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Masungi Georeserve and its partners have managed to save some 1,500 hectares from illegal quarrying after the cancellation of three extraction agreements in February. But now the sanctuary is facing pressure from the government's Bureau of Corrections as the agency seeks land for a new headquarters.
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A German NGO is working with partners in Malaysian Borneo to buy up former plantations and reforest them, creating wildlife corridors between protected areas.
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Debt-for-nature and climate swaps are difficult and costly to agree but offer one way to unlock the vital finance needed for more sustainable economies.
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Himachal Pradesh is very vulnerable to natural calamities and every year hundreds of people lose their lives due to landslides. Environmentalists warn of Joshimath-like fate, say stop power projects in the state.
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#parks Opinion

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Green spaces are not the answer to overheated cities by themselves. Careful urban planning needs to consider their strategic placement.
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Climate change is killing trees in cities, forcing changes in urban planning.
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Infrastructure to prevent flooding in cities has benefits for preventing urban heat.
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The Nobel Committee's decision to award the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was instrumental in elevating that issue to the top of the global policy agenda. Now, the same should be done to recognise the organisation that has done the most work on the crisis of biodiversity loss.
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Crowds descended on a beach at low tide again on Chinese New Year, despite intense media coverage of a similar occurrence in June last year.
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Not far from its rival Apple, the Korean electronics heavyweight is poised to expand its market reach and sustainability credentials with green spaces that foster employee interaction and innovation.
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