Dec 10 (Reuters) – Ben Nyberg stood on a sharp ridge along Hawaii’s Na Pali coast, his eyes scanning the leafy nooks of nearby red rock ridges. It was quiet, save for the faint hum of a drone flying among flocks of curious white-tailed tropicbirds. Nyberg aimed the drone closer to the opposite ridge, scanning …
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 23 (Reuters) – The United States is seeking to crack down on environmental criminals responsible for growing deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon, using sanctions such as the Magnitsky sanctions to fight climate change more aggressively, Reuters has been told. Reuters US sources and officials. The plan represents a major shift in Washington’s …
NAPERVILLE, Illinois, Nov 17 (Reuters) – China has been sporadic in the U.S. soybean market lately, although its buying last week was surprisingly large and likely much needed as supplies of beans from the main importer have become scarce . However, China’s pork industry, the world’s largest, could be on tough ground, as evidenced by …
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KERKENNAH ISLANDS, Tunisia, Nov 13 (Reuters) – A decade ago, Tunisian fisherman Ahmed Chelli’s nets were swollen with fish and octopus he sold at the local market in the Kerkennah Islands. Today he pulls nothing but “ISIS” – the name locals have given to the blue crabs that have invaded their fishing grounds in the …
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