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Declaredbiologicallydeadin the1950s,theriverThamesis nowa

“hubof life”,saysconservationcharityZSLanda “shiningexample

of howwildlifecanbebroughtbackfromthebrink”.It is callingon

peopleto payattentionto what’sgoingonbeneaththesurfaceof

thefamousLondonwaterway,viaitsnewcampaign,Mother

Thames.EncompassingZSL’sannualgreyandharbourseal

census,Europeaneelmonitoring, oysterrestorationprojectsand

more, thecampaignwillculminatein thepublicationof thefirst

reportintothestatusof theriverThamesin morethan 60 years.

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Theworld’sfirstmalaria

vaccinehasbeenlaunched

insub-SaharanAfrica. The

large-scalepilot,whichthe

WorldHealthOrganization

sayscouldpreventsomeof

the250,000childdeaths

eachyearfrommalaria,has

beguninMalawi.

NewYorkCityCouncilhas

passeda lawrequiringall

newbuildings– residential

or commercial – to have

a roof with either plants,

solar panels, wind turbines,

or a mix of all three. It also

applies to buildings having

significant renovations.

ofpeopleintheUK

wouldbewillingtopay

moreforeco-friendly,

biodegradablepackaging,

accordingtoa YouGov

survey.Some46%of

peoplefeelguiltyabout

theamountofplasticthey

use,theresearchfound.

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Howeaglesfare

UShighschoolstudent

JodyBellhascreatedan

onlineresourcetohelp

US-bornchildrenandteens

whoseimmigrantparents

orguardiansmaybeatrisk

ofdeportation.Bell,16,

cameupwiththeideafor

InCaseofDeportation

afterhearingtheconcerns

ofclosefriendswhowere

afraidtospeaktoadults

abouttheirfears

surroundingdeportation.

CostaRicahaslaunched

a plantodecarboniseby

2050, with the nation

saying it aims to show

others what’s possible to

address climate change.

Environment minister

Carlos Manuel Rodríguez

said that if the plan

succeeds, in 2035 his

grandchildren will have

thesamecarbonfootprint

ashisgrandparentsdidin

the1940s– andby 2050

hisgrandchildrenwill

havenoneatall.

Teenybitofhelp

Costa neutral

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Britain’slargestbirdofprey,

the white-tailed eagle, is set

to be reintroduced to the Isle

of Wight. The Roy Dennis

Wildlife Foundation and

Forestry England have been

granted the necessary

licence and will undertake

a five-year reintroduction

programme. The species was

widespread across southern

Britain until the 18th

century,whenpersecution

andhumanactivityledto

thebirdsbeing wiped out.

• Last month the UK
  passed one week without
  using coal power for the
  firsttimesince1882.
  
  
  • Sales of fossil-fuelled
    vehicles are on the decline
    in the world’s largest auto
    markets: China, US and
    Europe, as electric-powered
    vehiclesgrowinpopularity.
  
  
  
  


• 75% of US coal
  production now costs
  more than solar and wind
  in providing households
  with electricity.


• The UK government
  aims to triple the number
  of employees in offshore
  wind farms by 2030.