News tagged with reserves
Participaton 'important for healthy marine parks'
The involvement of locals is a key ingredient in the success of marine parks which protect coral reefs and fish stocks.
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Marine reserves hit the spotlight in PNAS special issue
Marine reserves are known to be effective conservation tools when they are placed and designed properly. This week, a special issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) is dedicated to the latest ...
Feb 22, 2010 |
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First footage of clouded leopard captured in Borneo
The Sundaland clouded leopard, a newly identified and little understood species of big cat in Borneo, has been filmed for the first time.
Feb 15, 2010 |
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'Fewer than 50 wild tigers' left in China
Fewer than 50 wild tigers remain in China, a conservation group said Monday, voicing hope that the Year of the Tiger would not be the last for the endangered cats.
Feb 08, 2010 |
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The birth of the biological clock
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have moved one step closer to solving the inner workings of the biological clock, by studying it from the moment it starts ticking.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 27, 2010 |
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Gardeners must unite to save Britain's wildlife
Householders in the UK should be looking beyond their own garden fence to protect vulnerable British wildlife, according to scientists at the University of Leeds.
Jan 20, 2010 |
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Scientists find amazing new pondlife on nature reserve
(PhysOrg.com) -- One year in to a project to save one of the UK's top sites for pondlife, amazing new species are being revealed for the first time.
Jan 12, 2010 |
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Banks and bailouts: Playing politics?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Banks with strong political connections were more likely to receive bailout money from the government—and more of it—in the past year than those with weaker ties, say University of Michigan researchers.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Irrigation decreases, urbanization increases monsoon rains
A Purdue University scientist has shown man-made changes to the landscape have affected Indian monsoon rains, suggesting that land-use decisions play an important role in climate change.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 15, 2009 |
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In search of the root causes of the 2008 crisis: New York Fed to hear new theory on financial meltdown
(PhysOrg.com) -- Anjan Thakor, finance professor at the Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, will present a new theory on the causes of the financial crisis to a meeting of the New York Federal Reserve ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Dec 07, 2009 |
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Grand Canyon to change 'unfair' permit system
(AP) -- Getting one of the roughly 11,500 permits granted each year to backpack overnight in the Grand Canyon has become so competitive and "unfair" that managers at the national park have decided to change the system.
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Calm before the spawn: Climate change and coral spawning
What's the point of setting up marine reserves to protect coral reefs from pollution, ship groundings and overfishing if climate change could cause far more damage? A study published this week in London in Proceedings of ...
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Data point to some improvements in China's environment
The rapid growth of China's forests over the past 20 years makes them the fastest growing forest resources in the world, according to an assessment published in the November issue of BioScience.
Nov 02, 2009 |
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New Urbanspoon app digs into restaurant reservations
Something big is shaking at Urbanspoon, the Seattle company behind a hugely successful iPhone restaurant-finding application.
Oct 30, 2009 |
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Malaysian officials save endangered Malayan tiger
Malaysian wildlife authorities rescued a five-year old Malayan tiger, badly injured in a snare set up by poachers near the country's jungle border with Thailand, officials said Monday.
Oct 05, 2009 |
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