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• The week in wildlife – in pictures

  21-12-2018 16:21
  Bounding blackbucks, a hungry baby bear, an albino orangutan and more Continue reading...
  
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• Botanical artist brings rare plants back to life

  21-12-2018 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Artist Lucy Smith draws plants so that they can be recorded for science at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  
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• Fowl play: Turkey's national poultry show – in pictures

  21-12-2018 15:31
  With feathers preened and claws trimmed, birds vie for top spot in the pecking order at an annual contest in İzmir Continue reading...
  
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• Mars: Pictures reveal 'winter wonderland' on the red planet

  21-12-2018 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Earth is not the only planet with icy scenes this festive season, the European Space Agency says.
  
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• Why eating less meat is the best thing you can do for the planet in 2019

  21-12-2018 12:00
  Eating meat has a hefty impact on the environment from fueling climate change to polluting landscapes and waterwaysHere’s how to make it painless for you – and othersWelcome 2019 with vegan and vegetarian recipesRecycling or taking the bus rather than driving to work has its place, but scientists are increasingly pointing to a deeper lifestyle change that would be the single biggest way to help the planet: eating far less meat.A swathe of research released over the past year has laid
  
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• Looking for a 2019 resolution to help the planet? Eat less meat, research says

  21-12-2018 12:00
  Eating meat has a hefty impact on the environment from fueling climate change to polluting landscapes and waterwaysRecycling or taking the bus rather than driving to work has its place, but scientists are increasingly pointing to a deeper lifestyle change that would be the single biggest way to help the planet: eating far less meat.A swathe of research released over the past year has laid bare the hefty impact that eating meat, especially beef and pork, has upon the environment by fueling climat
  
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• 'I'm not having children to help fight climate change'

  21-12-2018 08:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Environmentalist Jason MacGregor and his partner aren't having children because they don't want to add to human-made climate change pressures.
  
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• Deadly weather: the human cost of 2018's climate disasters – visual guide

  21-12-2018 07:45
  Scientists say extreme weather events are getting worse as emissions rise and the planet warms‘Uneasy about the heatwave’: readers on a year of climate anxietyThe UN’s recent alert that the world has at most 12 years to prevent climate catastrophe was a landmark moment. Never before has the threat of irreversible damage been so close. Continue reading...
  
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• Scottish ministers urged to honour pledge to protect beavers

  21-12-2018 07:01
  Wildlife groups say delay has allowed some farmers to systematically cull the animals• Letter: Scotland must commit to helping beavers make a comebackWildlife experts have said wild beavers in Scotland are being trapped and shot because ministers have broken promises to make them a protected species.A group of 17 prominent ecologists and conservation bodies have signed a letter to the Guardian urging the Scottish government to honour its pledge two years ago to legislate to protect more tha
  
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• From spectacular orchids to towering trees – 2018's top new plant discoveries

  21-12-2018 07:01
  Around the world, species hunters unearth 128 vascular plants and 44 species of fungi, many already facing extinctionA spectacular orchid sold from a barrow in a Laos market, a flower which may contain cancer-fighting chemicals, and a tall tree found beside an African highway, are among more than 100 plants that were newly discovered by science in 2018. But experts warn it is a “race against time” to discover many new species before they become extinct.Species hunters scouring the gl
  
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• Australia to miss 2030 emissions targets by vast margin, Coalition's projections reveal

  21-12-2018 02:35
  Emissions projections report shows Scott Morrison’s claims Australia will meet obligations under Paris agreement are incorrectAustralia will miss its 2030 emissions reduction targets, despite Scott Morrison’s claim the country is on track to meet its obligations “in a canter”, new government projections show.The government published its 2018 emissions projections report on Friday, just before Christmas, in its now customary style of releasing greenhouse data just before a
  
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• The secret life of plants: Ten new species found this year

  21-12-2018 01:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Plants have been on the planet for hundreds of millions of years – but we’re still discovering new ones.
  
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• A very merry Christmas and a happy New Year from edie!

  21-12-2018 01:01
  As 2018 draws to a close and with Christmas on the horizon, the edie editorial team is heading off for a well-deserved break until the New Year. However, we are leaving you with some festive treats to tide you over until 2019 and keep you up to date on the year's biggest green business stories.
  
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