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mongabay.com » Mongabay.com news - Nov 11, 2008
Scientists should compare the biodiversity oil palm plantations to other industrial monocultures, not the rainforests they replace, said Dr. Yusof Basiron, CEO of the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), in a post on his …
Also tagged: politics, europe, environment, alternative energy, environmental politics, ethanol, clean energy, biodiesel, indonesia, green, malaysia, renewable energy, biofuels, greenhouse gas emissions, greenwashing, palm oil, sustainability, deforestation, green energy, environmental law, climate change politics, bioenergy
mongabay.com » Mongabay.com news - Oct 27, 2008
Climate change appears to be responsible for a "marked drop" in the population of three of four species of amphibian once common to Yellowstone National Park, report researchers writing in Proceedings of the National …
Also tagged: animals, pollution, climate change, environment, united states, green, wildlife, greenhouse gas emissions, frogs, biodiversity, wetlands, herps, impact of climate change, amphibian crisis, extinction and climmte change
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Google Earth Adds Underwater Ocean Elementplanetsave.com » Planetsave - Oct 27, 2008 Geared towards raising awareness of endangered ocean habitats, a new online tool allows viewers an in-depth peek at underwater reefs around the world. Google Earth has taken us up and out into the universe, and now … Also tagged: google, google earth, fish, ocean, oceans, reef, coral reef, iucn, marine protected areas, nature and 38 conservation, video and 38 media, protect planet ocean, wildcam belize |
mongabay.com » Mongabay.com news - Oct 21, 2008
Children with ADHD are better able to focus after a twenty-minute walk in a natural setting, according to a study published in the Journal of Attention Disorders. The study compared walks in nature to those in urban or …
Also tagged: health, environment, green, sustainability, jeremy hance, happy upbeat environmental
mongabay.com » Mongabay.com news - Oct 21, 2008
The presence of deer affects the number of reptiles, amphibians and insects found in forest areas, suggests a new study by researchers at Ohio State University and National Park Service. A higher abundance of deer is …
Also tagged: animals, environment, united states, hunting, green, amphibians, reptiles, wildlife, biodiversity, herps, happy upbeat environmental
mongabay.com » Mongabay.com news - Oct 14, 2008
The population of West African chimpanzees living in Côte d'Ivoire has collapsed due to hunting and forest destruction, report scientists writing in the October 14th issue of Current Biology.
Also tagged: africa, animals, environment, logging, hunting, forests, green, mammals, wildlife, chimps, endangered species, primates, apes, deforestation, biodiversity, côte d ivoire, poaching, ivory coast, parks, rainforests, west africa
mongabay.com » Mongabay.com news - Oct 13, 2008
Environmental crime is generating $10 billion a year in revenue for gangsters and criminal syndicates reports the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) in a paper released today.
Also tagged: environment, perù, forests, green, latin america, south america, forestry, conservation, greenhouse gas emissions, carbon offsets, bolivia, deforestation, ecuador, carbon trading, parks, rainforests, carbon sequestration, redd, happy upbeat environmental, saving rainforests, avoided deforestation, carbon conservation, carbon finance, conservation finance, global warming mitigation, rainforest conservation
mongabay.com » Mongabay.com news - Oct 9, 2008
Ecuador's proposal to protect one of the world's most biodiverse rainforests from oil development has failed to secure any funding ahead at its December deadline, reports the Guardian Unlimited .
Also tagged: energy, environment, amazon, oil, forests, latin america, south america, conservation, ecuador, biodiversity, fossil fuels, rainforests, indigenous people, avoided deforestation, carbon conservation, amazon people, conservation finance
mongabay.com » Mongabay.com news - Oct 9, 2008
Climbing temperatures may doom many tropical species to extinction if they are unable to migrate to higher elevations or cooler latitudes, report researchers writing in Science.
Also tagged: animals, climate change, environment, california, whales, wildlife, latin america, conservation, insects, costa rica, extinction, central america, biodiversity, extinction and climate change, impact of climate change
redgreenandblue.org » Red, Green, and Blue - Sep 29, 2008
On Saturday, while speaking at the opening of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History’s new ocean exhibit, President Bush announced that California’s Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary would be expanded by 585 nautical …
Also tagged: editor s choice, leader, george bush, oceans, smithsonian, liberal, other politics, sant ocean hall, monterey bay marine sanctuary