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    Bangladesh Faces $50 Billion LNG Crisis, Report Warns of Health and Environmental Hazards

    Instead of investing $36 billion in LNG plants, the money could be used to develop 62 GW of renewable energy, more than double the country’s current total electricity generation capacity.
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    A ‘People’s COP’ to Heal the Planet: UN Biodiversity Summit Opens in Colombia

    Secretary-General António Guterres urged delegations from some 190 countries to “make peace with nature” and shore up a plan to stop habitat loss, save endangered species,...
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    Maldives: Environmental Protection Agency Reports Rising Threats to Protected Species

    Despite the legislation, environmental activism remains a challenging endeavour in the Maldives. Ongoing court cases, including one aimed at compelling the government to enforce...
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    India’s Tiger Conservation: Balancing Relocations with Community Engagement

    India’s tiger conservation journey highlights the need for a nuanced approach that balances wildlife protection with human rights, the authors write for The Conversation....
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    Mock Drill on Pandemic Preparedness conducted in Ajmer

    The exercise, aimed to evaluate the readiness and response of the National Joint Outbreak Response Team composed of experts from human health, animal husbandry...
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    Climate Change, Biodiversity and the Bakarwals of Pakistan

    As climate change accelerates, this system is faltering. In summer, the northern regions, once rich with grass, now yield less vegetation due to shifting...
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    Research Predicts Escalating Human-Wildlife Overlap on Over Half of Earth’s Land by 2070

    The study also underscores the need for evolving conservation strategies. Traditional approaches, such as establishing protected areas with restricted human access, are becoming increasingly...
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    Sri Lanka Launches Island-Wide Elephant Census amid Conservation Efforts

    The census comes at a critical time as Sri Lanka grapples with an escalating human-elephant conflict. The encroachment of commercial and agricultural development into...
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