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EurekAlert, 2013-05-22
Declines in the biodiversity of pollinating insects and wild plants have slowed in recent years, according to a new study.
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Deccan Chronicle, 2013-05-22
Technologies are tools for doing or making things. They are a means to transform what nature has given into food, clothing, shelter, means of mobility, means of communication. Technology is a means to an end; it is not an end in itself.
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Hindu (India), 2013-05-22
Today (May 22) is yet another United Nations-designated International Day for Biodiversity. Cities occupy only 2 per cent of earth’s surface, but their inhabitants use up 75 per cent of the planet’s resources building concrete jungles.
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Times of India, 2013-05-22
KOLKATA: If the term "concrete jungle" is used to describe a city burdened with ugly brick-and-steel structures, there can't be a better example than Kolkata.
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Spiegel (Germany), 2013-05-22
A marvel of nature, the lakes of Ounianga in the Sahara Desert have lasted thousands of years and withstood dramatic climate change. Now, a German geologist has analyzed lakebed sediments to shed light on a spectacular chapter in human history.
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Huffington Post, 2013-05-22
The world is sitting on a consumption time bomb -- more consumers, higher consumption, and more material intensity, coupled with diminishing supplies of natural capital, add up to a planet that is dangerously overspent and veering towards ecological bankruptcy in the not-too-distant future. China and the U.S., the two largest consuming nations with combined GDPs comprising one-third of global Gross Domestic Product, find themselves at the center of a potential catastrophe, in which human demand outspends Earth's supplies.
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Thomson Reuters Foundation, 2013-05-22
Mangroves that could protect Cameroon from rising seas may be subject to more pressure than they can bear, as people migrating to the country’s southwestern coast clear trees at a rate so fast they can’t regenerate, scientists at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) said.
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Business Standard (India), 2013-05-22
Concerned over destruction of Dadri wetlands in the National Capital Region (NCR), the National Green Tribunal Wednesday issued notices to the union environment ministry and others for failing to take steps to protect the area.
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Guardian (UK), 2013-05-22
Ban Ki-moon has warned the world is on course to run out of freshwater unless greater efforts are made to improve water security.
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Guardian (UK), 2013-05-22
1.5m people depend on lake for food – including popular Chambo fish – and Malawians are alarmed at decline in stocks
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Jamaica Observer, 2013-05-22
JAMAICA has been ranked fifth among islands of the world in terms of endemic plants. The country also enjoys a high level of endemism for animal species. It has:* 98.2 per cent of the 514 indigenous species of land snails and 100 per cent of the 22 indigenous species of amphibians.
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Times of India, 2013-05-22
"If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems to function, no amount of money will save us" - David Suzuki.
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Angola Press Agency (Luanda), 2013-05-22
Luanda – The Ministry of Environment Tuesday in Luanda appealed to all Angolans to contribute with a patriotic feeling and national citizen spirit to the protection and preservation of the large biological diversity, with a view to the country’s sustainable development.
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Deccan Chronicle, 2013-05-22
Chennai: Despite Tamil Nadu being endowed with biodiversity including rich flora and fauna, the growing commercialisation has exerted severe pressure on these resources putting some of these in danger of extinction.
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allAfrica.com, 2013-05-22
Gobabeb — Namibia's environment has started turning into an enemy that conspires with nature, while poor farming practices, excessive mining and deforestation have contributed to environmental degradation, according to the Minister of Environment and Tourism, Uahekua Herunga.
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News International (Pakistan), 2013-05-22
Speech competition, nature photography and painting competitions among students from twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad will be held here at Pakistan Museum of Natural History (PMNH) today (Wednesday).
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People's Daily, 2013-05-22
UNITED NATIONS, May 21 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Tuesday called on the international community to work towards a "water secure world" as part of the global ecosystem plan noted in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and post- 2015 agenda.
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Daily Times (Pakistan), 2013-05-22
KARACHI: Deforestation, soil erosion coupled with water-logging have hastened the rate of extinction of range animals - bird, reptiles, mammals, fish and plant species - which are already endangered due to climate change, cautioned environmental experts.
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Ghana Business News, 2013-05-22
The world marks International Biodiversity Day tomorrow, May 22 with the theme, “Water and Biodiversity”.
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Imperial College London, 2013-05-22
The 2013 UN International Day of Biological Diversity explores the theme of water and biodiversity.
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Zee News (India), 2013-05-22
Kohima: Saplings were planted on International Biodiversity Day today in Nagaland as stress was laid on the importance of conserving forests for the services it provides to the people.
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Slow Food, 2013-05-22
Biodiversity is life itself, from the tiniest elements to the largest ecosystems. It is all around us, in the air we breathe, the soil that feeds us and in every drop of water - this year’s theme for the International Day of Biological Diversity.
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Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai), 2013-05-22
A painting competition was organised by the Prakrithi Mitra National Green Corps on the occasion of International Biodiversity day on Tuesday. The theme was ‘Water and Biodiversity’ as this year has been designated as the international year of water cooperation by the United Nations.
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News.AZ, 2013-05-22
IDEA (International Dialogue for Environmental Action) campaign held a seminar on the occasion of “International Biodiversity Day”. The seminar took place in the IDEA Resource Center, which is situated at the Academy of Public Administration under President of the Republic of Azerbaijan with the participation of more than 20 young people having a special interest in environment and protection of biodiversity.
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Tempo, 2013-05-22
Water, these life-giving and life-sustaining natural resources, takes center stage today as the 2013 International Day for Biodiversity (IDB) focuses on the theme “Water and Biodiversity.” The theme supports the United Nations designation of 2013 as the International Year of Water Cooperation.
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2013-05-22
As the international community strives to accelerate its efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and define a post-2015 agenda, including a set of goals for sustainable development, water and biodiversity are important streams in the
discussion.
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<None>, 2013-05-22
We have not finished exploring the beauty of our planet’s biological diversity, nor have we fully gauged its role in humanity’s well-being and survival – yet we have begun to destroy it.
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Science Daily, 2013-05-22
May 21, 2013 — Researchers from the University of Hawaii -- Manoa (UHM) School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) developed species distribution models of the six dominant Hawaiian coral species around the main Hawaiian Islands including two species currently under consideration as threatened or endangered.
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ABC News (Australia), 2013-05-22
The Earth's ever-shifting geology is affecting the diversity of coral reefs across the Indian and Pacific oceans, a new study shows.
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Mongabay.com, 2013-05-22
A migratory shorebird that has flown more than 400,000 miles has reappeared once again.
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