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25 years of Appiko, a green movement to save trees in Karnataka

November 17th, 2008 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI -
By K.G.Vasuki Sirsi (Karnataka), Nov.17 (ANI): The 25 years of Appiko or, hug the tree Green Movement on the Sahyadri Mountain ranges in the western ghats of Karnataka has created a tremendous ...

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Fertilizers damaging water quality and fish populations in sea

October 22nd, 2008 - 3:53 pm ICT by ANI -
Berlin, Oct 22 (ANI): A new study on landscape around Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the US, has determined that imbalance in nitrogen cycle due to the widespread use of ...

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Respecting forest dwellers” rights can lead to reduced deforestation

October 19th, 2008 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI -
London, October 19 (ANI): A new report has determined that setting up legal rights for forest-dwelling peoples costs little, and can make a big difference to efforts aimed at reducing deforestation. ...

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‘Poor nations equally worried about environment’

July 26th, 2008 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, July 26 (IANS) Poor nations are conscious of the need to protect the environment, notwithstanding assumptions that they are too preoccupied with basic needs to be able to do so. Riley ...

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Court gives helping hand to conservation efforts in Mathura

July 24th, 2008 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS -
By Brij Khandelwal Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), July 24 (IANS) Conservation efforts in this Hindu holy town - said to be the birthplace of Lord Krishna - have received a big boost, with a ...

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Tropical forest sustainability can help humans reduce their contribution to climate change

June 15th, 2008 - 11:08 am ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 15 (ANI): A new study has determined that improved management of the world's tropical forests has major implications for humanity's ability to reduce its contribution to climate change. The study ...

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Forest conservation may have negative impacts on some ecosystems

June 13th, 2008 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 13 (ANI): Scientists have suggested that plans to conserve forests may have potential negative impacts on some ecosystems. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is currently discussing ways ...

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Biofuels a risk, but not all bad: UN report

June 2nd, 2008 - 11:40 am ICT by admin -
London, June 2 (IANS) The global biofuels boom risks harming the world's poorest people by forcing them off the land they depend on, says a report published Monday by the UN Food ...

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Nature loss could halve living standards for the worlds poor

May 30th, 2008 - 12:11 pm ICT by admin -
London, May 30 (ANI): An environmental review, headed by an Indian, has concluded that damage to forests, rivers, marine life and other aspects of nature could halve living standards for the ...

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Marriages in Chhattisgarh on hold for the want of a “dowry snake”

May 24th, 2008 - 1:13 pm ICT by admin -
By Shiv Shankar Sarathi Korba (Chhattisgarh), May 24 (ANI): The snake charmers' community in Chhattisgarh's Korba District observes an ancient bizarre ritual of making the bride carry nine different species of ...

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Cleaner air threatens Amazon rainforest

May 8th, 2008 - 2:35 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, May 8 (ANI): Climate scientists from the UK and Brazil have come with an unusual theory, which suggests that the Amazon rainforest, so crucial to the Earths climate system, is ...

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Harrison Fords chest waxing crusade against deforestation

April 24th, 2008 - 4:07 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, April 24 (ANI): Actor Harrison Ford has shown his staunch support for environment protection in a rather novel way by getting his chest waxed. The Indiana Jones star subjected himself to ...

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Need for UN panel to safeguard ecosystems: researchers

April 18th, 2008 - 12:35 am ICT by admin -
DPA Stockholm, April 17 (DPA) Scientists from a broad range of disciplines as well as politicians Thursday agreed on the need to set up a UN panel on ecosystem sustainability, citing threats from ...

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Joint Forest Management can increase carbon stocks, says Minister

March 7th, 2008 - 3:10 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, Mar 7 (ANI): Minister of State, for Environment and Forests, Namo Narayin Meena, today said that the introducing Forest Management (JFM) in India could increase the productivity of forests, improve ...

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Birthday celebrations for Komale, the IVF baby gorilla

December 16th, 2007 - 6:00 pm ICT by admin -
London, Dec 16 (ANI): A baby gorilla born after fertility treatment celebrated his first birthday with cards and cakes at Bristol Zoo recently. Children brought cards and cakes to celebrate the first birthday ...

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Carbon stored in trees and forests can prevent deforestation: Experts

December 4th, 2007 - 6:24 pm ICT by admin -
Bali (Indonesia), Dec.4 (ANI): An international consortium of researchers has challenged the view that forests are worth more dead than alive. According to a new study, the researchers claim that the emerging ...

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UN in favour of compensating developing countries for reduced emissions

November 30th, 2007 - 2:43 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Nov 30 (ANI): A new plan to compensate developing countries for reduced emissions and saving their forests and woodlands, is going to be discussed at the United Nations Climate Change Conference ...

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Image mosaic to strengthen global forest monitoring

November 29th, 2007 - 12:33 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Nov 29: Scientists have completed the first of its kind image mosaic for a portion of the Amazon basin spanning almost 400,000 kilometers, in order to strengthen global forest monitoring. This ...

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Poor people to suffer more from global climate change

November 14th, 2007 - 10:15 am ICT by admin -

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