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A new species of omnivorous mammal has been found in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam. A part of the weasel family, the new species is known as a ferret-badger, a strange subfamily of mammals that have been little-studied by researchers. Smaller than proper badgers, ferret-badgers have elongated faces and long bushy tails. Excerpt from: Photos: bizarre new mammal...

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Emergency campaign calls for immediate action from the private sector to reduce their carbon footprint while supporting innovative forest protection projects. See the article here: Wildlife Works Launches CODE REDD Campaign to Save the World's Threatened Forests

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(Reuters) - Asian cities are increasingly at risk from rising sea levels and severe droughts and governments need to develop integrated urban plans that address urgent issues on water supply, flooding, transportation, and solid waste, a climate change expert said. View post: Asia must address climate issues fast: ADB

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MEXICO CITY, Nov 28, 2011 (Tierramérica) - The foreseeable absence of binding agreements to stabilise the global climate could give rise to increased regional cooperation to help Latin American countries adapt to the severe effects of climate change. Follow this link: Latin American Integration Does Not Extend to Climate Change

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BERLIN, Nov 28, 2011 (Tierramérica) - The claims of some industrialised nations, which accuse the developing countries of not doing their share to curb emissions that contribute to climate change, are proven false in studies conducted by respected academic institutions. Excerpt from: South Outdoing North in Fight against Global Warming

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DURBAN, South Africa, Nov 28, 2011 (IPS) - The European Union plan to save the Kyoto Protocol may meet its greatest obstacle in the developing world. Read more from the original source: "God Wants Us to Live in a Garden, Not a Desert"

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ScienceDaily (Nov. 28, 2011) - The biodiversity loss caused by climate change will result from a combination of rising temperatures and predation -- and may be more severe than currently predicted, according to a study by University of British Columbia zoologist Christopher Harley. Follow this link: Marine Biodiversity Loss Due to Global Warming and Predation, Study Predicts

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A new interactive Google Earth video tour aims to teach people how damming rivers around the world can exacerbate climate change. See original here: Google Earth Shows How Dams Could Worsen Climate Change

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DURBAN, South Africa - World temperatures keep rising, and are heading for a threshold that could lead to irreversible changes of the Earth, the U.N. weather office said Tuesday. See the original post: UN weather office affirms Earth's long-term warming trend, approaching point of no return

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(Reuters) - Bayer's CropScience unit plans to develop new heat- and drought-resistant wheat traits over the next decade without the use of genetic modification, a top executive said on Tuesday. See the rest here: Bayer CropScience targets non-GMO wheat traits