Tag: Environment
First IVF of a white rhino, a breakthrough to save the species
A major medical breakthrough in embryo transfer could save Africa’s northern white rhinos from danger of extinction. Present on earth for 26 million years, this species of rhino could survive…
The ant and the lion, or the story of an upheaval of the ecosystem of the Kenyan savannah
In Kenya, the invasion of the big-headed ant has forced lions to change their diet. Studies have shown that the arrival of this species led to five to seven times…
the rescue of the dilapidated tanker FSO Safer compromised by attacks in the Red Sea
Attacks by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, as well as American and British responses, forced the United Nations to halt the perilous rescue of…
towards a shift towards the radical right?
According to a study by think tank ECFR (European Council for External Relations) published this Wednesday, January 24, the 2024 European Parliament elections will be marked by a significant shift…
these French municipalities which no longer find an insurer
Floods, repeated storms, violent snow episodes… The effects of global warming are being felt in France. And it is increasingly worrying insurance companies. Since January 1, many French municipalities have…
decline in social and environmental standards since Brexit
Since leaving the European Union, the United Kingdom has seen a worrying decline in crucial legislation. While the Union is strengthening its environmental regulations, the Conservative government is moving further…
Camille Etienne (climate justice): “There is no form of energy decline in France”
Camille Etienne, activist for social and climate justice, is one of the strongest voices in France on the climate. Great international guest of RFI this Friday January 19, 2024, she…
A Davos Forum marked by war and AI, the environment with absent subscribers
After editions weighed down by the pandemic, the World Economic Forum in Davos was full this year. More than 2,800 participants came to extol the merits of the market economy…
despite concern, end of mobilization around the lithium extraction site
Indigenous communities in northern Chile have ended their mobilization. Since the start of the week, they have been blocking access roads to the country’s only lithium mine, located in the…
Eleanor Catton, ecological tragicomedy in New Zealand
Eleanor Catton is a New Zealand writer born in 1985 in Canada and then grew up near Christchurch in New Zealand. His first novel, “La Répétition”, appeared on numerous prize…