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Noel Kempff project is 'saving the forest' by forcing destruction elsewhere (www.guardian.co.uk)
Forest conservation project in Bolivia proves that unless a nation as a whole cuts deforestation, individual carbon offset schemes are worthless
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Haiti quake spread destruction but failed to break spirit of its people (www.greenvilleonline.com)
It’s kite flying season in Port-au-Prince. Before the great earthquake, the sky, crisp and blue before the rains come in April, would be flecked with jewel-colored kites — hexagons made of... More
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Inside Brazil: Land of opportunity (www.guardian.co.uk)
An overview of Brazil's key sectors shows the progress that has been made, but its infrastructure still needs work
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Photos: Madagascar's wonderful and wild frogs, an interview with Sahonagasy (news.mongabay.com)
To save Madagascar's embattled and beautiful amphibians, scientists are turning to the web. A new site built by herpetologists, Sahonagasy, is dedicated to gathering and providing information about... More
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Why seed dispersers matter, an interview with Pierre-Michel Forget, chair of the FSD International Symposium (news.mongabay.com)
There are few areas of research in tropical biology more exciting and more important than seed dispersal. Seed dispersal—the process by which seeds are spread from parent trees to new sprouting... More
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Rainforest pact: Brazil and the U.S. agree to cooperate (latimesblogs.latimes.com)
The United States and Brazil signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to slash greenhouse gas emissions from tropical deforestation, one of the main drivers of global climate change. The... More
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Save the rainforest by driving on biogas, says the CLA (www.smallholder.co.uk)
The CLA has called for the Government’s biofuel policy to switch to support for renewable gas - instead of imported palm oil.
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Australia pays Indonesia $27 million to save trees (www.dawn.com)
SINGAPORE/JAKARTA: Indonesia and Australia launched a A$30 million (US$27million) project on Tuesday to fight deforestation in Sumatra as part of efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and boost a... More
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Save the Planet with Meatless Monday (www.dailynexus.com)
As of Monday, March 1st, the UCSB residential dining commons will be showing official endorsement of the Meatless Monday campaign. The commitment by UCSB residential dining services to remove, for one... More
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Deforestation Pushing Amazon to Its Ecological Limits (solveclimate.com)
Many of the Risks and Ecological Processes are Poorly Understood, Studies Warn.
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