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Study finds logging effects vary based on a forest's history, climate
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A Smoky Mountain forest's woodland herb population has shown that climate may play a role in how forest understories recover from logging, according to Purdue University research.
Saving the wild orchids of Borneo
Jul 17, 2008 |
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Borneo (Kalimantan) is the third largest island in the world. It is rich with a variety of indigenous orchid species that grow in the forests. Borneo's rain forests are also home to some extremely rare species of orchids, ...
Illegal trade devastates Sumatran orangutan population, report says
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Lack of law enforcement against illegal trade in Indonesia threatens the survival of orangutans and gibbons on Sumatra, a new study by the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC shows.
EU OKs tougher penalties for illegal fishing
Oct 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The European Union agreed Tuesday on tougher penalties to counter illegal fishing, considered a major cause of the depletion of fish stocks in European waters, particularly of prized cod and bluefin tuna.
Scientists study impacts of industrial logging in Central Africa
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Jun 08, 2007 |
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Though the dense humid forests of Central Africa have been regarded as among the most pristine on Earth, the expansion of industrial logging and the accompanying proliferation of road density are threatening ...
Elephant highways of death
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Apr 03, 2007 |
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A new study coordinated by the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society and other groups found that Central Africa’s increasing network of roads – which are penetrating deeper and deeper into the wildest areas of the ...
File sharing drops in Sweden after govt crackdown
Oct 12, 2009 |
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More than 40 percent of Swedes engage in illegal file sharing, but recording industry officials have noted a sharp drop since a government crackdown earlier this year, they said Monday.
Amazon sends Orwell to 'memory hole'
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Jul 18, 2009 |
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Amazon fended off Saturday accusations of Big Brother-like behavior after it quietly erased two George Orwell books from customers' electronic book readers this week.
Online pirates police themselves
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Jul 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- People who illegally download music, films and TV episodes do not believe they are doing anything wrong, said a Queensland University of Technology researcher.
Sprint to pay $17.5 million to settle fee suit
Aug 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. has agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle a lawsuit claiming the fees it has charged customers who end their wireless contracts early are illegal.
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