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    INSIGHT-To go electric, America needs more mines. Can it build them?

    Tue, 2 Mar 2021 12:23 PM

    Biden's plan to speed up electrification will require lithium and other minerals for batteries. But digging for them could anger conservationists

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    Laos issues new decree on dams aimed at minimising harm

    Thu, 25 Feb 2021 12:00 PM

    At least 50 dams have been built in the last 15 years in Laos, but environmentalists, fishermen and farmers say they are not being well managed

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    In Kenya, electric fences protect forests from human destruction

    Thu, 25 Feb 2021 11:18 AM

    The fences aim to cut rampant illegal logging and charcoal burning at a time when the country is trying to boost forest cover

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    Canadian river wins legal rights in global push to protect nature

    Wed, 24 Feb 2021 19:38 PM

    Environmental groups say protecting nature rights could be critical in safeguarding global biodiversity

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    Boon or bane? Malaysian island reclamation plan divides residents

    Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:17 AM

    Authorities plan to create three new islands to boost housing and economic growth, but critics say it will cause huge environmental damage

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    Ivory Coast lost 47,000 hectares of forest to cocoa production in 2020, environmental group says

    Fri, 19 Feb 2021 08:29 AM

    Ivory Coast has lost more than 85% of its forest cover since 1960, mainly due to cocoa farming

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    Environmentalists, farmers win Dutch court case over Shell Nigeria spills

    Fri, 29 Jan 2021 14:34 PM

    Farmers win damages in major case against oil giant over ecological damage in the Niger Delta

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    Dutch court to rule on Shell's Nigeria oil spills

    Fri, 29 Jan 2021 15:31 PM

    The case pits the fuel giant against local communities seeking compensation for contaminated land and waterways in the Niger Delta region

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    'Democratize the mountains': Chileans demand green space for all

    Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:21 PM

    A citizen-led movement aims to create a huge new park that is easy to reach from the capital and protects 80 sq km of glaciers

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    China environmental groups slam plan to dam key lake on Yangtze river

    Mon, 18 Jan 2021 08:40 AM

    Conservationists slam plans by Jiangxi province to regulate water flows on the Poyang lake, China's largest freshwater lake

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