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Ambassadors for Biodiversity World Migratory Bird Day 2008

The theme for this year's World...

Biodiversity loss will lead to sick world: experts

The world risks wiping out a new generation of antibiotics and cures for diseases if it fails to reverse the extinction of thousands of plant and animal species, experts warned Wednesday. Biodiversity loss has reached...

Biodiversity Key to Sustaining Green Growth

All Africa

In December, last...

in school:

The Statesman

Generating awareness on environment A three-month long (December-March) awareness campaign on ‘Biodiversity Conservation’ was carried out at KV Fort William as a part of NEAC 2007-08, a Ministry of...

Study unearths nature's value with worm priced at €700m

Irish Times

FRANK McDONALD, Environment Editor FORMER TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern once complained that major road schemes were being held up "because of swans, snails and the occasional person hanging out of a tree". But now a price-tag...

Ireland unearths multi-million euro worms -

Yahoo Daily News

2 hours, 16 minutes ago DUBLIN (AFP) - Earthworms provide services to Ireland worth over 700 million euros (108 million dollars) a year, according to a government-commissioned study on Monday....

DNA barcoding project nears completion: COA

Taipei Times

JUST A 'SIDE BENEFIT': The Barcode of Life Databank will use species-specific DNA sequences to identify samples within three days and for less than NT$1,000 Merchants conspiring to pass oilfish for the more expensive cod...

GM Crop Foes March In Germany As UN Summit Starts

Common Dreams

BERLIN - About 5,000 activists marched through the German city of Bonn on Monday to protest against genetically modified food at the start of a U.N. conference to discuss risks linked to the technology.Campaigners, many...

Germany warns of economic risks from species loss

China Daily

(Agencies) Updated: 2008-05-08 23:43 BERLIN -- Nations must act to slow extinction rates, German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Thursday, arguing the loss of species threatened food supplies for...

Call to save nature's 'hard drive'

Independent online (SA)

By Eleanor Momberg A new generation of antibiotics, new treatments for thinning-bone disease, kidney failure and new cancer treatments could be lost unless the world acts to reverse the alarming rate of biodiversity...

Species loss hurts medical progress

The Statesman

A new generation of antibiotics, new treatments for thinning bone disease and kidney failure, and new cancer treatments may all stand to be lost unless the world acts to reverse the present alarming rate of biodiversity...

UBC team set to unearth gargantuan blue-whale skeleton

Canada Dot Com

A blue-whale skeleton that washed up on a Prince Edward Island beach 20 years ago will be unearthed this weekend by a team of University of British Columbia scientists. "As with any exploration, there is a mixture of...

American Palm Oil Council Announces Malaysian Wildlife Conservation Fund to Bolster Malaysia's Sustainable Practices

PR Newswire

Malaysian Palm Oil Industry and Government Join Forces to Protect Environment LOS ANGELES, May 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Palm Oil Council (APOC) today announced that the Malaysian palm oil industry,...

How to build an island of green in the heart of the city

The Independent

If you're planning a living roof, the first thing to do is find out how much weight your roof can take - don't just chuck plants on. You can get this information from a structural engineer, or if you're in a new build,...

Ratnagiri atomic power plant gets ‘green’ light

The Times Of India

MUMBAI: This could bring some cheer to a power-starved country reeling under summer heat. A biodiversity survey conducted to assess the environmental impact of the proposed 10,000 mw Jaitapur atomic power...