigeria has emerged as a hotspot for wildlife and forest crime – but all that could be about the change
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Why is UK supermarket giant ASDA opting for climate-damaging air-conditioning systems?
ASDA has recently installed rooftop cooling units using a potent climate-harming refrigerant
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Fresh bid to revive global ivory trade with a ‘one-off’ sale is likely to drive elephant poaching surge
A new attempt by several Southern African nations to reopen the global ivory trade via another ‘one-off’ sale of stockpiled tusks could mean disaster for threatened elephants
Africa’s hot and dusty courtrooms – a frontline in the global fight against illegal wildlife trade
Images of a container-load of pangolin scales or ivory or, occasionally, the picture of a rather glum-looking fellow in handcuffs holding up a tiger skin are compelling to Western audiences, but these represent only a disruption, not an end to the stripping down of the world’s biodiversity
Dangerous heatwaves in India and Pakistan – a new normal under climate change demanding action
Parts of India and Pakistan are currently experiencing record temperatures, driven by climate change and putting millions at risk
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Adoption of new air-conditioning safety standard a milestone for climate-friendly cooling
The prospect of clean and sustainable cooling has made a major advance with approval of an international standard on safety requirements for electrical heat pumps, air-conditioners and dehumidifiers intended for household use
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