Environment news
Hundreds of thousands expected to join global climate marches this weekend
Global soft drink firms back plan to eliminate packaging waste
Eight bird species are first confirmed avian extinctions this decade
Japan killed 50 whales in Antarctic protected area, data shows
Botswana poaching spree sees 90 elephants killed in two months
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Peruvian villagers face murder and intimidation from land traffickers
Australia’s authority in Pacific ‘being eroded by refusal to address climate change’
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And finally …
Meet the shark that eats veggies (and a fair helping of meat too).