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Significant Coral Reef Regeneration in Arabian Gulf

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Tuesday, 29 August 2006
Researchers studying coral reefs in the Arabian Gulf have found encouraging signs that corals in Abu Dhabi and Qatar are regenerating and the entire range species may be re-established within a decade...
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Encouraging Sign for Endangered Bird

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Monday, 28 August 2006
bustardNests of the endangered Great Indian Bustard were sighted in the Kutch region of India — after none were spotted last year — providing a ray of hope that the population could rise. (The Hindu)
 

Philippines Set Tree-Planting Record

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Saturday, 26 August 2006
A massive tree-planting campaign in the Philippines set a world record of a half million simultaneous plantings along highways. AP reports the participation was phenomenal proving citizen's interest in cutting air pollution and beautifying the islands...
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Judge Rules Bush's Lax Pesticide Law Illegal

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Posted by geri   
Friday, 25 August 2006
pesticidesA federal judge in Seattle yesterday overturned new Bush administration rules that weaken the governing of pesticide use and their effect on endangered plants and animals. The court struck down the EPA's new rules and restored prior standards that provided greater protection to protected wildlife. The judge determined that the rules were "arbitrary and capricious" because they ignored the risks to species and because EPA political appointees ignored the unanimous concerns of its own scientists.
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Black Rhino Numbers Up 20 Percent

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Friday, 25 August 2006
blackrhinoBlack rhino numbers are on the rise in Kenya after years of decline from poaching and habitat loss.

According to officials, the country's black rhino population has increased 20 percent, from 428 animals in 2003, to 539 animals at the end of 2005...
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