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11th AGM - SKUPŠTINA
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POZIV NA SKUPŠTINU - NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
For the Good of All!
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Eco Environment News feeds
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Trout farm in Cotswolds tourist hotspot accused of welfare abuses
Exclusive: Charity says footage shows fish being struck repeatedly and at least one child taking part in killing fish
Animal welfare campaigners allege that a “harrowing series of welfare abuses” have taken place at one of England’s oldest working trout farms in a tourist hotspot in the Cotswolds, including the participation of children in killing fish.
Animal Equality UK, a charity that works to end cruelty to farmed animals, has released video footage that it claims shows fish being repeatedly beaten with batons, mishandled and left to suffocate by untrained members of the public including a child at Bibury trout farm in Gloucestershire.
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‘People just lie’: How Riverford’s Guy Singh-Watson became the most brutally honest farmer in Britain
The organic veg pioneer talks to the Guardian about being unemployable, his unconventional father and his recent autism diagnosis
“Cardoons are a perennial crop – they keep coming back every year,” says Guy Singh-Watson, as his dog, Artichoke, roots around for voles among the tall thistle-like plants. “They would be a dream crop – if only people liked eating them.”
Cardoons, which Singh-Watson learned to love while snowed in on a Sicilian mountain, are not your typical vegetable. But then the Riverford veg box founder is not your typical farmer, despite still living only a few miles from the farm where he was born.
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Hope, joy, absurdity and marvel: there is so much more to our world story than loss
Amid environmental tragedy, a hidden world of curiosity and wonder still exists. And in this, says Natalie Kyriacou, we can find glimmers of hope
The last great auk, it is said, was strangled unceremoniously in its sleep in 1844. Plump and penguin-like, the great auk had survived for hundreds of thousands of years until humans discovered the utility of its soft down feathers, eggs and meat. Great auks mate for life, and it was on Eldey island in Iceland where the final pair on Earth met their fate at the hands of three fishermen who fell upon them.
“I took him by the neck and he flapped his wings. He made no cry. I strangled him,” said the man who killed the last of a species.
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‘Bee buffets’: the pollinator pathways turning drab alleys into insect havens
Corridors of nectar-rich plants encourage pollination and brighten up city streets at the same time
Take a closer look at the colourful plants dotted along an initially unassuming Bristol alleyway and you’ll see them teeming with insects. Bumblebees, hoverflies and ladybirds throng around a mixture of catmint, yarrow, geraniums and anemones. “It’s buzzing with pollinators now,” Flora Beverley says.
Just over a year ago, the alley we are walking down was a dreary, litter-strewn dumping ground. Now, thanks to the pollinator pathways project, it is filled with nectar-rich plants and bee hotels. Colourful murals line the walls. A neighbour and her son passing by stop to tell Beverley they watered the plants yesterday. The local people who helped to transform the pathways continue to maintain them too.
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EU wildfires worst on record as burning season continues
Data shows more than 1m hectares torched so far this year, with records also broken for CO2 and other air pollutants
Wildfires ravaging the EU have torched more than 1m hectares this year, marking 2025 as the worst year on record, a full month before the fire season ends.
Deadly infernos that have emptied out villages and forced farmers to become firefighters have engulfed four times as much land this year as the average for the same period over the past two decades, according to official data that was updated on Friday and may be revised further.
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Light pollution causes urban birds to stay awake longer each day, study finds
Researchers ‘shocked’ to discover some species settling down for sleep 50 minutes later than rural counterparts
Urban birds stay up significantly later than their rural counterparts, according to research that highlights the impact of light pollution on wildlife.
The study, based on recordings submitted by bird enthusiasts to a popular species identification and mapping website, showed that light pollution caused birds to sing for an average of 50 minutes longer each day, with some species waking up an hour earlier and settling down for the evening an hour later.
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Young country diary: The summer smell of ‘black gold’ in our compost heap
Manchester: The woodlice, worms, slugs and snails are all working hard to make the compost as good as possible
The fresh “forest floor” smell filled my nostrils as Mum twisted the lid off the compost bin. “Get a lungful,” she said, sticking her head over it and encouraging me to do so. It smelled fantastic – magical almost – raw nature broken down into dark, crumbly, nutrient rich compost; not pungent and wet like in winter.
We call it our black gold. We’ve been taking turns to stir it all year, rain or shine, mixing our compost “soup”. We add layers of kitchen waste – greens and browns – fruit skins, vegetable peelings and cardboard tubes. We chop them up so they break down more easily. We water our heap when it feels dry, with the rainwater that collects in our water butt and rolls down the drainpipe from Dad’s shed.
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Alaska was lucky to avoid disaster after a landslide and tsunami. What about next time?
The close call in Tracy Arm 50 miles south of Juneau on 10 August is the latest sign that as glaciers melt, risks may rise
The landslide that triggered a powerful tsunami in Alaska’s Inside Passage early on 10 August was a close call, say scientists, tour operators and agency officials, with the risk of such events apparently increasing as glaciers retreat because of climate change.
“It’s a historic event,” said scientist Dennis Staley from the US Geological Survey of the slide, which occurred in the Tracy Arm fjord 50 miles (80km) south of Juneau.
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‘Without water nothing can exist’: the Malawians repeatedly displaced by drought
Unpredictable weather fuelled by the climate crisis is forcing millions from their homes, with many struggling to access water
Julius Chibonda has moved twice in the past 16 months in search of enough water and fertile land to support his entrepreneurial dreams, one of millions of rural Malawians struggling with increasingly unpredictable rainfall and droughts made more ferocious by the climate crisis.
The 61-year-old farmer was eager to talk and quick to smile. But his face fell when he saw the dry, empty land in the village of Kampheko 2, where he had grown tomatoes, garlic, okra and maize.
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Do heatwaves, wildfires and travel costs signal the end of the holiday abroad?
Leading researcher forecasts ‘beginning of the age of non-tourism’ despite industry returning to pre-pandemic highs
It was a prediction nobody wanted to hear. On the main stage of the world’s biggest tourism fair, Stefan Gössling, a leading researcher in sustainable transport, had just calmly announced the looming death of the holiday industry.
“We have already entered the beginning of the age of non-tourism,” said Gössling, to an uneasy audience of travel agencies, car rental companies, cruise operators and hoteliers.
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Eco Health News feeds
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Call to end airport drop-off fees for blue badge holders
UK airports' charging policies are inconsistent and unfair, says Disabled Motoring UK.
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A pea allergy almost killed my boy. It's only right to add it to food labels
Families tell the BBC about their experiences living with allergies as experts call for more allergens to have warning labels.
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Why I started getting anti-wrinkle injections at 23
Does it slow down ageing? Or are we being exploited by a multi-billion pound industry?
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Baby food firms told to make products healthier or face action
Manufacturers who do not make products healthier within 18 months may face action, the government says.
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Will Serena Williams's weight-loss admission help shed stigma of anti-obesity drugs?
Could her comments instil a new sense of confidence in those using the drugs and quieten the critics?
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Bereaved families feel 'ignored' over maternity review
It follows a meeting between the families and Baroness Amos, who will chair the review.
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Hospital pays out after bacteria-linked deaths
Nine families receive compensation after the outbreak linked to a Cambridge-based hospital.
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Pine nuts and goat's milk should get allergy labels, say experts
Warnings for some 'emerging' food allergens should be added to food packaging, researchers suggest.
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Warning issued over branded kids' magnesium gummies
An undeclared drug that can cause drowsiness and headaches has been found in Nutrition Ignition supplements.
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What are UV levels and how can you protect yourself?
How dangerous is UV radiation and how can you protect yourself when levels are high?
Eco Nature News feeds
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Protect wildlife: Buy a print
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. These pictures might be worth even more. An initiative featuring the work of some of the world’s best nature photographers raises money for environmental conservation.
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Can these fishermen save a 3,000-year tradition?
In a fishing community in Peru, a small group of fishermen carry on a tradition that dates back to the Incas. But an environmental disaster and modern fishing practices threaten this way of life.
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Axolotls are on the brink. Can we bring them back?
A project from Conservation International and a Mexican university offers a glimmer of hope for the critically endangered axolotl.
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Where Andes meet Amazon, a new ‘lifeline’ for wildlife
As global temperatures rise, wildlife around the world are on the move, a new protected corridor in one of the planet’s most biodiverse countries aims to help.
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Is there a better way to farm shrimp? A new project says yes
The world’s appetite for shrimp has surged — and environmental destruction has followed in its wake. A new program from Conservation International has a solution.
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An uprooted people, a legacy of conservation
A new Conservation International study is shedding light on an unsung group and their relationship with nature.
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Can AI help protect nature?
Despite risks, AI has ‘enormous potential’ for good, a Conservation International expert says.
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5 things you didn’t know about sea-level rise
It’s indisputable: Around the world, seas are rising at a faster rate than at any time in recorded history. But there’s more to this story than you might realize.
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A climate ally needs support — but at what cost?
A Conservation International study finds key detail on restoring the world’s mangroves: a price tag.
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Can a new paper defuse climate infighting?
To fix climate, all the tools need to be on the table, experts say.