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400 species of butterflies and moths recorded on Scottish nature reserve

candywwgm wrote 7 months ago: A newly published checklist enables moth and butterfly enthusiasts in the North east of Scotland to … more →

Tags: wildlife, Scotland, Species, butterflies, Lepidoptera, St. Cyrus

Exotic Fish Has Bad Reputation but High Yields

candywwgm wrote 7 months ago: Known for eating everything in its path, and even for stinging people, the African catfish (Clarias … more →

Tags: wildlife, Business, Species, African catfish, Clarias Gariepinus, cuba, ECOLOGICAL BALANCE, endangering

Drain rice fields to cut methane, say scientists

candywwgm wrote 7 months ago: Global methane emissions from rice paddies could be cut by 30 per cent if fields are drained at leas … more →

Tags: Science & Technology, Pollution & Waste, Climate, Agriculture, Emissions, Global, bacteria, organic waste, Methane

Water Needs Electricity Needs Water …

candywwgm wrote 7 months ago: It has long been an axiom of infrastructure planning that it takes a lot of water to make electricit … more →

Tags: Energy, electricity, water, US, Power Plants, infrastructure planning, thermoelectric, Department of Energy, wastewater

Lobsters vs. Sea Urchins

candywwgm wrote 7 months ago: Voracious sea urchins are stripping coral reefs off Australia, depriving fish of key habitat, scient … more →

Tags: wildlife, Coral Reefs, Fish, Australia, Habitat, Sea Urchins, lobsters, Tasmania

ZIMBABWE: Long Road to Water Sustainability

candywwgm wrote 7 months ago: As funds begin trickling in for Zimbabwe’s reconstruction efforts, the rebuilding of infrastructure … more →

Tags: Politics, Lifestyle, Agriculture, water, Africa, Zimbabwe, Infrastructure

Peru’s Garcia tussles with tribes over land rights

candywwgm wrote 7 months ago: Peruvian President Alan Garcia’s push to lure foreign investors to the Amazon basin has run into hom … more →

Tags: Politics, Lifestyle, Agriculture, Amazon, rainforest, indigenous, Perú, García, Oil Mining

Amazon land giveaway outrages conservationists

candywwgm wrote 7 months ago: A law expected to be approved by Brazil’s Congress granting 1.2 million people and numerous companie … more →

Tags: Politics, Business, Agriculture, Conservation, Brazil, Amazon, rainforest, déforestation, land titles

Habitat loss ‘hitting shellfish’

candywwgm wrote 7 months ago: Marine habitat loss is causing a decline in shellfish populations, which is having an adverse knock- … more →

Tags: wildlife, Marine, Fishing, Extinct, Shellfish, Habitat Loss, oyster reefs, Coastal developments, tnc

Drain rice fields to cut methane, say scientists

candywwgm wrote 7 months ago: Global methane emissions from rice paddies could be cut by 30 per cent if fields are drained at leas … more →

Tags: Pollution & Waste, Climate, Agriculture, Global Warming, Global, China, bacteria, organic waste, Methane

Lobsters vs. Sea Urchins

candywwgm wrote 7 months ago: Voracious sea urchins are stripping coral reefs off Australia, depriving fish of key habitat, scient … more →

Tags: wildlife, Coral Reefs, Fish, lobsters, Tasmania, austrialia, long spined sea urchin, urchin

Habitat loss 'hitting shellfish'

candywwgm wrote 7 months ago: Marine habitat loss is causing a decline in shellfish populations, which is having an adverse knock- … more →

Tags: wildlife, ecosystem, Marine, Shellfish, oyster reefs, Coastal developments, tnc, poor fishing, Populations

Most oceans are warming causing fish stocks to move towards poles

candywwgm wrote 7 months ago: A new United Nations report has found that 61 of the world’s 64 large marine ecosystems (LMEs) … more →

Tags: wildlife, Climate, UN, marine ecosystems, fisheries, LMES, zooplankton, warming, OCEAN WATERS

Boycott illegal trade, protect our wild tigers

candywwgm wrote 7 months ago: “Boycott illegal trade, protect our wild tigers” is the key message of a consumer campaign launched … more →

Tags: wildlife, China, Tigers, Traffic, Illegal Trade, Boycott

Boycott illegal trade, protect our wild tigers

candywwgm wrote 7 months ago: “Boycott illegal trade, protect our wild tigers” is the key message of a consumer campai … more →

Tags: wildlife, Lifestyle, China, Biodiversity, Tigers, Traffic, Illegal Trade, Boycott, international day for biological diversity

Indonesia: APP, Sinar Mas plan to log habitat of critically endangered orangutans

candywwgm wrote 7 months ago: Asia Pulp & Paper and Sinar Mas Group have acquired a license to clear hundreds of hectares of u … more →

Tags: wildlife, Business, Agriculture, endangered, Indonesia, forests, Palm Oil, Sumatra, Pulp and Paper

CO2 absorption of Europe’s forests in jeopardy

candywwgm wrote 7 months ago: Europe’s forests are an important factor in the CO2 cycle. Woodland accounts for no less than 35 per … more →

Tags: Climate, climate change, Emissions, sustainable, forests, CO2, Forestry, Copenhagen

Price of doing nothing costs the earth 1 comment

candywwgm wrote 7 months ago: MIT scientists forecast a global temperature rise of 5.2C by 2100 – but climate change deniers … more →

Tags: Science & Technology, Climate, climate change, Global Warming, MIT

CO2 absorption of Europe's forests in jeopardy

candywwgm wrote 7 months ago: Europe’s forests are an important factor in the CO2 cycle. Woodland accounts for no less than … more →

Tags: Climate, climate change, forests, CO2, Europe, kyoto, Copenhagen


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