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Obama plan for spotted owl targets rival bird
(AP) -- To save the imperiled spotted owl, the Obama administration is moving forward with a controversial plan to shoot barred owls, a rival bird that has shoved its smaller cousin aside.
Feb 28, 2012 |
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Researchers outline food security-climate change road map in Science
While last month's climate negotiations in Durban made incremental progress toward helping farmers adapt to climate change and reduce agriculture's climate footprint, a group of international agriculture experts, writing ...
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Creating markets to pay for public good offer promise, peril
Over the past 50 years, 60 percent of all ecosystem services have declined as a direct result of the conversion of land to the production of foods, fuels and fibers.
Nov 03, 2011 |
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Loss of large predators disrupting multiple plant, animal and human ecosystems
The enormous decline of large, apex predators and "consumers" ranging from wolves to lions, sharks and sea otters may represent the most powerful impacts humans have ever had on Earth's ecosystems, a group ...
Jul 14, 2011 |
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Plant branching hormone discovered
(PhysOrg.com) -- In an important breakthrough, plant biologists at The University of Queensland have identified a hormone that plays a key role in determining the size and shape of plants.
Jul 08, 2011 |
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Study could help recreate ancient woods
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University and the Forestry Commission studied remnants of the ancient Caledonian pine forests in the Scottish Highlands.
Jun 30, 2011 |
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33-country survey reports 50 percent increase in sustainably managed tropical forests
A comprehensive assessment of tropical forest management reports a 50 percent increase in the area of tropical forest under sustainable management in just five years, but cautions that key drivers of that increase—growing ...
Jun 07, 2011 |
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Wake up and smell the willow
More plant matter could be burned in coal-fired power stations if this 'green' fuel was delivered pre-roasted like coffee beans, according to researchers from the University of Leeds, UK.
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Jan 04, 2011 |
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Pioneering study reveals UK biodiversity hotspot
Scientists are calling for radical new approaches to conservation following the first biodiversity audit of its kind.
Nov 30, 2010 |
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Cameroon timber tax study shows challenges of distributing REDD payments to local communities
A new study finds a lack of transparency and corruption are reducing the impact of an initiative in Cameroon that channels a portion of national timber levies to rural forest communities. The study highlights the challenges ...
Nov 18, 2010 |
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