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29th June 2005

Orang–utan rescue in the heart of Borneo

Jikkie Jonkman of WWF-Netherlands writes: Beethoven flatly refuses to come down from his nest high up in the trees. He's been sitting up there for more than an hour eating some fruit, barely paying attention to his many ...

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29th June 2005

Euro Ministers Vote to Keep GM Food Bans

Environment Ministers from across Europe today voted to allow countries to keep their safety bans on genetically modified (GM) foods. The Ministers rejected by a qualified majority all the proposals by the European Commi...

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29th June 2005

Sustainability of Mediterranean

The Agriculture and Fisheries Council will meet in Luxembourg on Monday,to discuss a proposal by the Commission to establish a set of management measures in the Mediterranean to address the causes of over-exploitation of...

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29th June 2005

Fortune 250's Standalone Reporting

William Baue reports: Surveying the top 250 companies in the Fortune 500, the percentage rises to almost two thirds when considering annual financial reports that address corporate responsibility. SocialFunds.com reports...

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29th June 2005

"Europe could save 20% of its energy by 2020" says European Commission

The European Commission adopted a Green Paper on Energy Efficiency this week. Increasing oil prices and the prospect of having 70% of its energy needs covered by imports by 2030, forces the European Union to start discus...

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29th June 2005

Australian Govt delays green–friendly unit rules

Developers of unit blocks will be given an extra three months to implement new environmentally friendly building regulations, the NSW government says. Infrastructure Minister Craig Knowles said the new October 1 deadline...

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29th June 2005

UK aviation sector promises cleaner, safer and less noisy planes

The British aviation industry presented a sustainable aviation strategy with specific targets to reduce the industry's impact on the environment. But green NGOs criticised the plans as not being radical enough. During it...

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29th June 2005

Latest survey show tiger numbers in Russia stable

Tiger numbers in Russia are stable, according to the results of the latest full range survey and winter effort to count the animals. While stressing that results are preliminary, tiger conservationists around the world s...

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29th June 2005

CEO of Novar Joins BitC

Business in the Community has appointed a new Managing Director to be responsible for all operational aspects of the organisation. Former Chief Executive of global manufacturing company, Novar PLC Group, Stephen Howard w...

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29th June 2005

Sun, sand and too much sizzle - a Mediterranean melt down

Sun, sand and too much sizzle - a Mediterranean melt down could mean tourist trauma, warns WWF. Global warming could mean hard times ahead for the Mediterranean, including its all important tourism industry, according to...

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