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Urbanization And Export Crops Drive DeforestationNew York NY (SPX) Feb 12, 2010 The drivers of tropical deforestation have shifted in the early 21st century to hinge on growth of cities and the globalized agricultural trade, a new large-scale study concludes. The observations starkly reverse assumptions by some scientists that fast-growing urbanization and the efficiencies of global trade might eventually slow or reverse tropical deforestation. The study, which covers most of the world's tropical land area, appears in this week's early edition of the journal Nature Geoscience. ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) Feb 9, 2010China on Tuesday named pollution from farms as a major cause for concern, as the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases released its first nationwide survey on sources of environmental degradation. "There were some outstanding problems identified by this national census such as the high contribution to water pollution by agricultural sources," the State Council, or Cabinet, said in a st ... more  
Washington (AFP) Feb 8, 2010The White House said Monday it was eyeing "multiple lines of attack" against invasive Asian carp threatening Great Lakes eco-systems and fisheries after talking strategy with local state governors. The Obama administration unveiled a short-and long-term strategy and a 78.5 million dollar investment to fight the carp, which it is feared could soon be devouring plankton supporting Great Lakes ... more  
York, UK (SPX) Feb 09, 2010Rugged, hilly landscapes with a range of different habitat types can help maintain more stable butterfly populations and thus aid their conservation, according to new findings published in the journal Ecology Letters. The research, carried out by scientists from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Butterfly Conservation and the University of York, has implications for how we might design ... more |
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Water Climate Forum Taps International Network To Tackle Adaptation IssuesWashington DC (SPX) Feb 10, 2010 Leaders in water management and climate change have embarked on an ambitious campaign to push water adaptation issues on to the American policy agenda with Climate Change Impacts on Water: An International Adaptation Forum. The two-day meeting in the nation's capital is the first of its kind, bringing together more than 200 key policy and climate officials, water system executives, scientists and subject leaders from around the world to share their experiences and ideas on a range of topics, from ... read more |
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