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Bolivia’s natural gas reserves trigger contention over economic policy

The Bolivian state-owned oil company is expanding its exploration projects to non-traditional areas to replenish natural gas reserves and hydrocarbon production. But despite diminishing production and alarming statements by President Arce, the company insists that Bolivia will not face a gas shortage. A battle for the political leadership ahead of the general elections in 2025 is also at play.…
May 9, 2024
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The Netherlands is still battling to solve its nitrogen problem

For years, the Netherlands has been gripped by a crisis linked to nitrogen emissions from manure, which environmentalists say is destroying the country's ecosystems. A European Union derogation allowing Dutch farmers to use more manure than their neighboring countries will end next year. …
April 18, 2024
Professor Askwar Hilonga

The Tanzanian engineer bringing clean water to the Maasai

Professor Askwar Hilonga has developed a sustainable, low-cost water purification system already providing drinking water to more than 400,000 people in East Africa and solves a regional issue with a high concentration of fluoride in water.…
December 6, 2023
Pigeons

In Germany, radical measures to regulate pigeon numbers

The municipal council of the German town of Limburg has approved the mass culling of pigeons to regulate their population. The method used, which involves snapping the pigeons' necks, has sparked outrage among animal rights activists, who describe the decision as "mass murder."…
November 17, 2023
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Pablo Escobar’s hippo population to be sterilized

The government of Colombia said they would sterilize some of the hippos originally brought by Pablo Escobar. Authorities are considering culling some after they were declared an invasive species last year.…
November 3, 2023
Cosmetics

EU’s directive ban on microplastics in consumer products has taken effect

The European Commission has adopted a series of measures to prohibit selling products with microplastics, which contribute to microplastic pollution. The ban was implemented on October 15, starting with the sale of loose glitter and microbead products. The transition period for other products will be much longer.…
October 18, 2023
Tiger shark

In New Caledonia, shark culling continues despite court ruling

The administrative court of the French Pacific archipelago New Caledonia has prohibited the slaughter of sharks in protected areas. However, these zones represent only a small part of its waters and do not include the coast of Nouméa, New Caledonia's capital. Due to an increase in shark attacks, the municipality has decided to continue hunting sharks.…
September 29, 2023
New Zealand Parliament buildings

When the price of carbon affects New Zealand’s budget

Last December, New Zealand decided to lower carbon prices to reduce consumer price inflation. But added to a failed auction for selling carbon emission quotas in March, the government now lacks NZ$1.2 billion for this year's budget.…
May 9, 2023
Plastic

Research shows nanoplastics found their way to the brains of mice

Nanoparticles of polystyrene can penetrate the neural system of mice. The size of the particles, as well as the biomolecules surrounding them, seem to have a significant influence on the uptake. More research needs to be conducted to understand the potential medical consequences on humans.…
April 21, 2023
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