News tagged with protected areas
Experts urge protected areas to save Canada caribou
Canada needs to create large protected areas of woodlands to help save caribou from the threat of extinction, scientists and environmentalists said Wednesday.
Jul 13, 2011 |
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More marine protected areas needed to protect Mediterranean biodiversity
The setting up of a network of Marine Protected Areas, developed since the 1960s in the Mediterranean, has proved to be an effective way of protecting some species such as fish. However, despite the efforts ...
Jul 12, 2011 |
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Data revealing migrations of larval reef fish vital for designing networks of marine protected areas
Networks of biologically-connected marine protected areas need to be carefully planned, taking into account the open ocean migrations of marine fish larvae that take them from one home to another sometimes hundreds of kilometers ...
Jul 11, 2011 |
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Utah suing federal government over wilderness plan
(AP) -- The state of Utah filed a lawsuit Friday against the federal government over an Obama administration plan to make millions of acres of undeveloped land in the West eligible for federal wilderness protection.
Apr 30, 2011 |
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Cocaine production increases destruction of Colombia's rainforests
Cultivating coca bushes, the source of cocaine, is speeding up destruction of rainforests in Colombia and threatening the region's "hotspots" of plant and animal diversity, scientists are reporting in a new study. The findings, ...
Feb 09, 2011 |
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Cross-border conservation vital to protect birds in a climate-change world
Countries need to increase co-operation over conservation to protect birds and other wildlife in an era of climate change, according to a new continental-scale study.
Feb 09, 2011 |
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Australia’s threatened species need more protection, study shows
A new article in the international scientific journal Conservation Biology shows that Australia's most endangered species are extremely poorly represented in the nation's protected area system.
Nov 03, 2010 |
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Very large protected areas preserve wilderness but ignore rare species
Protected areas are generally seen as a triumph for the preservation of nature, yet the reality on the ground is more complex.
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Using buildings for flood protection
Buildings, car parks and roads could, alongside their "regular" functions, have a role to play in protecting the rest of the city from flooding. According to researcher Bianca Stalenberg, this concept could be very useful ...
Sep 07, 2010 |
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Photo album tells story of wildlife decline
With a simple click of the camera, scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and Zoological Society of London have developed a new way to accurately monitor long-term trends in rare and vanishing species ...
Aug 31, 2010 |
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Conserving nature and dollars: Delivering cost-effective biodiversity protection
A more flexible approach to the expansion of protected area systems could ultimately protect much more biodiversity for the same budget according to a new paper in the scientific journal Nature. Lead author Dr Richard Fuller ...
Jun 30, 2010 |
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Marine protected areas conserve Mediterranean red coral
A team of Spanish and French researchers has undertaken a pioneer analysis of red coral populations in the oldest Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in the Mediterranean and the impact that fishing activity has ...
May 11, 2010 |
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New population of rare giant-mouse lemurs found in Madagascar
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new population of rare giant mouse lemurs was discovered in southwestern Madagascar?s Ranobe forest, World Wildlife Fund said.
Mar 25, 2010 |
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Large mammals need protected areas, forest cover in India
A study of extinction patterns of 25 large mammal species in India finds that improving existing protected areas, creating new areas, and interconnecting them will be necessary for many species to survive ...
Mar 10, 2010 |
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Local social dynamics key to success of tropical marine conservation areas
As biologists and ecologists propose ever-larger conservation areas in the tropics, ones that encompass multiple countries, social scientists say it's local people banding together with their community leaders who ultimately ...
Feb 19, 2010 |
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