With cows grazing in a vast meadow surrounded by wire fencing, and with farmers checking to see how their livestock were faring under a scorching sun, it looked like a classic pastoral scene set on what was surely land dedicated to agriculture. But the cows and the farmers were actually […]
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This article is part of our special section on the Climate Forward event that will include policy and climate leaders from around the world. When delegates from countries around the world meet this week at the United Nations, many will sign a landmark agreement for environmental conservation, climate-change mitigation and […]
(Reuters) – The Texas power grid operator ERCOT issued an appeal to the public for energy conservation from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. CT on Tuesday, as operating reserves were expected to be low, for the seventh time this month. Despite the end of the heat wave that boosted demand […]
[1/2]Wind turbines operate at sunrise in the Permian Basin oil and natural gas production area in Big Spring, Texas, U.S., February 12, 2019. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) – Texas’ electric grid operator asked residents and businesses to conserve energy on Sunday as its reserves […]
A report on India’s bird population has painted a grim picture for many of the country’s species. The State of India’s Birds (SoIB) report – published on Friday – showed worrisome declines, with 178 species of wild birds identified as needing immediate priority for conservation. The report analysed data collated […]
An insect feared extinct in Britain is set to make a comeback, thanks to pioneering conservation work. The tiny river fly, known as scarce yellow sally, was thought to have died out a few decades ago. But when a small number were re-discovered in a short stretch of the River […]
Four horses are being used to manage the land as part of a conservation project in West Yorkshire. The Exmoor ponies graze the land and trample invasive plants like bracken and brambles at Hardcastle Crags near Hebden Bridge. They were introduced by the National Trust a year ago in an […]
The News Ecuador announced a record-setting deal on Tuesday designed to reduce its debt burden and free up hundreds of millions of dollars to fund marine conservation around the Galápagos Islands, an archipelago of unique biodiversity that’s famous for inspiring Darwin’s theory of evolution. The arrangement, known as a debt-for-nature […]