BY SATOSHI OTANI STAFF WRITER10 April 2011 The government plans to prohibit rice planting in fields where the concentration of radioactive cesium exceeds 5,000 becquerels per kilogram of soil. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Friday that the new bans...
Lihu'e, Hawaii— Four conservation groups are suing Kaua'i Island Utility Cooperative for killing rare seabirds without a permit, in violation of the Endangered Species Act. The complaint, filed in Hawaii's federal district court on March 24, says the utility's...
Yaoundé, Cameroon, 7 September 2017 (TRAFFIC) – Weak governance, corruption, and shifting trade dynamics are significant factors seriously undermining the control of ivory trafficking throughout five countries in Central Africa, according to a new TRAFFIC study launched today.In the first...