The Zambian agri-tech app making farming cool
In Zambia, where agriculture accounts for 35% of the country’s GDP, farming is a way of life. One agri-tech company is bringing the future to Zambian farms. Agripredict, led by young founder and CEO
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Ex-sceptic says climate change is down to humans
Climate 'hockey stick' The results confirm the warming trend seen by other groups using different methods A formerly sceptical climate scientist says human activity is causing the Earth to warm, as
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Two new areas of marine protection along NI coastline
Two new areas of marine protection off the coastline of Northern Ireland have been announced. The Special Areas of Conservation include the sea and seabed surrounding the Maidens Islands off Larne and
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EU should commit to tougher emissions target, say MPs
The EU should vow tougher action on climate change to maintain political leadership, says a committee of MPs. The Energy and Climate Change Committee report also says the UK government must aim to end
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Renewable energy: Onshore wind subsidy to be cut by 10%
The subsidy for onshore wind energy generation is to be cut by 10%, the government has announced. The Treasury is thought to have favoured a larger cut of up to 25%. It is one of a number of cuts
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Protected tropical forests' biodiversity 'declining'
Despite having protected status, the biodiversity in a large number of tropical forests is still continuing to decline, a study has suggested. The authors said the findings should cause concern because
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Lemurs sliding towards extinction
A group of specialists is in Madagascar - the only place where lemurs are found in the wild - to systematically assess the animals and decide where they sit on the Red List of Threatened Species. More
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Trinidad leatherback turtle hatchlings crushed
Thousands of leatherback turtle eggs and hatchlings have been crushed by bulldozers on Trinidad's northern coast, conservationists say. Workers had been called in to redirect a river that was eroding
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Meteosat launches to maintain Europe's weather services
The latest spacecraft in Europe's long-running Meteosat series has just gone into orbit on an Ariane rocket. It is now being manoeuvred into a position some 36,000km above the Earth from where it can
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UK homes getting more hungry for electricity
UK homes are consuming much more electricity than previously estimated, a report described as the most detailed of its kind has suggested. For example, it found that up to 16% of households' energy
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GM crops 'aid plant neighbours'
GM crops that make their own insecticide also deliver benefits for their conventional plant neighbours, a study in China has concluded. These strains seem to boost populations of natural pest-controlling