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Deforestation accounts for 10 percent of global carbon emissions, argues new study
Tropical deforestation accounted for 10 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions between 2000-2005 - a substantially smaller proportion than previously estimated - argues a new study published in Science. View original post here: Deforestation accounts for 10 percent of global carbon emissions, argues new study
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Jun
Rarest Kiwi Species Takes Flight
Kiwis, under normal conditions, do not fly. But this week 20 young members of the rarest kiwi species were special guests on board a military helicopter, flying across the Tasman Sea on their way to their new habitat off the coast of New Zealand. See the original post here: Rarest Kiwi Species Takes Flight
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Jun
Will elephants still roam earth in 20 years?
(CNN) -- At the start of the 1980s there were more than a million elephants in Africa. During that decade, 600,000 were destroyed for ivory products. Today perhaps no more than 400,000 remain across the continent, according to Samuel Wasser of the University of Washington, who is widely recognized as an authority on the subject. Read more: Will...
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Jun
Elephant Seals Help Uncover Slower-Than-Expected Antarctic Melting
ScienceDaily (June 21, 2012) - Don't let the hobbling, wobbling, and blubber fool you into thinking elephant seals are merely sluggish sun bathers. In fact, scientists are benefiting from these seals' surprisingly lengthy migrations to determine critical information about Antarctic melting and future sea level rise. The rest is here: Elephant Seals Help Uncover Slower-Than-Expected Antarctic Melting
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Jun
Disasters Hold Climate Change Lessons for Thais
BANGKOK, Jun 21 2012 (IPS) - The Kiriwong community in southern Thailand is confident of handling climate change, thanks to lessons learned from a natural disaster that hit its village 25 years ago. Go here to see the original: Disasters Hold Climate Change Lessons for Thais
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Jun
Climate change threatens Botswana’s main tourist attraction
[GABORONE] Botswana urgently needs policies to facilitate climate change adaptation to protect the Okavango Delta, the country's most lucrative tourist attraction, according to a new study. Continue reading here: Climate change threatens Botswana's main tourist attraction
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Jun
Slowest Greenland sharks hunts sleeping prey
Researchers have measured the swimming speed of the ocean's slowest shark. See more here: Slowest Greenland sharks hunts sleeping prey
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Jun
UK to require carbon emissions reporting by London Stock Exchange companies
The U.K. will require London Stock Exchange-listed companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions starting in April 2013, according to the British government. The rule may be extended to all large companies in 2016. Continue reading here: UK to require carbon emissions reporting by London Stock Exchange companies
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Jun
Global Shift to Obesity Packs Serious Climate Consequences
A new study suggests that human weight gain globally is not just bad for health but also bad for global warming See the original post here: Global Shift to Obesity Packs Serious Climate Consequences
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Jun
Rio+20 draft text is 283 paragraphs of fluff
World leaders have spent 20 years bracing themselves to express 'deep concern' about the world's environmental crises, but not to do anything about them Read the original post: Rio+20 draft text is 283 paragraphs of fluff
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