Wildlife

Transboundary cooperation improves endangered species monitoring and conservation actions: A case study of the global population of Amur leopards

Political borders and natural boundaries of wildlife populations seldom coincide, often to the detriment of conservation objectives. Transnational monitoring of endangered carnivores is rare, but is necessary for accurate population monitoring and coordinated conservation policies. We investigate the benefits of collaboratively monitoring the abundance and survival of the critically endangered Amur leopard, which occurs as a single transboundary population across China and Russia.

Publication Date: 
19/06/2018
Anna V. Vitkalova Limin Feng Alexander N. Rybin & et al
Conservation Letters
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Tags:
Leopard, Wildlife Management, China, Russia, Migration, Endangered Species, International Cooperation
Energy

HCC bags contract at nuclear power project in Bangladesh

Russia’s Atomstroyexport awarded the $110-mn deal to JV

Publication Date: 
07/06/2018
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Nuclear Power, Bangaldesh, India, Russia, Energy Technology, Nuclear Power Plants, Energy
Energy

Nigeria: Crossing the T's Ahead of Nigeria's First Nuclear Power Plant

The proposed plan by the Federal Government to construct a nuclear power plant by mid 2020 would offer Nigerians a cheaper and stable source of electricity pricing, in the long run, borne out of lo

Publication Date: 
28/05/2018
All Africa
Tags:
Energy, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Power Plants, Nigeria, Russia, Africa, Electricity
Wildlife

Disrupt: wildlife cybercrime – uncovering the scale of online wildlife trade

IFAW’s research report, Disrupt: Wildlife Cybercrime – Uncovering the scale of online wildlife trade, highlights the scale and nature of the online trade in protected live animals and animal products, as well as the threat this trade poses to their survival.

Publication Date: 
22/05/2018
International Fund for Animal Welfare
Tags:
Wildlife, Wildlife Trade, Illegal Trade, France, Germany, Russia, United Kingdom (UK)
Energy

From Russia, with sweat and love for Kudankulam-3

VOLGODONSK: Even as the civil work for the third unit of Kudankulam nuclear power plant, in Tirunelveli district on the southern corner of Tamil Nadu, is going on at a brisk pace, its lifeline is g

Publication Date: 
22/05/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Nuclear Power, Russia, Energy Technology, Koodunkulam APS, Nuclear Power Plants, Energy
Energy

Russian firm hopes to bag deal for unit 5, 6 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plants

Hoping to sign the contracts for Units 5 & 6 for Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plants (KNPP) soon, Andrey Nikipelov, CEO, Atomenegromash, the firm associated with State Atomic Energy Corporation of

Publication Date: 
15/05/2018
New Indian Express (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Nuclear Power Plants, Koodunkulam APS, Russia, Nuclear Power, Energy
Energy

Nuclear will account for 6% of India’s energy mix by 2030: Saraswat

India is far ahead in terms of potential nuclear power generation facilities, according to NITI Aayog member VK Saraswat.

Publication Date: 
08/05/2018
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Nuclear Power, Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL), Nuclear Power Plants, Russia, Power Industry, Energy
Health

Evaluation of data on thyroid cancer in regions affected by the Chernobyl accident

The secretariat of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) released a White Paper evaluating thyroid cancer data in regions affected by the Chernobyl accident to guide the Scientific Committee’s future programme of work.

Publication Date: 
25/04/2018
United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR)
Tags:
Chernobyl Disaster, Cancer, Health Effects, Radiation, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
Climate Change

Glacier loss is accelerating because of global warming

With global warming, we can make predictions and then take measurements to test those predictions. One prediction (a pretty obvious one) is that a warmer world will have less snow and ice.

Publication Date: 
19/04/2018
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Climate Change, Global Warming, Glacial Melt, Sea Level Rise, Global, Alaska, Canada, Russia
Energy

PM to inaugurate 16th International Energy Forum on Wednesday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate on Wednesday the 16th International Energy Forum, the largest gathering of ministers from energy consuming, producing and transit countries, the oil min

Publication Date: 
10/04/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Energy, Global, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Qatar, Nigeria, Japan, China, Russia

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