A breeding pair of Eurasian beavers are set to return to west London's Paradise Fields, Ealing, marking the first time in 400 years that beavers will inhabit the area. The conservation groups behind the project received £40,000 from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to create a publicly accessible reintroduction site. This initiative, which is part of the urban rewilding project, aims to challenge perceptions and demonstrate how beavers can…

Canada lags behind the U.S. on spending to protect the Great Lakes The federal government says it's making Canada's largest investment ever in protecting the nation's sources of fresh water — including the Great Lakes. Commitments announced by the government during U.S. President Joe Biden's visit and in the recent budget bring the federal government's total investment to $750 million, said Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. "[It brings] us very close…

Hidroelectrica established a joint venture partnership with Masdar from the United Arab Emirates for the development of renewable energy projects. Ahead of its stock market listing, Romania’s largest electricity producer Hidroelectrica is founding a renewables firm with Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company – Masdar, ZF reported. The state-owned hydropower producer’s shareholder assembly has supported the initiative. The joint venture would develop, invest in, build and operate green energy facilities, the…

China releases rare fish into Yangtze River China released 200,000 Chinese sturgeon into the Yangtze River, the country's longest river, on Saturday, as part of its efforts to protect the rare fish. The first batch of 100,000 fish was released in Yichang City of Hubei Province, with two more batches to follow, said China Three Gorges Corporation, noting that it has conducted the release every year since 1984. With a…

The international waters of the High Seas, that lie outside any country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), make up 64% of our global ocean and cover 46% of Earth’s surface. Nearly half of our planet is beyond the reach of any enforceable law or governance. It is estimated that just 1.3% of the High Seas is protected, compared to 17% of the land. In March 2022, representatives of the world’s governments…

Archeologists in China have found the remains of what may be the world's oldest known flush toilet. Broken parts of the 2,400-year-old lavatory, as well as a bent flush pipe, were unearthed last summer by a research team among ancient palace ruins in the Yueyang archaeological site in the central city of Xi'an, according to Chinese state media. Details of the find were released last week, sparking widespread interest in…