Forests News
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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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Biodiversity at the Cliff’s Edge
By Stephen Leahy/IPS NAGOYA, Japan, Oct 18, 2010 (Tierramérica) – What nature gives us is often taken for granted, but…
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Certifying the Timber Trade
By Angela Dewan As countries that cut down swathes of forest face mounting pressure from the world to stop, many…
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False Hope for Biofuels and Livelihoods
By Angela Dewan The great biofuel debate is still going, and it looks like it may be here to stay…
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In Search of Alternatives for Encroachers and Squatters of Protected Parks
By Angela Dewan One of the greatest challenges in designing forest conservation projects is ensuring forest-dependent communities do not lose…
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Keeping Up the REDD+ Momentum
By Angela Dewan Just one year ago, all hopes were pegged on REDD to slow down global deforestation and mitigate…
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