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Toxic waste verdict disappoints

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Thu, 10/23/2008 - 4:14pm

Ivorians express disappointment following a trial over the dumping of hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste in 2006.



 

China gets ivory imports go-ahead

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Tue, 07/15/2008 - 11:14am

The UN has given China the green light to bid in a one-off sale of a 108 tonnes stockpile of African elephant ivory.



 

Stolen fossils back in Argentina

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Thu, 07/03/2008 - 10:15pm

Four tonnes of dinosaur bones and other fossils stolen from Argentina are back home after being seized in the US.



 

Food waste on 'staggering' scale

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Thu, 05/08/2008 - 5:21am

People are needlessly throwing away 3.6m tonnes of food each year in England and Wales, research suggests.