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Africa leads globe in forest fires
Apr 02, 2006 |
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The African continent leads the globe in the frequency of forest fires, the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission learned at its meeting in Mozambique.
Plants' response to fire tested
Sep 24, 2009 |
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A team from the National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA) has developed a new method for identifying the flammability of plant species by using a device that measures how ...
Tennessee foresters helping to return chestnuts to American forests
Sep 23, 2009 |
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The American chestnut was a dominant species in eastern U.S.'s forests before a blight wiped it out in the early 1900s. Today it's being returned to the landscape thanks in part to work by a University of ...
Carbon measuring system to help mitigate climate change
May 18, 2009 |
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The $9.16m Carbon Benefits Project, which involves the Overseas Development Group at the University of East Anglia (UEA), hopes to encourage sustainable development schemes in developing countries that generate climate adaptation, ...
New U.S. forest rules blocked
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Apr 01, 2007 |
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A federal judge put the brakes on the Bush administration's plans to loosen rules governing the U.S. National Forest system.
Insect release proposed to control exotic strawberry guava
May 22, 2008 |
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U.S. Forest Service scientists with the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry have submitted a proposal to release a Brazilian insect to control the spread of strawberry guava, a South American tree that has invaded and degraded ...
New national park protects world's rarest gorilla
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Nov 26, 2008 |
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The Wildlife Conservation Society, the Government of Cameroon, and other partners have collaborated to create a new national park to help protect the world's most endangered great ape: the Cross River gorilla.
Saving Sumatra: Indonesia reaches historic agreement
Oct 09, 2008 |
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The Indonesian government and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) today announced a bold commitment to protect the remaining forests and critical ecosystems of Sumatra, an Indonesian island that holds some of the world's most diverse ...
Cause of bird flu outbreak tracked
Jan 19, 2007 |
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Agriculture officials in Japan say a bird flu outbreak last week involved a highly virulent strain of the flu virus.
Reducing carbon emissions could help -- not harm -- US economy
Mar 19, 2008 |
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A national policy to cut carbon emissions by as much as 40 percent over the next 20 years could still result in increased economic growth, according to an interactive website that reviews 25 of the leading economic models ...
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