Month: February 2022

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Tonga eruption may damage environment for years – China sends more disaster assistance

01/02/2022 CEN_net 0

Ecological damage The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said it was extremely concerned about the potential impact the massive volcanic eruption in Tonga will have on agriculture and fisheries in the area. The FAO noted that around 86 percent of Tonga residents are engaged in some form of agriculture, whether it is through crops, livestock or fisheries. The FAO said ashfall can have detrimental effects on crops and livestock […]

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Malaysia battles to save its national animal from extinction

01/02/2022 CEN_net 0

“If drastic action is not taken, the Malayan tiger will be extinct within the next five to 10 years” Malaysian government minister, Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, statement to Malaysian parliament, November, 2021 This article is about the plight of the Malayan tiger, the national animal of Malaysia. We have shared it here, in part, as Malaysia is the largest single country of origin for our CEN membership, and in honour […]

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China’s average national air pollution levels down 9.1% in 2021

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Air pollution in 339 Chinese cities improved in 2021, with average concentrations of small, hazardous airborne particles known as PM2.5 down 9.1% from a year earlier to 30 micrograms per cubic metre, official data showed on Monday. China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment said average concentrations of all major pollutants – including ground-level ozone, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide – fell in the 339 monitored cities last year. […]