France, Spain and other Mediterranean nations forced the European Union to retreat, on November 18, from an ambitious plan to save the threatened and prized bluefin tuna.

After drawn-out negotiations, the 27-nation EU abandoned a plan to seek cutbacks in fishing quotas based only on scientific advice and said it will now also take the interests of tuna fishermen into account.

France, Spain and other Mediterranean nations have forced the European Union to retreat from an ambitious plan to save the threatened bluefin tuna. After drawn-out negotiations, the union abandoned a plan on Wednesday night to seek cutbacks in fishing quotas based only on scientific advice, and said it would now also consider the interests of tuna fishermen.

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France remains opposed to a plan by the European Union's executive to let each member country decide on whether to approve the growing of genetically modified (GM) crops, the French farm minister said on Thursday.

The proposals unveiled by the European Commission in June aim to overcome divisions between countries that have made EU approval of GM crops extremely difficult.

But they have agai

IT IS the first time in the fertiliser sector that a company has sold carbon credits. The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (Iffco), the world

Nearly 40 percent of the global land surface is at risk of desertification, a new study says. The areas at risk represent eight of the 15 natural 'eco-regions,' coded according to their degree of aridity.

It has been revealed that 65 heads of states and governments will be attending the most important environmental summit held in December this year in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The organizers of the climate summit announced this week that leaders of most of the world

With the developed world almost dropping the idea of finalising a comprehensive climate agreement at Copenhagen