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The "Babeş-Bolyai" University (UBB) in Cluj-Napoca, through the Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, is launching for the first time in Romania the European initiative "Plastic Pirates", a participatory research...

The state subsidy for the purchase of a fully electric car increases from 5,100 euros to 7,500 euros, according to the new financing guide approved by the Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests for the Rabla 2025 Program. According to the...

A new global episode of coral bleaching, spanning more than two years, is wreaking havoc in the world's oceans, affecting approximately 84% of coral reefs - an absolute record in the history of documentation of these phenomena, according to...

Between 14% and 17% of the world's agricultural land is contaminated with at least one toxic heavy metal, warns a study published in the journal Science and cited by AFP. This contamination could pose a direct risk to the health of up to 1.4...

One of the most ambitious ecological projects of the European Union - the emissions trading system (EU-ETS) - is about to become a Trojan horse used by the world of organized crime, claim the journalists from Follow The Money (FTM), following an...

Comisia Europeană, Parlamentul European şi statele membre ale Uniunii Europene au ajuns la un compromis privind o legislaţie mai strictă împotriva poluării cu microplastice, potrivit AFP. Noul regulament vizează în special combaterea răspândirii...

The European Commission, the European Parliament and the member states of the European Union have reached a compromise on stricter legislation against microplastic pollution, according to AFP. The new regulation aims in particular to combat the...

A recent study presented at the American Chemical Society shows that chewing gum can release hundreds of microplastic particles into the mouth. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) analyzed the chemical composition of a...

A new report on bird populations in the United States reports an alarming decline, with 112 species at a "tipping point" due to habitat loss and climate change. Of those, 42 species are experiencing sharp declines, raising alarm bells in...

Over 40 teachers from seven countries are participating this week in an educational innovation workshop focused on the study of climate change, held in Târgu Mureş. The event takes place within the ASSET (Assistance for Skilled Environmental...

Un studiu recent publicat în prestigiosul jurnal Environmental Pollution aduce dovezi semnificative despre impactul activităţilor umane asupra faunei sălbatice încă din perioada medievală. Cercetarea, realizată de o echipă franco-română,...

A recent study published in the prestigious journal Environmental Pollution provides significant evidence of the impact of human activities on wildlife since the medieval period. The research, carried out by a Franco-Romanian team, highlights...

Cercetători clujeni sunt implicaţi într-o descoperire potrivit căreia cele mai vechi dovezi pentru poluarea antropică a faunei sălbatice din Europa Medievală sunt în România, potrivit Agerpres."Doi cercetători anunţă publicarea, în...

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), nicknamed "forever pollutants," are a growing concern due to their toxic effects on human health, including the risk of cancer. These nearly indestructible chemicals accumulate in air,...

A new study confirms that the loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta has an amazing ability to learn and memorize the coordinates of the Earth's magnetic field, using them as a veritable natural GPS to navigate to their favorite nesting and...

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Municipalitatea din Amsterdam a anunţat o măsură ambiţioasă pentru combaterea poluării: interzicerea ambarcaţiunilor de agrement pe faimoasele sale canale turistice din centrul oraşului. Potrivit unui comunicat oficial, începând cu 1 aprilie,...

The municipality of Amsterdam has announced an ambitious measure to combat pollution: banning pleasure boats on its famous tourist canals in the city center. According to an official statement, starting April 1, only electric, hydrogen-powered...

Poluarea atmosferică joacă un rol semnificativ în creşterea numărului de cazuri de adenocarcinom pulmonar, cel mai frecvent tip de cancer pulmonar la nivel global, relevă un nou studiu publicat în revista Lancet Respiratory Medicine. Cu 2,5...

The Romanian Geographical Society warns that the discipline Geography ""has disappeared'' from the subjects studied in grades 11 and 12, according to the draft framework plan for high school launched for public debate by the...

Air pollution plays a significant role in the increase in the number of cases of lung adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer globally, reveals a new study published in the journal Lancet Respiratory Medicine. With 2.5 million cases...

Oamenii poluează natura din cele mai vechi timpuri, aceasta este concluzia unui studiu. Contaminarea mediului cu plumb provocată de om în regiunea Mării Egee a început în urmă cu aproximativ 5.200 de ani, cu circa 1.200 de ani mai devreme decât...

Humans have been polluting nature since ancient times, this is the conclusion of a study. Human-caused environmental contamination with lead in the Aegean region began approximately 5,200 years ago, about 1,200 years earlier than previously...

The planet's oceans reached the highest temperatures ever recorded in 2024, according to a recently published study cited by the DPA agency. The records apply to both surface temperatures and heat stored down to depths of 2,000 meters,...

Ameninţările pentru floră şi faună sunt tot mai diverse şi mai complexe. Un sfert (24%) din fauna sălbatică de apă dulce, inclusiv crustaceele, peştii şi insectele, se confruntă cu un ""risc ridicat de dispariţie'' din cauza unor...

The threats to flora and fauna are increasingly diverse and complex. A quarter (24%) of freshwater wildlife, including crustaceans, fish and insects, face a ""high risk of extinction'' due to ""considerable...

Viaţa în marele oraşe are unele avantaje, dar şi multe dezavantaje. Poluarea extremă se află printre dezavantaje. Capitala Vietnamului, Hanoi, învăluită într-un strat dens de smog în ultimele săptămâni, se află în fruntea celor mai poluate oraşe...

Big city living has some advantages, but also many disadvantages. Extreme pollution is among the disadvantages. Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, shrouded in a thick layer of smog in recent weeks, is at the top of the world's most polluted...

Trouble never comes alone, not even in climate issues. The ways in which people consume and feed themselves are causing "interconnected" crises that affect biodiversity, climate and health, threatening the survival of essential ecosystems...

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, stressed, during a hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), that the climate emergency is essentially an unprecedented health crisis. Climate...

Big initiatives do not always lead to positive results. Negotiations at the UN Conference to Combat Desertification, COP16, have ended without reaching a binding agreement to combat the phenomenon. The talks ended a day later than planned, as...

Poluarea creează mari probleme în multe zone ale lumii, în special în Asia. O parte din elevii, studenţii şi funcţionarii publici din Iran au fost îndemnaţi să rămână acasă două zile din cauza unei poluări atmosferice severe, care afectează...

The Games have been over for months, but there is still good news coming out of Paris. Greenhouse gas emissions associated with the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have been halved compared to previous editions, despite the higher-than-expected impact...

Pollution is causing major problems in many parts of the world, especially in Asia. Some Iranian students and civil servants have been told to stay home for two days due to severe air pollution affecting Tehran and several other cities in the...

The Ministry of Education announced the signing of financing contracts through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) for projects won by universities that will train teachers in agricultural high schools in our country. This program...

Water contamination with "perennial pollutants" is exceeding regulatory thresholds in Europe, exposing the environment and human health to significant risks, the European Environment Agency (EEA) warns. According to a recent report...

Bee-killing pesticides have been found in 85% of rivers tested in England, an analysis of UK government statistics has revealed. Environmental groups analysed Environment Agency data on neonicotinoid pesticides present in rivers tested in...

Lupta cu poluatorii este una extrem de dură. La conferinţa de la Busan, Coreea de Sud, discuţiile pentru un tratat global privind poluarea cu plastic au intrat într-o fază critică, fiind marcate de o opoziţie puternică din partea unor ţări...

The fight against polluters is an extremely tough one. At the conference in Busan, South Korea, talks for a global treaty on plastic pollution entered a critical phase, marked by strong opposition from oil-producing countries such as Saudi...