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Farm subsidies: payment to billionaire prince sparks anger

Taxpayers are paying more than £400,000 a year to subsidise a farm where a Saudi ...

Deep divisions over elephants to dominate key species meeting

The world’s biggest conference on species protection – Cites – has opened in South Africa ...

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Ruling on VAT and commercial waste collections welcomed by councils

The Tax and Chancery Chamber of the Upper Tribunal has rejected a judicial review challenge ...

Species body says extra elephant protection could boost ivory trade

The UN body that oversees trade in endangered species, says it will oppose efforts to ...

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China embarked on wind power frenzy, says IEA

China has been building two wind turbines every hour, according to the International Energy Agency ...

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Environmental auditing: how to assess your organisation’s impact

Pressure on organisations in the UK has never been stronger when it comes to legislation ...

US judge refuses to block oil pipeline near tribal lands

A US judge has denied a request to halt construction on a controversial oil pipeline ...

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Pressure grows on UK to sign Paris climate change deal

Pressure is growing on the UK government to ratify the Paris climate change deal immediately. A ...

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Giant pandas rebound off endangered list

The giant panda is no longer an endangered species, following decades of work by conservationists ...

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China ratifies Paris climate agreement

China’s top legislature has ratified the Paris global climate agreement, state news agency Xinhua reports. The ...