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Friday, 20 June 2008 |
Donors have pledged $216 million for a fund to protect the Congo Basin forests, an area in central Africa consisting of 26 percent of the world's remaining tropical forests, second only to the Amazon, the African Development Bank said on Wednesday. (All Africa.com)
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Wednesday, 18 June 2008 |
"Four miniature tunnels have been built south of Calgary to save hundreds of migrating salamanders from being squashed to death by traffic. The special underpasses opened this week — a first for Canada's national parks — to help long-toed salamanders cross a busy roadway as they migrate to and from Linnet Lake." (Full story on CBC News )
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Monday, 16 June 2008 |
Madagascar and France on Wednesday signed an agreement allocating 20
million dollars (13 million euros) to preserve Madagascar's rich
biodiversity.
"This initiative is an excellent example of innovative financing for sustainable development," said the World Wildlife Fund, which will manage the fund.
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Read more... [France Cancels $20 Million in Debt for Conservation in Madagascar]
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Saturday, 07 June 2008 |
To help slow the rapid deterioration of the country's forests, Indonesian couples in a mountainous province who want to get married are now required to plant ten trees before being granted their marriage documents. The new green wedding vow can be achieved with seedlings supplied by the government -- so far to more than 900 couples. (full story at Metro.co.uk)
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Posted by geri
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Friday, 06 June 2008 |
The Northeastern Offshore Spotted Dolphin is one of two dolphin species rebounding after population declines due to tuna fishing.
According to biologists from NOAA's Fisheries Service, the populations of two species of dolphins in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean are increasing after being severely depleted due to accidental death from tuna fishing between 1960 and 1990.
Between 1960 and 1990, the northeastern offshore spotted and eastern spinner dolphin populations dropped to 20 percent and 30 percent, respectively, of their pre-fishery levels when dolphins were caught and died in tuna purse-seine nets.
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Read more... [Pacific Ocean Dolphin Populations Improving]
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