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Nature conservation: Two specially-designed feeding sites to be established at be’ah facilities during 2021 @conradprabhu Oman Environmental Services Holding Company (be’ah), the country’s solid waste management entity, says it plans to introduce the concept of ‘raptor restaurants’ – sites within landfills where slaughterhouse waste can...

News From Antiwar.com After months of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg mercilessly – tediously – denouncing Russia and China ahead of yesterday’s summit, the communiqué issued after it finally raised China’s ire. Two of the document’s 79 points addressed China. The second was conciliatory; the first was confrontational. It was the first time the 30-nation military bloc so overtly directed harsh language of that nature at China in an official publication. The opening sentence o...

LONDON. KAZINFORM - Kazakhstan’s military reforms and peacekeeping efforts were the main topic of discussion at a webinar hosted by the Embassy of Kazakhstan in the UK and the British-Kazakh Society to mark the 30th anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazinform cites the official website of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry.

News From Antiwar.com With the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union and the socialist bloc it led, the world witnessed what some termed the unipolar moment and others the end of history. No entity benefited more from the opening up of the world than the Pentagon. It immediately insinuated itself into every corner and cranny of the world, bringing every nation in Europe and the former Soviet republics in Central Asia into an alliance with NATO (the Partnership for Peace), and...

Highlights The Environment Society of Oman (ESO) has been awarded a grant by the Disney Conservation Fund (DCF) for its work to protect Oman’s Vultures. During its 25th anniversary year, The Environment Society of Oman (ESO) has been awarded a grant by the Disney Conservation Fund (DCF) for its work to protect Oman’s Vultures. During its 25th anniversary year, the Disney Conservation Fund is proud to continue providing critical support to community-led conservation efforts globally. The fun...

Count of Steppe Eagles witnesses steep decline in Omans Dhofar region By: Times News Service Muscat: The Office for Conservation of Environment recorded a remarkable decline in the number of Steppe Eagles by more than 80 per cent in parts of Dhofar within one year. Steppe Eagles are migratory birds that visit the Sultanate in winter every year. Khalid bin Muhammad Al Hakmani, Head of the Natural Reserves Department at the Salalah Environmental Conservation Office and the supervisor of the speci...

Hesaraghatta grasslands. Pic: Mahesh Bhat To a mind that’s taught to see vast swathes of land where no large trees but “mere” grass and shrubs grow as inconsequential, Hesaraghatta’s distinction as a unique habitat for flora and fauna may come as a rude shock. Here, the view is just grass, with a few trees to break the monotony, a dying river skirting the landscape, and a man made lake dependent on annual monsoons to validate its worth. So, to truly appreciate the biodiversity hotspot ...