Gorica, Albania (AFP) Nov 18, 2022 In mountains overlooking an azure lake in southeast Albania, wildlife experts are tracking the Balkan lynx as part of last-gasp efforts to save the species from extinction. The “forest ghost” which lives in tree-covered mountains straddling Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia, is now among the world’s most endangered mammals, scientists warn. The victim of deforestation and poaching, thehttp://dlvr.it/Sd4x0Z Continue reading Battle to save ghostly Balkan lynx from extinction

Sfax, Tunisia (AFP) Nov 17, 2022 Over 1,000 people demonstrated in Tunisia’s second city Sfax on Thursday amid an ongoing trash crisis exacerbated by a landfill fire polluting the city’s air. Rubbish has been piling up in the streets of Sfax for months, as available dump sites reach capacity with local residents forced to burn their own refuse. Protestors, including refuse collectors, gathered in front … Continue reading Tunisians protest over Sfax garbage crisis

Bangkok (AFP) Nov 19, 2022 Australia hopes to host the 2026 COP summit, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Saturday, seeking to overhaul his country’s reputation for foot-dragging on climate change. “It is a good opportunity, I believe, for Australia to show and to host what is a major global event,” Albanese said during a visit to Bangkok. Centre-left Albanese was swept to power this year … Continue reading Australia aims to host 2026 UN climate summit

Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 20, 2022 A fraught UN COP27 summit wrapped up Sunday with a landmark deal on funding to help vulnerable countries cope with devastating climate impacts – and deep disappointment over a failure to push further ambition on cutting emissions. The two-week talks, which at times appeared to teeter on the brink of collapse, delivered a major breakthrough on a … Continue reading COP27 summit strikes historic deal to fund climate damages

Taipei (AFP) Nov 19, 2022 A panda that China gifted to Taiwan 14 years ago as a symbol of what were then warmer ties died on Saturday, after suffering a spate of seizures, Taipei Zoo said. Tuan Tuan and his breeding mate Yuan Yuan were given to Taiwan by Beijing in late 2008, at a time when relations between the two were more cordial. China … Continue reading Beloved panda gifted by China to Taiwan dies

Washington DC (UPI) Nov 18, 2021 Nearly 200 countries have voted to extend protection to more than 50 species of sharks at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Tuna and Flora (CITIES), the world’s largest wildlife summit. The measure, which was introduced by host nation Panama, offers protection to approximately two-thirds of the species that are targeted in the global shark … Continue reading Nations vote to extend protection to over 50 shark species

Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 19, 2022 COP27 host Egypt scrambled to salvage UN climate talks Saturday with the European Union signalling a breakthrough over the contentious issue of “loss and damage” funding for climate vulnerable nations. Nearly 200 countries’ representatives have gathered at the COP27 in Egypt for two weeks with the aim of driving forward action to fight climate change as the … Continue reading Climate fund breakthrough offers ‘hope’ at UN COP27 talks

San Francisco CA (SPX) Nov 17, 2022 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, and Microsoft Corp. announced an expanded partnership to apply artificial intelligence (AI) technology and satellite data to support African climate adaptation projects. This technology collaboration is in support of Microsoft’s recently-announced first global expansion of its AI for Good Labs into Nairobi, Kehttp://dlvr.it/SczrPX Continue reading Microsoft and Planet to provide AI and satellite data for African climate projects

Denver CO (SPX) Nov 18, 2022 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and NVIDIA has announced a collaboration to build an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven Earth Observations Digital Twin that will provide the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) with an efficient and centralized approach to monitor current global environmental conditions, including extreme weather events. The two companies expect to fully inthttp://dlvr.it/SczrPW Continue reading Lockheed Martin, NVIDIA to build digital twin of current global weather conditions for NOAA

Jiuquan (XNA) Nov 17, 2022 China successfully sent a new remote sensing satellite of the Yaogan 34 series into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China at 9:38 am (Beijing Time) on Tuesday. The Yaogan 34 03 satellite, carried by a Long March 4C rocket, successfully entered its planned orbit. This remote sensing satellite will be used in areas such as land … Continue reading China launches Yaogan 34 remote sensing satellite