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Warfare and poaching have decimated forest elephant populations across their range with even elephants in remote protected areas cut down finds a new study in PLoS ONE. Originally posted here: Forest elephant populations cut in half in protected area

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Seahorses are strange looking creatures, with a horse's head on top of a kangaroo's pouched belly, bulging, swiveling chameleon eyes, a prehensile monkey tail, color-changing armor and a royal crown, all shrunk down to the size of a chess piece. To marine biologist Helen Scales, these elusive creatures are a perfect symbol of the ocean's biodiversity. The rest...

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The geneticist and entrepreneur hopes to use synthetic biology to transform microscopic algae into cells that eat up carbon dioxide, spit out oil and provide meals See the rest here: Can Algae Feed the World and Fuel the Planet? A Q&A with Craig Venter

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One of the planet's most beautiful landscapes is in danger. Deep in southern Venezuela, among ancient forested tabletop mountains known as tepuis, crystalline rivers, and breathtaking waterfalls, outside influences - malaria, the high price of gold, commercial hunting, and cultural erosion - are threatening one of world's largest remaining blocks of wilderness, one that is home to indigenous...

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KOTA KINABALU, Nov 15 (Bernama) -- Sabah has achieved remarkable success in protecting its forests and biodiversity through the implementation of Sustainable Forest Management (SFM). View original post here: Sabah achieves remarkable success in protecting forests

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MEXICO CITY, Nov 14, 2011 (IPS) - After two weeks without water, the taps finally started running again in the home of Araceli Salazar and her neighbours in the poor, crowded neighbourhood of Iztapalapa on the east side of the Mexican capital. View original post here: Mexican Women Demand Climate Justice

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PRETORIA, South Africa, Nov 15, 2011 (IPS) - While Africa has successfully avoided conflict over shared water courses, it will need greater diplomacy to keep the peace as new research warns that climate change will have an effect on food productivity. Go here to see the original: A Threat to Food Security in Africa's River Basins

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"Google update." These two words can strike a chord of fear into the heart of any business owner that runs their own website. Not to mention send

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Guest post by Jennifer K. Halford, Esq. I was recently preparing a presentation for my local Small Business Development Center about the steps a small business owner should take to ensure the next generation is ready to continue the family business. I find that most small business owners underestimate the time it takes to continue the family business....

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Fruit, frogs, birds, insects, plants: they are all enjoying a warm autumn as the seasons go topsy-turvy. Ecologists are observing a rash of freak occurrences and oddities throughout England See the original post here: Nature is fooled into flowering in a 'second spring'