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A garden was opened in the 'Walkie Talkie' tower on Tuesday the 12th in London. A garden which public has long waited for is now open for view.

Australia did not get as much access to the US market for sugar under a new Pacific trade deal as it wanted but secured benefits for local industries.

A fin whale being brought onto land. Photo: Árni Sæberg Icelandic whaling company Hvalur hf. has caught its full annual quota of fin whales for the first time ever since the quota system was put in place. The hunting season drew to a close yesterday.

Yo, this diigo group belongs to our former teacher. The newbie has no access I suppose, cause he created his own account when started the course this year.

I think this group is still allowed though, he just posted to the pamoja page the link to this page.

The oceans are a crucial for human life, and their everyday functioning. The oceans produce $3 trillion of goods and services each year and are untold value for the Earth's ecology. Despite this fact, humans continue to damage this valuable source of life, and the nature is damaging us back by the melting of the Arctic ice in summer, the spread of oxygen-starved dead zones and the death of coral reefs. An example where the nature is harming us back can be seen in Thailand where the coastal mangrove swamps were cleared to set up shrimp farms. However, the ocean storm surges in 2011, rushed in to flood the country's industrial heartland, causing billions of dollars of damage causing the market failure.

This article/picture relates to the tragedy of the commons as it highlights the fact that since some countries have public bathrooms that are free of charge, there is little to no upkeep for the bathrooms, and so the users of the bathroom won't clean up after themselves. However, in some places of Europe, bathrooms are paid for to maintain cleanliness and sanitation.