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Kinsale mussel farm gets green light
The Southern Star
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A controversial mussel farm planned for Kinsale Harbour has been granted an aquaculture licence by the Department of Agriculture, Food & The Marine. Waterford-based company Woodstown Bay Shellfish Ltd had applied to the Department o for the...
Governor Nyong'o grateful for Ruto, Raila's visit to Kisumu
The Standard
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President William Ruto and Raila Odinga (left) during the commissioning of phase 1 of Makasembo housing project. [Michael Mute, Standard] Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o has expressed gratitude following the recent visit by President William Ruto and...
From community recycling to national movement: Việt Nam turns tide on plastic waste
Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI — As the World Environment Day (June 5) spotlights the prevention of plastic pollution towards green lifestyle, circular economy, and sustainable future, Vietnamese communities are proving that meaningful change begins with individual...
Qingdao's hybrid fishery-PV renewable energy project powers grid
China Daily
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The first phase of PowerChina's large-scale offshore photovoltaic project in Qingdao's Jimo district begins supplying renewable energy to the grid on Friday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] PowerChina's large-scale offshore photovoltaic...
Science Based Targets Network launches seafood objectives for the first time
SeafoodSource
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The Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) – a collaborative organization comprising several environmental NGOs that aims to help companies and cities set climate- and nature-based objectives – has launched its first science-based targets (SBTs)...
From community recycling to national movement: Vietnam turns tide on plastic waste
VietnamPlus
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June 4, 2025
Hanoi (VNA) – As the World Environment Day (June 5) spotlights the prevention of plastic pollution towards green lifestyle, circular economy, and sustainable future, Vietnamese communities are proving that meaningful change begins with individual...
Why we should protect the high seas from all extraction, forever
Nature
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International waters, also known as the high seas, make up 61% of the ocean and cover 43% of Earth’s surface — amounting to two-thirds of the biosphere by volume. They have been exploited since the seventeenth century for whales, and from the...
Veramaris reached full operational capacity in 2024 as it works to become industry staple
SeafoodSource
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Algae oil production company Veramaris ran at full operational capacity in 2024 for the first time and has reached what CEO Gertjan de Koning called the “moment of truth” for the company. Veramaris produces algae oils for feed industries, with a...
Times Argus Community News for June 4, 2025
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont
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COLLEGE NEWS Vermont Law SOUTH ROYALTON — Vermont Law and Graduate School has received its largest-ever donation: $10 million. An anonymous international foundation dedicated to solving environmental challenges will award VLGS this gift throughout...
Financing Agribusiness in Africa
Business Ghana
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The European-Union -Africa Chamber of Commerce (EUACC) (www.EU-Africa-Chamber.org) successfully hosted the first edition of the Financing Agribusiness in Africa Forum on May 24, 2025, at the Parc des Expositions in Abidjan. The Forum gathered key...
CGE Africa empowers female professionals in fisheries to tackle climate change, GBV
News Diary Online
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June 4, 2025
The Center for Gender Economics in Africa (CGE Africa) has empowered young female professionals in fisheries to address climate change and gender-based violence crises within Nigeria’s blue economy. By Angela Atabo The Center for Gender Economics...
Rutland Herald Community News for June 4, 2025
Rutland Herald - Vermont
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YOUTH NEWS Youth Book Award The Vermont Department of Libraries announced the 2025 Vermont Youth Book Award titles selected by 17,244 Vermont youth. The 2025 ballots were made up of the best books printed in 2023, as identified by each youth book...
40 Ogun farmers to get N200m FAO support
Punch
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June 3, 2025
No fewer than 40 Ogun State residents are billed to benefit from the Food Agriculture Organisation’s N200m support for fish farmers. Under the pilot scheme, each of the 40 farmers is to receive between N2.5m and N5m to upscale fish farming...
Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan Targets 1.5 Crore Farmers with Advanced Agri-Fisheries Technologies
ETGovernment
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May 30, 2025
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan launches the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan (VKSA-2025) at the ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA) in Bhubaneswar on ThursdayBHUBANESWAR: In a major...
WA Planning Commission called on Albany locals to inform Emu Point Precinct Structure Plan
The West Australian
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June 4, 2025
The future of one of Albany’s most iconic coastal areas could be in for a makeover as the WA Planning Commission calls on locals for input to guide the precinct’s future development. The Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage and City of...
Singapore farms innovate and collaborate amid profitability struggles
Channel News Asia
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May 30, 2025
As the company seeks to increase its profitability, Mr Ng is also looking beyond farming as a business activity, turning to food manufacturing as well as designing and building aquaculture systems. He said that instead of cutting prices below...
Biodiversity continues to recover in Yangtze river as fishing ban reaches fifth year
People's Daily Online
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By Yu Jingxian, Fan Haotian, Xu Jing (People's Daily) 08:41, June 04, 2025 Yangtze finless porpoises frolic in the waters near the Gezhouba Hydropower Station in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, April 8, 2025. (Photo by Wu...
RM23.4 million from KPKM to fuel 20 high-impact projects in Johor
The Sun Daily
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June 4, 2025
JOHOR BAHRU: A total of 20 high-impact programmes and projects supporting Johor’s Food Security Agenda will be carried out this year with an allocation of RM23.4 million. State Agriculture, Agro-based Industry and Rural Development Committee...
Progressing towards fisheries transparency
The Fiji Times
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June 4, 2025
Fiji continues to work towards improved fisheries transparency, with some major developments in recent months. Transparency is increasingly recognised as essential for sustainable fisheries management, enabling responsible governance, improving...
Hanoi's budget revenue posts robust 54% growth in first five months
VietnamPlus
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June 3, 2025
Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi’s state budget revenue exceeded 362.1 trillion VND (approximately 14.2 billion USD) in the first five months of 2025, meeting 71.6% of the full-year target and soaring 54.4% compared to the same period in 2024. Figures released...