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541.Coal doesn’t help the poor; it makes them poorer (2016-11-02)
... Climate denial often centers around myths about the importance of coal in alleviating poverty The coal-fired Castle Gate Power Plant is pictured outside Helper, Utah. Photograph: George Frey/Reuters Dana Nuccitelli A dozen international poverty and development organizations published a report last week on the impact of building new coal power plants in countries where a... ...
542.World on track to lose two-thirds of wild animals by 2020, major report warns (2016-11-02)
... Living Planet Index shows vertebrate populations are set to decline by 67% on 1970 levels unless urgent action is taken to reduce humanity’s impact A victim of poachers in Kenya: elephants are among the species most impacted by humans, the WWF report found. Photograph: imageBROKER/REX/Shutterstock ...
543.300 million children live in areas with extreme air pollution, data reveals (2016-11-02)
... Global study reveals huge number of children breathing toxic fumes more than six times over safe limits, while billions are affected by air pollution that exceeds guidelines Children are far more vulnerable to air pollution, which leads to 600,000 child deaths a year globally, according to Unicef. Photograph: Bazuki Muhammad/REUTERS ...
544.Rio’s famous beaches take battering as scientists issue climate change warning (2016-11-02)
... Local traders lament collapse in business from storm surge amid growing concern that city’s sea defences are ill-equipped to cope The increasing frequency of storms is hindering the beaches’ ability to recuperate, leading to erosion along stretches of the shoreline at Copacabana beach and others. Photograph: Javier Etxezarreta/EPA Jonathan Watts in Rio de Janeiro ...
545.Legal statement of EPL on the proposals of the President of Ukraine as regards the laws № 1639-VІІІ, № 1640-VІІІ or the Guarantor closes the door for European environmental laws (2016-11-01)
... International Charitable Organization “Environment-People-Law” (hereinafter – EPL) express our deep concern over the fact that the President of Ukraine vetoed two environmental European integrational laws adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on October 4, 2016. ...
546.Crime and punishment in environmental protection: a priority for the state (2016-10-28)
... On October 27, 2016, EPL held consulted with stakeholders entitled “Problems of legal liability for environmental offenses: causes and solutions” in the Ukrainian Crisis Media Center. ...
547.The Environmental Inspectorate does not want to protect “Chornyi Cheremosh” nature reserve from Verkhovyna foresters (2016-10-27)
... In July 2016, environmental scientists of International charitable organization “Environment-People-Law” surveyed the territory of Burkut Forestry of the state enterprise “Verhovyna forestry” and revealed numerous violations of forestry rules, the most significant of which is trailing and transportation of cut wood through the estuary of the river Chornyi Cheremosh, storage of logging remnants within coastal... ...
548.The Environmental Inspectorate does not want to protect “Chornyi Cheremosh” nature reserve from Verkhovyna foresters (2016-10-27)
... In July 2016, environmental scientists of International charitable organization “Environment-People-Law” surveyed the territory of Burkut Forestry of the state enterprise “Verhovyna forestry” and revealed numerous violations of forestry rules, the most significant of which is trailing and transportation of cut wood through the estuary of the river Chornyi Cheremosh, storage of logging remnants within coastal... ...
549.The military allocated for ploughing protected virgin lands that are not theirs (2016-10-26)
... In 2012, in the Odessa region there was created one of the largest in Ukraine steppe reserves – reserve “Tarutynskyi steppe” with an areas of 5200 hectares1. The reserve was created on virgin territory that previously belonged to Tarutyno military range. ...
550.The military allocated for ploughing protected virgin lands that are not theirs (2016-10-26)
... In 2012, in the Odessa region there was created one of the largest in Ukraine steppe reserves – reserve “Tarutynskyi steppe” with an areas of 5200 hectares1. The reserve was created on virgin territory that previously belonged to Tarutyno military range. After termination of functioning of the military range, its lands were attributed to reserve... ...
