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Palm Oil Frenzy Threatens to Wipe out Orangutans
TANJUNG PUTING NATIONAL PARK, Indonesia - Hoping to unravel the mysteries of human origin, anthropologist Louis Leakey sent three young women to Africa and Asia to study our closest relatives: It was... Primates 'at risk of extinction'
A new report says that about half of the world's primates are facing extinction, saying that the destruction of rainforests is the biggest threat to primate species."Some 300 of the 634 different types of ape...
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Climate Change - The first job is a debate on what we believe in!
The three major areas we need to address immediately are: 1. We believe it is our right to take from this planet whatever, whenever and however we choose, without any thought or responsibility for managing...REDD funds developed countries total US$10 billion: minister
"The REDD is being fought for by developing countries at the conference to gain financial incentives from developed states.Under the REDD scheme, developing countries would market tons of carbon stored in their forests to developed countries who have the obligation to reduce...Saving rainforests a thorny issue at Bali talks
"Scientists say deforestation in the tropics is responsible for about 20 percent of all man-made carbon dioxide emissions blamed for global warming. Halting the destruction, or at least curbing the clearing and burning of remaining tropical forests, is widely regarded as a...Biofuel : Palm Oil Fuel "Harming Rainforests"
An investigation by Skynews is claiming that the use of palm oil in bio diesel is helping to destroy rainforests.The harm to the rainforests is caused by massive areas of forest being cleared to plant the palm oil...Indonesia urges incentives for forest conservation
""Countries that seek to enhance their carbon sinks -- through forestation, afforestation, avoided deforestation -- should be given incentive and rewarded fairly for doing so," President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono...Vanishing reefs: reefs the new rainforest
This isn't a magic trick, the coral reef really is disappearing. It's hard to keep track of all the things going wrong with the planet, but this one seems quite real and undisputable. "Coral reefs in the...Amazon forest nearly halved by 2050?
Assuming that current trends continue, 40 percent of the Amazon forest will be eliminated by the year 2050.
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