Conservation
- Japan, Environment, Oceans, Marine life, Conservation, Whaling, Animals, Cetaceans, Wildlife, World news, Asia Pacific
Japan’s whaling town struggles to keep 400 years of tradition alive
The resumption of killing whales for profit for the first time in over 30 years is offering little cause for c…
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‘Ursine terror’: plea to improve habitat after spate of bear attacks in Japan
Experts warn of more encounters as animals forced into populated areas to find foodA spate of bear attacks in …
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Japan’s beloved matsutake mushroom under threat
For diners with money to spare it is the taste of autumn but decline of red pine forests has left it with a pr…
- Japan, Environment, Conservation, Climate change, Wildlife, Pollution, World news, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity
World fails to meet a single target to stop destruction of nature – UN report
‘Humanity at a crossroads’ after a decade in which all of the 2010 Aichi goals to protect wildlife and ecosyst…
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Crews prepare to sink Mauritius spill ship despite opposition
MV Wakashio has split in two and leaked 1,000 tonnes of oil into the water since it ran agroundSalvage crews w…
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Environment groups urge Nippon Paper to scrap Victorian timber from supply chain
In a letter to the Japanese company, activists call for rapid transition to products sourced from plantations …
- Japan, Environment, Brazil, Oceans, Europe, Africa, Conservation, South and Central Asia, Animals, Global development, Wildlife, World news, Asia Pacific, Tanzania, UK news, India, Americas
‘I raised hell’: how people worldwide answered the call of World Oceans Day
From protecting fishing communities to regrowing coral reefs, Guardian readers and environmentalists share how…
- Japan, Environment, Marine life, Conservation, Animals, Wildlife, Fishing, World news, Documentary films, Asia Pacific, Culture, Food, Film
Ama-San review – a deep dive into Japan’s fisherwomen culture
Cláudia Varejão’s camera embark’s on an enigmatic and occasionally baffling study of a hypnotic worldThe ama a…
- Japan, Environment, Marine life, Dolphins, Conservation, Animal welfare, Animals, Wildlife, Law, Fishing, World news, Asia Pacific
Japanese man prepares for landmark case against dolphin hunts
Taiji resident will testify in attempt to ban activity as part of charity’s legal challenge A man from Taiji, …