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Watching Bill Gates in the news over the years, his demeanor usually is that of an earnest, enthusiastic college professor, someone who draws on research and thinks before he talks. And it turns out, before he writes, too.

Queensland’s environmental authorities have raised alarm about large numbers of flatback turtle hatchlings that are dying soon after leaving the nest in the waters along the Capricorn coast region of Queensland.

Alarmed Northland authorities are now searching for a koi carp after 10-year-old Zeke Voschezang reported seeing one of the unwanted freshwater pest fish in Kaipara's Lake Taharoa. The koi carp is the first seen in the 50,000-year-old lake - New Zealand's biggest dune lake and among the best

There must be mutual understanding between all stakeholders including the national and provinvial governments, mine developer and landowners before the commmencment of the Wafi-Golpu mine project, says Morobe Governer Ginson Saonu.

...wetlands have many names and serve many environmental purposes. But for centuries they have been viewed simply as hindrances to human development, obstacles to drain and dredge to make room for progress.

The National Marine Fisheries Service has extended the comment period for its proposal to designate critical habitat for seven Indo-Pacific corals listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act and found within U.S. waters. The end of the public comment period has been extended from Feb.

Breaking up the Pacific Islands Forum would be a lost opportunity to cement the region's global leadership on climate change and ocean conservation.

Since the taramea (crown of thorns) was discovered on the reef floor of Rarotonga in July last year, 2800 of the coral eating sea creatures have been collected and destroyed.

The Bright Award for Environmental Sustainability recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to environmental preservation and global sustainability.

In coming decades as coastal communities around the world are expected to encounter sea-level rise, the general expectation has been that people's migration toward the coast will slow or reverse in many places.