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Salmon farming is coming to the end of the world
The Argentinian province of Tierra del Fuego has U-turned on its pioneering decision to ban salmon aquaculture, prompting conservation fears.
A report on the Southeast Pacific squid fishery – largely operated by Chinese vessels – reveals labour abuses, shark finning and weak oversight on the high seas.
Across the Americas soaring temperatures are endangering thousands of children and teenagers lacing their boots to play the beautiful game.
The position had been vacant for four months amid a deadlock in negotiations for the treaty to curb global plastic pollution.
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