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Biodiversity Loss Costs EU 450 Billion Euros a Year
BRUSSELS, Belgium, January 26, 2012 (ENS) - A silent crisis of biodiversity loss is costing the European Union 450 billion euros (US$590 billion) a year, adding to the stress of the ongoing financial crisis, the European Parliament heard on Tuesday. The loss estimate was presented in a draft report to the Environment Committee by Dutch MEP Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy,...
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Hunting animals to save them?
(CBS News) You don't have to go to Africa to hunt exotic animals. In fact, Texas may have more of some endangered exotics than live in the wild. That's because breeding them is a billion dollar business in Texas, where over 100 species roam large ranches and can be hunted for sport. More: Hunting animals to save them?
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The world’s biggest and most vulnerable trees – in pictures
The biggest trees in the world are dying off rapidly as roads, farms and settlements fragment forests and trees come under prolonged attack from severe droughts and new pests and diseases. Here is a selection of the world's biggest trees under threat Read more: The world's biggest and most vulnerable trees - in pictures
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Amazon rainforest mapped in unprecedented detail
Scientists record Amazon's structure and biodiversity by bouncing laser beams off forest 400,000 times per second Go here to see the original: Amazon rainforest mapped in unprecedented detail
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New biodiversity map of the Andes shows species in dire need of protection
The Andes-Amazon basin of Peru and Bolivia is one of the most biologically rich and rapidly changing areas of the world. A new study published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Ecology has used information collected over the last 100 years by explorers and from satellite images which reveals detailed patterns of species and ecosystems that occur...
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Singapore raises sea defences against tide of climate change
SINGAPORE: A 15-km (10 mile) stretch of crisp white beach is one of the key battlegrounds in Singapore's campaign to defend its hard-won territory against rising sea levels linked to climate change. Originally posted here: Singapore raises sea defences against tide of climate change
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Global warming may raise risk of Pacific fish poisoning
FIJI: Rising sea temperatures caused by climate change may have contributed to a sharp increase in the incidence of a severe form of tropical fish poisoning afflicting people living on small islands around the Pacific region, a study has shown. Read more: Global warming may raise risk of Pacific fish poisoning
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Prosecutorial Oversight: A National Dialogue in the Wake of Connick v. Thompson
Join us for the first stop of a national tour to address the issue of prosecutorial oversight in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Connick v. Thompson , which granted prosecutors almost complete immunity for their intentional misconduct. Panelists from all aspects of the criminal justice system will discuss systemic and legal approaches for reducing...
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Judge strikes parole-revocation provisions in California law
The Sacramento Bee – By Denny Walsh A Sacramento federal judge has struck down as unconstitutional the part of California’s so-called Victims’ Bill of Rights that governs parole revocation. The law, enacted by voter approval of a ... Link: Judge strikes parole-revocation provisions in California law
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California’s De Facto Sentencing Commissions
by Robert Weisberg – Edwin E. Huddleson, Jr. Professor of Law, Stanford Law School, Faculty Co-Director, Stanford Criminal Justice Center he concept of a sentencing commission as a mechanism for governance of a jurisdiction’s criminal justice ... Read more: California’s De Facto Sentencing Commissions
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