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#934892013-04-30
Mediterranean Diet Linked to Preserving Memory
Apr. 29, 2013 — A University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study suggests that the Mediterranean diet, which emphasizes consuming foods that contain omega-3 fatty acids found in fish, chicken and salad dressing, and avoiding saturated fats, meat and dairy foods, may be linked to preserving memo ...
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#934902013-04-30
Climate Change Will Raise the Sea Level in the Gulf of Finland
Apr. 29, 2013 — The Finnish Meteorological Institute has updated its estimates concerning the impact of rising sea levels on the Finnish coast. Post-glacial rebound and changes in Earth's gravity field protect the Finnish coast against rising sea levels, especially in the Gulf of Bothnia. In the ...
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#934912013-04-30
Sea Turtles Benefiting from Protected Areas
Apr. 29, 2013 — Nesting green sea turtles are benefiting from marine protected areas by using habitats found within their boundaries, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study that is the first to track the federally protected turtles in Dry Tortugas National Park.
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#934922013-04-30
Scientists discover new giant mole rat in Africa (photos)
Although the term "giant mole rat" may not immediately inspire love, the mole rats of Africa are a fascinating bunch. They spend practically their entire lives underground building elaborate tunnel systems and feeding on plant stems.
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#934942013-04-30
U.N. Recognises Wildlife Trafficking as “Serious Crime”
WASHINGTON, Apr 29 2013 (IPS) - Environment groups are applauding a new United Nations decision to officially characterise international wildlife and timber trafficking as a serious organised crime, in a move that advocates say will finally give international law enforcement officials the tools ...
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#934502013-04-29
It's David Cameron's duty to protect bees if he believes in green government
The Prime Minister once promised to lead "the greenest Government ever". Today, the government can – and must – live up to the David Cameron's rhetoric by supporting the European Commission's proposal to protect bees and other pollinators by suspending the use of neonicotinoid insecticides.
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#934512013-04-29
Ecological Ponzi scheme ignores natural capital
At the weekend I took a load of junk from the garden shed up to the local recycling centre. Use of the Ballyogan facility costs €30 per car. Of course, there are always cheaper options. I could have headed instead for the Dublin mountains, found a quiet spot and dumped my detritus there instead.
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#934522013-04-29
Water security and soil sealing
There is a lake in San Joaquin Valley – or there was one once. It was the largest lake in the valley, but by 1899 the lake was a dry bed except for some surrounding wetlands and during occasional flooding.
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#934532013-04-29
Major pan-European study conducted on ocean acidification
More than 160 researchers across 10 European countries joined together, in what is being hailed as the first international project to focus on ocean acidification and its consequences.
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#934542013-04-29
Nigeria: Ogun Goes Green
To protect the environment and instill the culture of preservation in the residents of Ogun State, the wife of the governor, Mrs. Olufunsho Amosun recently launched the Going Green Initiative.
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#934552013-04-29
New WIPO Text On Traditional Knowledge Protection Cleaner But Issues Remain
The main goal has been achieved for World Intellectual Property Organization delegates who started last week with the task of improving a document to become an international instrument protecting traditional knowledge. Consensus has not been met on core issues, but a cleaner text has emerged, re ...
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#934562013-04-29
Africa: Climate Change - Expert Says Africans Should Be Proactive
AS the world marked Earth Day on Monday April 22, an African scientist said rural communities would bear the brunt of climate change.
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#934572013-04-29
The 'sunshade' clouds created by plants that are helping to slow climate change.
Plants help to slow climate change by emitting gases that form of clouds, creating a 'sunshade' over the planet, scientists have discovered.
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#934582013-04-29
Sea temperatures off U.S. Northeast and Canada highest in 150 years
WASHINGTON, April 26 (UPI) -- Sea surface temperatures on the continental shelf off the U.S. Northeast and Canada have reached their highest levels in 150 years, researchers say.
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#934592013-04-29
Scientists to replenish lobster population with help from wind farm
HELGOLAND, Germany, April 27 (UPI) -- German scientists say they hope to replenish the lobster population off the German island of Helgoland with the help of offshore wind farms.
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#934612013-04-29
Bee deaths: EU to ban neonicotinoid pesticides
A vote in the EU has paved the way for the European Commission to restrict the use of pesticides linked to bee deaths in scientific studies.
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#934622013-04-29
Plants Can Moderate Climate Warming, New Research Shows
Apr. 28, 2013 — As temperatures warm, plants release gases that help form clouds and cool the atmosphere, according to research from IIASA and the University of Helsinki.
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#934632013-04-29
Biosafety Bill detrimental to farmers
SUNDAY VISION -The National Biotechnology and Biosafety Bill being discussed before the parliamentary committee on science and technology lacks the necessary safeguards to protect interests of farmers and favours multinational companies.
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#934642013-04-29
Europe Needs Genetically Engineered Crops, Scientists Say
Apr. 25, 2013 — The European Union cannot meet its goals in agricultural policy without embracing genetically engineered crops (GMOs).
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#934652013-04-29
Scientists Advocate a Simple, Affordable and Accurate Technology to Identify Threats from Sea-Level Rise
Apr. 25, 2013 — A team of researchers led by Associate Professor Edward L. Webb of the National University of Singapore (NUS) is calling for the global adoption of a method to identify areas that are vulnerable to sea-level rise.
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#934662013-04-29
WCSJ2013 urged to find new funding model for critical journalism
[LONDON] Concrete solutions must be drawn up to overcome the challenge of funding public-interest and investigative science journalism, amid the crisis in traditional print media and a decline in the number of specialist science reporters, a meeting in London heard this week (23 April).
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#934672013-04-29
Climate Myths: how climate denialists are getting away with bad science
In Climate Myths: The Campaign Against Climate Science, Dr. John J. Berger deconstructs the climate change denialists' myths in simple, easy-to-read terms.
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#934232013-04-26
RI fights to add agro-products to APEC green list
Indonesia is maintaining its efforts to place two of its agriculture-based products — palm oil and rubber — on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s (APEC) list of environmentally friendly goods despite rejection by some members.
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#934242013-04-26
In “Great Shame,” WIPO Fund For Indigenous Peoples’ Participation Running Dry
The participation of indigenous peoples at the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization has become compromised as the voluntary fund allowing the organisation to invite indigenous peoples representatives is running dry.
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#934262013-04-26
Angola: MPs Analyse Adherence of Angola to Several Conventions
Luanda — The MPs with National Assembly, which gathered on Thursday in Luanda in the 6th ordinary plenary session, discussed and approved unanimously the adherence of Angola to conventions of Basel, Bamako, Ramsar, Abidjan, to Nagoya protocol and Accord on the conservation of Gorillas and its Ha ...
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#934272013-04-26
Chirps of climate change
Kochi: It was a tradition in Kerala to wait for the vitthum kaikottum (seed and spade) call of the Indian cuckoo, which was the indication for farmers to begin sowing operations as the rains would not be long in coming. But that was then. Today, new species of birds have descended on the state, ...
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#934282013-04-26
Schools to host Green parliament
Thrissur: Concerns of an impending environmental apocalypse, has led the Kodungallur educational sub-district to launch environmental parliaments in all schools under its jurisdiction to involve the younger generation in environmental conservation. The move, a first of its kind in the state ...
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#934292013-04-26
EU ponders biopiracy law to protect indigeneous people
The European Parliament is debating a draft biopiracy law requiring industry to compensate indigenous people if it makes commercial use of local knowledge such as plant-based medicines.
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#934312013-04-26
Carneddau ponies a 'unique' breed, say Aberystwyth University researchers
The wild Carneddau ponies of Snowdonia are a unique breed that need to be protected, say scientists.
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#934322013-04-26
How Trees Play Role in Smog Production
Apr. 25, 2013 — After years of scientific uncertainty and speculation, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill show exactly how trees help create one of society's predominant environmental and health concerns: air pollution
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#934332013-04-26
Ecology Buys Time for Evolution: Climate Change Disrupts Songbird's Timing Without Impacting Population Size (Yet)
Apr. 25, 2013 — Songbird populations can handle far more disrupting climate change than expected. Density-dependent processes are buying them time for their battle.
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#934342013-04-26
Focus on Gender: Give women a say in dryland protection
Results of a study presented this month revealed that the economic value of dryland ecosystems is higher in developing than developed countries, putting pressure on policymakers to prioritise dryland conservation in low-income nations.
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#934352013-04-26
New grass could help tackle flooding, say scientists
Natural hybrid grass cuts water run-off by 50%, can feed livestock and resist extreme weather
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#934082013-04-25
Historical Climate Study Reveals Humans' Role in Current Warming
The past 100 years were among the warmest on record, coming on the heels of a long period of global cooling, according to a new analysis of temperature variations over 2,000 years.
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#934092013-04-25
Against the odds, young Egyptians push for climate action
In this fast-growing city of 6.7 million people, roads littered with garbage are a common sight. Cairo’s poor drainage systems produce contaminated pools of stagnant water, and the main thoroughfares are jammed with cars emitting thick, black clouds of diesel exhaust.
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#934102013-04-25
Replicating Policy That Works: PES In Mexico
Historically recognized for its natural beauty, Mexico is one of only 12 mega-biodiverse countries in the world. Its immense land area abounds with countless species of flora and fauna. Numerous mountain ranges traverse its landscape, quenching rural and urban areas’ thirst for precious water.
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#934112013-04-25
Philippines’ high performance in human development index progress in the Millennium Development Goals among other ASEAN countries.
Manila, Philippines – The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) recently reported that the Philippines continues to rank higher in human development than other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries and is also making progress in the attainment of the Millen ...
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#934122013-04-25
WIPO Committee Issues Revised Text On Traditional Knowledge Protection
After an intense day of drafting led by member country experts in small groups in closed rooms, the World Intellectual Property Organization secretariat released a new set of draft articles of what could become an international instrument aimed at protecting traditional knowledge.
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#934132013-04-25
China 'looting' Africa of its fish
Just 9% of the millions of tonnes of fish caught by China's giant fishing fleet in African and other international waters is officially reported to the UN, say researchers using a new way to estimate the size and value of catches.
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#934142013-04-25
Burned rainforest vulnerable to grass invasion
Rainforests that have been affected by even low-intensity fires are far more vulnerable to invasion by grasses, finds a new study published in special issue of the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.
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#934152013-04-25
Caribbean Tourism Stakes Salvation on Greener Policies
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Apr 24 2013 (IPS) - Tourism, widely regarded as the mainstay of Caribbean economies, is being challenged to remain sustainable in an era of climate change and its impact on beaches, rivers and other attractions.
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#934162013-04-25
Krill Super-Trawlers Pushing Penguins Toward Extinction
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Apr 24 2013 (IPS) - Everyone loves penguins, but few will know that Thursday is World Penguin Day. Fewer still are those who know penguins are threatened with extinction by climate change and giant fishing trawlers from Europe and Asia stalking the oceans around Antarctica.
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#934172013-04-25
European Union urged to embrace genetically engineered crops
BRUSSELS, April 25 (UPI) -- The European Union will be unable to meet its agricultural policy goals unless it embraces genetically engineered crops, Spanish researchers said
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#934002013-04-24
India, Norway to set up think-tank on biodiversity
The National Biodiversity Authority and Norway Government’s Division of Nature Management will set up a Centre for Biodiversity Policy and Law.
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#934012013-04-24
Are women better custodians of biodiversity?
The Agroforestry and Forestry in Sulawesi (AgFor) project works for improved, sustainable and gender-equitable use of agroforestry and forestry products. Improving smallholder systems and markets through projects emphasizing the productivity and sustainability of forestry and agroforestry,
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#934022013-04-24
Bill goes bananas!
Nature has given us a cornucopia of biodiversity rich in nutrients. Malnutrition and nutrient deficiency result from destroying biodiversity. The Green Revolution has spread monocultures of chemical rice and wheat, driving out biodiversity from our farms and diets.
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#934032013-04-24
The benefits of alternative farming methods
Small-scale farmers produce food for 70% of the global population. Yet, they are some of the world's poorest and most food insecure people. Alternatives to conventional farming should be embraced to improve subsistence farmers' yields and to ensure adequate food production for the growing global ...
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#934042013-04-24
Nigeria: NSA Blames Insecurity On Climate Change
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), Tuesday blamed the widespread insecurity in different parts of the country on the phenomenon of climate change.
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#934052013-04-24
Powerful film, posters spark lasting dialogue over future of local forests
A study that aimed to protect the interests of forest dwellers by measuring the value of biodiversity and improving communications with policymakers has had a profound impact due to an innovative public awareness campaign, scientists have said.
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#933742013-04-23
Saving Lives, Livelihoods, and Life
For many people, the term biodiversity might seem highly technical and irrelevant to their day to day concerns. If you think that, think again. It may just save your life.