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By Suvendrini Kakuchi

Japan: Hybrid Cars in Race against Climate Change
The Japanese car industry is leading a technological revolution by coming out with fast, modern cars that produce less pollution and thus help curb the greenhouse effect. If the Kyoto Protocol on climate change enters into force, the new models could be the boost Japan needs to meet its emission reduction targets

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By Sanjay Suri

Emissions Trading Market Falls Short of Hopes
The first transactions on Britain's greenhouse gas emissions market have been disappointing, but it is too soon to say it has totally failed, say experts in this country that has promised to ratify the Kyoto Protocol.

 
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By Kintto Lucas and María Isabel García

Rescuing the Andean Bear
The spectacled bear, arrived in the Andes Mountains some 16,000 years ago. It is the only South American bear species, and its prospects for survival are gloomy because its habitat is being destroyed by the spread of cities, farming and ranching.

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World Environment Day
World Environment Day, celebrated every June 5 around the planet, is dedicated this year to an important issue: we must give the Earth a chance. The planet must be allowed some respite from the damaged caused by human activities.

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Film and video festival celebrates Environment Day in Brazil... University of Argentina commences drug manufacturing... Peru and Bolivia promote a "biodiversity corridor"

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