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Forests shrink; 70 percent less 1 km from edge
2015-03-20 19:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Farms, roads and towns are fast slicing up the world's wilderness, leaving 70 percent of the world's remaining forested land less than one km (half a mile) from a forest edge, a U.S.-led study showed on Friday. The report, by two dozen researchers on five continents and using data the covers the past 35 years, said a rising human population was putting more pressure on forest animals and plants, which suffer greater risk of extinction as their habitats become fragmented. "We found the results...
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Conservation groups seek protect North American boreal forests
2015-03-15 22:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vancouver Sun: Leading conservation groups, including Ducks Unlimited and the National Audubon Society, are pressing for a plan to protect North American boreal forests that are home to an estimated 3 billion birds and more than 300 species. Protecting at least 50 per cent of the boreal forest is in line with what modern conservation science contends is needed to preserve the ecological health of the forest and its biodiversity, says Dr. Jeff Wells, senior scientist for the Boreal Songbird Initiative. Climate...
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Proposed law could decimate Indonesia's remaining forests
2015-03-14 02:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A seemingly well-intended law that aims to turn forests over to traditional users could instead lead to large-scale destruction of Indonesia's native ecosystems, warns a prominent conservation biologist. Writing in The Jakara Globe, Erik Meijaard of the Borneo Futures Initiative explores the potential implications of a proposed change to rules governing land tenure in Indonesia. The "joint regulation", issued by several ministries last October, lays out "Procedures for the Settlement of Land Tenure...
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3M Won't Buy Paper Sources From Threatened Forests
2015-03-06 20:28:38| Chemicals - Topix.net
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Biofuel may be bad news for forests, climate, food security, says report
2015-02-27 19:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A new report from the World Resources Institute finds that dedicating land to the production of biofuels, a form of renewable energy made from plants, may undermine efforts to achieve a sustainable food future, combat climate change, and protect forests. The global population hit seven billion in 2011 and is expected to grow to nine billion in 2050. Feeding all those people without chopping down forests for agriculture and livestock will already be a difficult task, according to Tim Searchinger,...
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