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Czech farm ministry sparks protests over reforestation proposal
The Czech Republic’s largely coniferous forests are facing the worst calamity in years. Experts are warning that if required measures are not taken soon enough, the…
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Czech sea turtle crusader seeks to save species from extinction
Young Czech scientist Hana Svobodová has devoted her entire career to protecting and saving endangered sea turtles. Since 2010, she has been regularly visiting Indonesia…
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Environmentalists ringing alarm bells over ailing Czech forests
Environmental groups and experts in the field have been ringing alarm bells regarding the sorry state of Czech forests. The country’s largely coniferous forests are…
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Czech outdoors see explosion of pine and spruce pollen
Many people who have spent time in the Czech outdoors the last few days have been struck by the unusually high amount of pollen in the air. Nature reserves are thick with…
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Czech forest helps NASA scientists plot climate change
The Žofín forest in South Bohemia belongs among the oldest protected nature reserves in Central Europe. This unique woodland, which has been protected for more than 180…
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Czechs in last ditch race to save endangered African antelope
For nearly 20 years, Czechs have been involved in saving the critically endangered Western Derby eland, the world’s largest antelope living in Africa. The last wild…
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Nature Conservation chapter in Vlašim oversees successful release of bats at chateau park
The Czech Union for Nature Conservation’s local chapter in Vlašim, Central Bohemia, this week released four species of bats that had wintered at its shelter over the last…
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Dvůr Kralové Zoo mourns death of last male northern white rhino on Earth, but retains hopes of…
The last surviving male northern white rhino died in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya on Monday. He and two other females who represent the last of their breed belong to…
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Czechs ‘Down Under’ pioneer waste recycling network
A young Czech couple living in Australia has launched a successful online application which enables people to recycle their kitchen waste. Through ShareWaste, people…
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Czech scientists appeal against exemptions to EU emission norms
Leading Czech scientists and physicians have appealed to lawmakers not to allow any exemptions from new EU norms on pollution that should come into force in the year 2021…
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Last Northern White Rhino male recovering from life-threatening infection, as scientists push ahead…
When Josef Vágner, head of the Dvůr Kralové Zoo, brought six Northern White Rhinos back from a trip to Sudan in the early 1970s he was criticized by the public for taking…
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Czech Republic caught up in plastic waste disposal crisis in Europe
China’s ban on plastic waste imports has already impacted most European states and the Czech Republic is no exception. Plastic waste is ending up on waste dumps and an…
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