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The government recently unveiled biodiversity plans designed to stop the decline of England's wildlife and to protect habitats.
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A new index, called SAFE (Species Ability to Forestall Extinction), has been developed to help conservationists better understand how close a species may be to extinction and could be used to help determine where to focus limited conservation resources.
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The US government’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) announced this week it issued a deepwater drilling permit to Noble Energy, a minor owner of a well that BP has a 46.5 percent stake in.
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A report due to be released next week reveals how poorly Denmark's national environment has been managed, despite obligations and rhetoric. Presenting a picture of plants and animals under attack, the results are much the same for the rest of the world.
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The extraordinary biodiversity seen in the Amazon rainforest — one of the most species-rich ecosystems on Earth — may have evolved mainly due to the rise of the Andes. And it is older than earlier thought.
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During the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, which concluded at the end of October, the World Bank announced two linked initiatives that aim to protect ecosystems and species at risk of extinction.
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The 10th Convention on Biodiversity, hosted by Japan this year, wrapped up Friday with a new and improved agreement intended to protect global biodiversity.
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Old forests are losing ground, there are changes in river flows at critical times of the year, and wildlife habitat is losing out to agricultural landscapes in many cases, a comprehensive report ever on the state of Canada's biodiversity has revealed.
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Hanoi -
The renowned Asian dragon is an important symbol in the folklore and mythology of Vietnam, and Ha Long Bay, with its numerous limestone island formations rising from the emerald waters, nicely characterizes the beauty of the dragon legends.
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The World Wildlife Fund International released its annual Living Planet Report Wednesday, sharing the shocking conclusion that humans want more than the earth can provide.
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 An expert panel investigating the state of Canadian marine biodiversity has accused the government of failing to protect the country's oceans, leaving marine life threatened and the nation's ocean species at risk.
Twenty years ago a convention on biodiversity was agreed at the Rio Earth Summit - but do we know how many species are becoming extinct?
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