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Orangutans Are Now One Step Closer To Extinction
2016-07-08 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Both species of orangutan are critically endangered. Conservationists have been warning of this moment for years. Orangutans ? one of the planet's most intelligent animals ? are officially headed for extinction. The Bornean orangutan is now critically endangered, according to a species assessment published this week by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The animal's Sumatran cousin, the other species of orangutan, was already listed as critically endangered ? meaning all orangutans...
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Whale and winghead sharks move step closer to extinction
2016-07-08 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Whale sharks and winghead sharks have moved one step closer to extinction, after the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) redefined them both as endangered species on the groups Red List. The two predatory species have fallen foul of increased pressure from human activity, especially the fishing industry, with populations of whale sharks the worlds largest living fish halving in the last 75 years. Jane Smart, the director of the IUCNs Global Species Programme said:...
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Dutch prototype clean-up boom brings Pacific plastics solution a step closer
2016-06-23 12:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A bid to clear the Pacific of its plastic debris has moved a step closer with the launch of the biggest prototype clean-up boom yet by the Dutch environment minister at a port in The Hague. On Thursday the 100m-long barrier will be towed 20km out to sea for a year of sensor-monitored tests, before being scaled up for real-life trials off the Japanese coast at the end of next year. If all goes well, full-scale deployment of a 100km-long version will take place in the great Pacific garbage patch...
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Rent fees are a step closer to being scrapped
2016-06-10 18:33:20| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Plans to scrap letting agents' fees are now a step closer to being introduced after changes to the Renters' Rights Bill were passed through the House of Lords.
WTO edges even closer to first multilateral trade pact
2016-06-01 19:08:12| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The first multilateral trade agreement in the World Trade Organization's 20-year history is edging closer, with 81 WTO members having now ratified the pact - the most recent being Sri Lanka.
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