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Women championing the preservation of an invaluable cultural heritage
JEPARA, Indonesia (March 7, 2011) _ Indonesians will never forget the special significance that Jepara holds in the struggle for…
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UN emissions targets likely in 2015 – negotiator
By Carbon Finance 03 November, 2010 UN talks in Cancún should focus on issues where some consensus already exists because…
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An Awakening to the Unravelling of the Web Life – Will Action Follow?
Analysis by Stephen Leahy (IPS)* NAGOYA, Japan, Nov 1, 2010 The international community has finally awoken to the…
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Biodiversity Pact Begins with the Genes
By Stephen Leahy* Delegates from 193 countries agreed to put under protection 17 percent of land and 10 percent of…
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UNFCCC Adaptation Fund cites CIFOR-CATIE Honduras study
Results from a joint study between CIFOR and CATIE on tropical forests and climate change adaptation in Honduras were cited…
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Runaway Global Economy Decimating Nature
By Stephen Leahy* NAGOYA, Japan, Oct 28, 2010 (IPS) – One-fifth of all birds, fish and animals are threatened with…
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Co-chairs’ Summary: Aichi-Nagoya Ministerial Meeting of the REDD+ Partnership
By REDD+ Partnership On October 26, 2010, the Aichi-Nagoya Ministerial Meeting of the REDD+ Partnership was held in Nagoya, Aichi…
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Global Extinction Crisis Looms, New Study Says
By Juliet Eilperin** A growing number of creatures could disappear from the earth, with one-fifth of all vertebrates and as…
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Tackling Climate Change Only Way to Halt Species Extinction Crisis and Declines
By Stephen Leahy NAGOYA, Japan, Oct 26, 2010 (IPS) – A major change in the direction of economic development is…
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Geoengineering for a Desperate Planet
By Stephen Leahy* NAGOYA, Japan, Oct 25, 2010 (Tierramérica) – Delegates to the world summit on biodiversity here are calling…
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Palau Announces Massive Marine Sanctuary
By Stephen Leahy NAGOYA, Japan, Oct 25, 2010 (IPS) – One of Japan’s closest allies declared over the weekend that…
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An Open Letter about Scientific Credibility and the Conservation of Tropical Forests
Released by a group of distinguished scientists led by Professor Bill Laurance To whom it may concern: As professional scientists…
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Hard to Put a Price-tag on Healthy Rivers
By Stephen Leahy NAGOYA, Japan, Oct 22, 2010 (IPS) – Damming a river may bring electric power, but it often…
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Canada Seeks to Drop Native Peoples from New Biodiversity Pact
By Stephen Leahy/IPS NAGOYA, Japan, Oct 21, 2010 (IPS) – Blame Canada if countries fail to agree to a new…
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North-South Divide Again Clouds Biodiversity Talks
By Stephen Leahy/IPS Protesters in Nagoya demand a fair and equitable access and benefit-sharing protocol NAGOYA, Japan, Oct 19, 2010…
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