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Food-for-work scheme helps Malagasy forests and people
Amboasary :: Madagascar | 4 months ago
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The dry, spiny forests of southern Madagascar comprise one of the most unique ecosystems in the world, but they are becoming increasingly endangered as residents of the arid, food-insecure region cut down trees to make way for cultivation and to
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Protecting livelihoods in the Congo basin rainforest – in pictures
London :: United Kingdom | 4 months ago
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Protecting livelihoods in the Congo basin rainforest in pictures Many people living in rural communities in the Congo basin depend on the rainforest the second-largest in the world for food, often bushmeat, and income from selling timber. However,
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Will Forest Labs Earn or Burn Tomorrow?
New York City :: NY :: USA | 4 months ago
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Analysts aren't too enthusiastic about Forest's prospects for the quarter, expecting a loss that will reverse a substantial year-ago gain. But despite the gloom, Forest Labs' shareholders have nevertheless had a reasonably good quarter, with the
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A walk through Arabuko-Sokoke
Nairobi :: Kenya | 4 months ago
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This isn't my first visit to the forest but the shrew has remained elusive. The chances of seeing this rat-like animal in the late afternoon are higher than at any other time of the day. I keep my eyes firmly on the ground hoping to catch a glimpse
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‘Aliens' invade Philippine forests, lakes
Phnom Pénh :: Cambodia | 5 months ago
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Aliens' invade Philippine forests, lakes Aggressive species threaten endemic flora, fauna 5:11 am Thursday, January 10th, 2013 In Laguna Lake, the introduction of janitor fish or knife fish is overpowering native lake fish. Authorities suspect
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Surveyors want to look for oil in Scott Co.
Forest :: VA :: USA | 5 months ago
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Miss. (AP) A Laurel company has proposed conducting surveys on 16th Section school lands in Scott County for possible oil deposits. The Scott County Times reports ( http://bit.ly/VzQGBd) that Venture Oil and Gas Inc. has proposed testing one area
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Environmentalists, forest industry struggle to complete Great Bear Rainforest conservation plan
Vancouver :: Canada | 5 months ago
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Environmentalists are ready to give up on negotiations over the acclaimed Great Bear Rainforest conservation agreement, saying the forest industry is not moving quickly enough to achieve ecological and economic goals in the world's largest temperate
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Gambia: Focus On Logging
Serre Kunda :: Gambia | 5 months ago
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However, it appears that people are not heeding to the call of the environmentalists. With the excessive heat and unusual rainfall pattern teaching us lessons about our anti-environmental activities, it is rather disappointing that logging is still
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Volunteers to plant 200 trees at White Rock Lake
Dallas :: TX :: USA | 5 months ago
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Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer City forester Karen Woodard, at T&P Hill on White Rock Lake, says saplings are needed to replace trees that are nearing the end of their life spans. Staff Writer White Rock Lake is usually bustling with people
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Cleveland National Forest launches “photocaching” challenge
San Diego :: TX :: USA | 5 months ago
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This photo of Little Laguna Meadow is among thousands awaiting a reshoot if someone can duplicate the vantage point. forest---Laguna erision...Harris Public Affairs Officer Cleveland National Forest 619-937-1462 Visitors are being asked to identify
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