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Venezuela’s gold rush is an ecological and human disaster
rainforest goldmine in Venezuela, photo by One Off Man Mental (source: Flickr Creative Commons) As international gold prices rise, demand for the precious metal increases and prospectors in search of...
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Brazil Prosecutors Seize Shark Fin Shipment Bound for Japan
Image Source: Flickr. By: G-Na.A ton of shark fins bound for Japan was seized in Brazil on Tuesday. Uncovered by prosecutors from IBAMA’s Fish and Wildlife Division, the frozen shark fins had an...
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Video report on Indonesia’s illegal wildlife trade
photo by neil-san (source: Flickr Creative Commons) A Sumatran tiger can fetch as much as $5,000 US in Indonesia. This is more than enough incentive for poachers to hunt and capture tigers; sometimes...
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EU starts crackdown on illegal timber, deforestation
photo by strollerdos (Flickr Creative Commons) European Parliament has voted in favor of new regulations to insure that timber imported into the EU comes from legal sources. Similar legislation was...
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The Deadly World of Plants: Botanical Assassins May be Lurking in Your Area...
Image Source: Flickr. By: OceandesetoilesDid you know that the Peace Lily is actually toxic; that corn was responsible for a nasty illness which affected 3 million Americans in the early 20th century;...
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Poverty and the environment: Illegal gold mining in Peru
photo by feeb (Flickr Creative Commons) As gold prices climb, the poor of Peru flock to the country’s rainforest in search of wealth. Check out the below video report from Al Jazeera English on Peru’s...
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Video: German reptile house helps find homes for illegal exotic animals
photo by Adrián Afonso (Flickr CC) Illegally smuggled, abandoned and/or maltreated exotic pets get a second chance at life thanks to a unique animal hospital in Munich, Germany. Germany’s largest...
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UK govt and European e-waste illegally dumped in Africa
Old computers and other e-waste from British government departments have been discovered at dumpsites in African countries and in containers headed for the continent, according to the UK’s environment...
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Video: Spanish veg industry fuelled by slavery
photo by John Perivolaris (Dr John2005 on Flickr CC) This raises the spectre of de facto state sanctioning of slavery in 21st century Europe. –Anti-Slavery International’s director, Aidan McQuade...
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