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Bangladesh approves law on agri-research amid changing climate patterns
2016-07-12 02:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
News Next: Bangladeshi government on Monday approved a draft law aiming at capacity building of the institutions related to researches on agriculture, officials said. The cabinet headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave go ahead to the draft of The Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (Bari) Bill, 2016 at a meeting, said Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam. He said Bari will run necessary core researches on checking the adverse impacts of climate change, discovering new varieties of crops...
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Shark finning law goes into effect
2016-07-10 16:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Caller-Times: Beginning Friday, the sale, purchase or possession with intent to sell shark fins in Texas will be a criminal offense that could result in jail time and a fine. State Rep. Eddie Lucio III's second attempt to strengthen the prohibition of the federally outlawed practice of shark finning was signed into law last year, making Texas the 10th state to target a black market trade that the Save our Seas Foundation estimates kills 73 million sharks annually. The conservation organization Oceana estimates...
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Senate Advances GMO Labeling Bill in Attempt to Nullify Vermonts Historic Law
2016-07-06 23:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Today, in a cloture vote, the Senate voted today to do away with our right to know whats in our food, revoking a popular and clear state labeling law in effect in Vermont and nullifying all future state labeling initiatives. This is a slap in the face for all of the advocates that have worked hard to pass state-level measures because they believe strongly that labels should be transparent, and people should have the choice to decide whether or not they purchase and consume foods with genetically...
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India's first human trafficking law: draft falls short, campaigners say
2016-07-04 07:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Charities and activists have criticised the draft of India's first anti-human trafficking law, saying the proposed legislation is flawed and does not address all aspects of the fast-growing crime. The Trafficking of Persons bill, unveiled in May, seeks to unify India's existing anti-trafficking laws, prioritise survivors' needs and provide for special courts to expedite cases. Consultations on the draft bill ended last week, and women and child rights campaigners have demanded numerous revisions....
Marshall Islands: Seas Rising Faster Than Refugee Law Can Adapt
2016-07-02 17:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
News Deeply: Sandbags surround the Majuro airstrip while hurriedly-built bridges span flooded sections of road, and many Marshall Islanders have built seawalls to protect their homes on this remote nation in the Pacific Ocean. The Marshall Islands are made up of five main islands and 29 coral atolls spread across three-quarters of a million miles of ocean, but they amount to just 70 square miles of actual land. And even that is now at the mercy of the seas, which are rising thanks to climate change. The...
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