CBD Daily News Headlines http://www.cbd.int/headlines.aspx Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ India has deferred the commercial cultivation of what would have been its first genetically modified (GM)vegetable crop due to safety concerns. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8506047.stm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT China plans to start farming genetically modified crops on an industrial scale, according to its first policy missive of 2010. http://www.scidev.net/en/news/china-signals-major-shift-into-gm-crops.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_news Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT India halted the release of its first genetically modified food crop today, saying further study needed to be done to guarantee consumer safety. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/09/india-halts-genetically-modified-aubergine Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT NEW DELHI: As many as 100 developing countries lack biosafety norms to test the risks posed by genetically modified (GM) crops to human health, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Developing-nations-lack-biosafety-norms-to-test-GM-crops-US-think-tank/articleshow/5552724.cms Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT FORTY-nine. On a Pacific beach in Costa Rica, a researcher whispers the number after counting the slimy, round white eggs just laid by a rare leatherback turtle in a hole dug in the sand under bright moonlight. http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2010/2/9/lifefocus/5605439&sec=lifefocus Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT As CO2 levels increase and the world warms, land use, precipitation and the availability of water will also change. http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8503000/8503823.stm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Harvard University scientists say they've determined invasive plants could become more prevalent and destructive as climate change continues. http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2010/02/09/Climate-change-aids-invasive-plants/UPI-35311265722130/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT A colony of sea lions from the Galapagos Islands recently migrated 1,000 miles southeast to Peru, say a Lima-based ocean group. Was this migration - and others like it - caused by climate change? http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2010/0208/Why-are-Galapagos-sea-lions-moving-to-Peru Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT MUMBAI - As China prepares to usher in the Year of the Tiger next week, a massive publicity drive has begun in neighbouring India, where the big cat is the national animal, to save it from extinction. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ih8FyV3sdjLGNTebj13txpRbBR2A Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT For the tenth consecutive year, the majestic Siberian Cranes - among the most endangered birds in the world - have skipped India this winter, say experts. http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-may-have-lost-Siberian-Cranes-for-ever/H1-Article1-506927.aspx Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT The discovery of how spiders' webs catch dew could lead to improved ways of harvesting water from the air. http://www.scidev.net/en/news/spider-silk-provides-clues-for-fog-harvesting.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_news Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Cambridge University scientists have identified the genes which enable two unrelated species of butterfly to have identical looking wings. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/7189179/Genes-that-give-butterflies-identical-wings-found.html Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT The salamander was a mythical creature before it was a real one: the word salamander means a legendary lizard that both survived-in and could extinguish fire. A creature that the Ancient Greeks, including Aristotle, appeared to readily believe in. http://news.mongabay.com/2010/0208-hance_luristannewt.html Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT A barrage across the Severn estuary could cause floods and damage wildlife in the same way that a similar barrier in the Netherlands has caused problems, conservationists have warned. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/7190428/Severn-Barrage-could-cause-floods---RSPB.html Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT By declaring 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity, the United Nations has demonstrated its strong commitment to saving threatened biodiversity around the world. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/02/09/is-it-really-possible-save-our-biodiversity.html Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT NAIROBI (IDN) - Fishing, noise, gillnets, traps, weirs, longlines, trawls, plastic debris, chemicals, seismic surveys, oil exploration, and military sonars are just some of the biggest killers of the world's whales, dolphins and porpoises. All are man-made. The result is that 86 per cent of all toothed whale species are at risk. http://www.indepthnews.net/news/news.php?key1=2010-02-09 10:25:01&key2=1 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT There are illegal immigrants are on the loose in the Midwest. Originally hailing from Asia, they're about 3 ft. (90 cm) long, weigh up to 100 lb. (45 kg) and are known to resist capture. http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1962108,00.html Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Addressing a threat that has grown increasingly tense throughout the Midwest as genetic material from the fish was found in Lake Michigan. http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=5e6e9aca18a6e363be1f400ba2c5838b Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Brought to the U.S. as pets, Burmese pythons have made headlines with their uncontrolled spread in the Florida Everglades and willingness to challenge alligators for the position of top predator. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=python-boom Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Scientists film the giant serpent-like oarfish in its natural deep-sea habitat for the first time, as well as the rare manefish. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8501000/8501251.stm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Ban of phosphates in detergents, cleaning up remaining Helcom hotspots and a network of marine protected areas are among seven simple actions which could help save one of the most threatened sea areas in the world. http://www.panda.org/wwf_news/?188541/Seven-steps-to-save-the-Baltic-Sea Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT A group of fur seals have moved from the Galapagos Islands to the warming waters of northern Peru, experts say. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8503397.stm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Business-as-usual agricultural expansion to meet biofuel production targets for 2020 will take a heavy toll on Brazil's Amazon rainforest in coming years, undermining the potential emissions savings of transitioning from fossil fuels to biofuels, warns a new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). http://news.mongabay.com/2010/0208-amazon_biofuels.html Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT