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Top smartest animals

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by Natura | on June 10th, 2011 | 0 comments

In Animal Planet website we find an interesting ranking that is worth to show here: the top 10 smartest animals in the planet. Who do you think is in the first place? We will start the ranking from 10 till 1. 10. Rat Yes, you could not believe it but rats are among the 10 smartest animals in the world. However, it is not surprising that they are use in scientific researchs to find shortcuts and loopholes, isn’t it? 9. ...

World Environment Day: 5 June

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by Natura | on June 5th, 2011 | 0 comments

Today is the World Environment Day and it is celebrated all around the world. The United Nations Environment Programme and more organisations have organised a lot of events to raise awareness to the people of the importance of respecting the environment. This year, as it is Sunday, a lot of initiatives are planned such as fun runs, bicycle competitions or marathons are some of the proposals to celebrate it. Such as the Eco run celebrated in ...

Germany to shut down all its nuclear plants in 2021

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by Natura | on May 30th, 2011 | 0 comments

Germany will shut down all its 17 nuclear plants in 2021. However, if the transition to renewable energy does not go as fast as expected, three plants will continue to operate for another year, as a precaution against possible power shortages. The news has been announced yesterday night by Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen, that left by bicycle after the announcement. According to the Spanish webpage Foro Nuclear, in 2009 Germany obtained 26,12% of the energy consumed by nuclear ...

Solar powered planes in the Green Week

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by Natura | on May 26th, 2011 | 0 comments

We have been talking in a previous post about the Green Week in EU this week taking place from 24 till 27 of May. Among all activities that had taken place till now, the presentation of Solar Impulse has been one of the main attraction and has drawn more attention among the audience. The founders Betrand Piccard and André Borschberg presented yesterday the first aircraft powered only by solar energy. In the event, it has ...

Eco friendly business centre in South Korea

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by Natura | on May 23rd, 2011 | 0 comments

The greenest office building in the world has opened its doors in Incheaon, South Korea. It is a construction that emits zero carbon and uses only renewable energy. The offices are dedicated to the research on climate change and bring together the government commitment of reducing greenhouse gases. The building has 2500 square metres and it has been launched by the minister of National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER). It is a new reference for the following buildings that ...

Biodiversity day and Green Week!

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by Natura | on May 22nd, 2011 | 1 comment

There is a week of celebrations this week! Today we celebrate biodiversity day! and then next week EU celebrate the Green Week in Brussels. In the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB), we hope that it will make us reflect of the importance of biodiversity, the lost of species, genes and ecosystems, and its consequences. This year is dedicated to the forest biodiversity with the topic: International Year of Forests. Thus, it will be more focused on raising ...

Polar bears in trouble

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by Natura | on May 20th, 2011 | 0 comments

As there is less and less ice in the Arctic each year, polar bears are passing difficult times. The ice melts and breaks a lot earlier in the season than before. According to some researchers made and reported in discovery news, this changing of the ice and the earlier melting affects the period of reproduction of the female bears and they have less cubs than before. More and more females are seen with one cub only whereas ...

Chelsea Flower Show 2011

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by Natura | on May 19th, 2011 | 0 comments

The Chelsea Flower Show this year will be from Tuesday 24 till Saturday 28 May at London SW3. The grounds of the Royal Hospital of London are transformed every year into show gardens. It has attracted many visitors since its creation in 1913 and the garden area has even increased considerably. It is considered one of the most famous in the world and it is important for observing new gardening trends and new plant varieties are launched in ...

WWF celebrates its 50th anniversary

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by Natura | on May 3rd, 2011 | 0 comments

World Wide Fund for Nature (or World Wildlife Fund, in Canada and USA) is widely known as WWF and it has celebrated last weekend its 50 anniversary. It has celebrated 50 years of achievements in environmental issues and has assured its commitment to protect the planet. WWF calls for leadership in governments, companies, communities and consumers to take action to help the humanity for facing environmental challenges in the present and in the future. Founded on 29 April ...

Flourishing wildlife in the Isle of Arran

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by Natura | on May 2nd, 2011 | 0 comments

The first fully protected marine reserve in Scotland and only the second in UK has been created only two years ago and now it has started giving benefits both in environmental and commercial aspects. Set up off the Isle of Arran in the small area of seabed in Lamlash Bay, ot contains several species of algae known to promote biodiversity as well as commercially valuable scallops. Respecting the environment provides great results in these protected waters of Lamlash Bay and it ...

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