High expectations but no agreement on Antarctic marine protection, krill fishing

The multilateral body charged with regulating fishing and protecting ecosystems in the Southern Ocean reached no agreements on establishing new marine protected areas or adopting new krill-fishing management measures at…

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US couple sentenced for helping finance trade in rhino horn, puma bones, other wildlife parts

A federal court in the U.S. has sentenced two residents of the state of California for their roles as financial facilitators in a scheme trafficking wildlife body parts between the…

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COP30 roadmap says faster use of existing tools can halt forest loss by 2030

Brazil's COP30 presidency has unveiled a much-anticipated plan to halt forest loss around the world, saying a global target to end deforestation by 2030 remains within reach using existing national…

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