News tagged with protected areas

Jun 01, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (11) | 0

Retaining a network of wildlife conservation areas is vital in helping to save up to 90 per cent of bird species in Africa affected by climate change, according to scientists.

Scientists discover 'Planet of the Apes'

Aug 05, 2008 | 4.7 / 5 (15) | 0

The world's population of critically endangered western lowland gorillas received a huge boost today when the Wildlife Conservation Society released a census showing massive numbers of these secretive great ...

Nature reserves attract humans, but at a cost to biodiversity

Jul 03, 2008 | 4.4 / 5 (7) | 0

Rather than suppressing local communities in developing nations, nature reserves attract human settlement, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Modest fisheries reduction could protect vast coastal ecosystems

Jul 22, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 0

A reduction of as little as five per cent in fisheries catch could result in as much as 30 per cent of the British Columbia coastal ecosystems being protected from overfishing, according to a new study from the UBC Fisheries ...

Amazon conservation policy working in Brazil (w/Video)

Jun 16, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

Contrary to common belief, Brazil's policy of protecting portions of the Amazonian forest from development is capable of buffering the Amazon from climate change, according to a new study led by Michigan State University ...

Topical use of estradiol may stimulate collagen production in aging skin

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Sep 15, 2008 | not rated yet | 0

Applying the hormone estradiol to skin protected from the sun appears to stimulate production of the protein collagen in older men and women, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the ...

121 breeding tigers estimated to be found in Nepal

Jul 27, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The first ever overall nation-wide estimate of the tiger population brought a positive ray of hope among conservationists. The figures announced by the Nepal Government's Department of National Parks and Wildlife ...

Fishermen contest plans for Calif. ocean reserves

Oct 22, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- There's nothing pacific about the ocean off Southern California these days. A battle over how to establish marine reserves along the coast has roiled the waters with the competing interests of environmentalists, ...

12 new species discovered in Brazil

Apr 29, 2008 | 5 / 5 (6) | 0

Researchers discovered a legless lizard and a tiny woodpecker along with 12 other suspected new species in Brazil’s Cerrado, one of the world’s 34 biodiversity conservation hotspots.

Coral reefs inspire rare consensus -- just save them

Nov 05, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

One of the first set of studies to examine what tourists and recreation enthusiasts actually think about coral reef ecosystems suggests they are a rare exception to controversies over human use versus environmental ...

New study predicts where corals can thrive

Apr 16, 2008 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 0

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth have developed a new scientific model that accurately maps where coral reefs are in the most trouble and identifies ...

Jumbo-sized discovery made in Malaysia

Jan 14, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

New data released today by the Wildlife Conservation Society and Malaysia's Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) reveals that a population of endangered Asian elephants living in a Malaysian park ...

Afghanistan releases its first-ever list of protected species