Solid waste import bans
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced yesterday that China will ban imports of 32 types of solid waste in its latest move to reduce environmental pollution. Sixteen types of solid waste,
Shanghai Daily (China)
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UN official ask Africa to change policy, curriculum to end food insecurity
The UN on Thursday called on African governments to act urgently to change how business and wealth can be created in the agricultural value chain. Richard Munang, Coordinator for Africa Regional Climate
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Colombia to close popular Caribbean Park for natural protection
The Colombian authorities decided to temporarily close Tayrona National Nature Park, one of its most popular tourist destinations in the northern Caribbean region, in response to an indigenous community
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Vietnam's dengue fever deaths surge 76.5 pct in 10 months
Since the beginning of this year, Vietnam has seen some 47,000 dengue fever patients, including 30 fatalities, compared with the respective figures of 23,400 and 17 in the same period last year, the country's
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China begins environmental assessment in economic powerhouses
China launched a strategic environmental impact assessment across its three major economic powerhouses, the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) said Tuesday. The assessment will cover the northern
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Australian state scorches through hottest October on record, as El Nino bites
The Australian state of Victoria is on track for its hottest and third driest October on record, as the effects of a severe El Nino weather pattern take hold. Bureau of Meteorologist climatologist Jonathan
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12 feared dead after mine collapses in Indonesia
At least 12 miners are feared dead after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Indonesia's West Java province on Tuesday night, local police said on Wednesday. Lack of safety was blamed for the incident
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Beijing to build national park with neighboring province
Beijing and neighboring Hebei Province will combine land to develop a national park stretching dozens of miles in northern China, the local government said over the weekend. Baoding, a city in Hebei
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Vietnam's largest island polluted
Increasing pollution is threatening the seas and ecology surrounding the tourist island of Phu Quoc in Vietnam's southern Kien Giang province, local media reported Monday. Rubbish and waste water from
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Malaysia again shuts schools due to Indonesia smoke haze
Malaysia closed schools in several states and the capital Kuala Lumpur on Monday due to choking smoke from Indonesian slash-and-burn farming that has smothered much of Southeast Asia in smog for weeks.
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Recent bout of smog, haze in China likely caused by straw burning
The recent bout of smog and haze, which shrouded north, east and central China, is very likely to generate from straw burning, according to the Ministry of Environmental Protection. A total of 862 straw