News articles tagged with 'forest'
New climate treaty could put species at risk
— 17 Nov 2009 16:24 | EnvironmentPlans to be discussed at the forthcoming UN climate conference in Copenhagen to cut deforestation in developing countries could save some species from extinction but inadvertently increase... — full story
Cautious conservation: How to ensure that slowing global warming will protect biodiversity
— 17 Nov 2009 12:34 | EnvironmentWhile it is clear that massive destruction of tropical rainforests poses a serious threat to the incredibly rich biodiversity found on Earth, other hazards are not so explicit. An international... — full story
Asia governors call for forest focus in climate deal
— 15 Nov 2009 15:26 | EnvironmentAsian governors from forest-rich countries, gathering in Singapore on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting this week, are urging world leaders to place... — full story
Joint forces to prevent extinction of smallest rhino in the world
— 15 Nov 2009 14:26 | BiologyInternational scientists and zoo experts started together with Malaysian governmental and conservation organisations an extensive programme to protect the Sabah rhino... — full story
Climate studies to benefit from 12 years of satellite aerosol data
— 11 Nov 2009 12:58 | EnvironmentAerosols, very small particles suspended in the air, play an important role in the global climate balance and in regulating climate change. They are one of the greatest sources of uncertainty... — full story
Timber harvest impacts amphibians differently during life stages
— 4 Nov 2009 12:05 | BiologyFrogs are croaking in clear-cut forests, but not exactly in their traditional manner. University of Missouri researchers found that removing all of the trees from a section of the forest... — full story
Green is cool, but US land changes generally are not
— 3 Nov 2009 09:58 | EnvironmentMost land use changes occurring in the continental U.S result in raised regional surface temperatures, says a new study by scientists at the University of Maryland, Purdue University... — full story
Wolves, moose and biodiversity: An unexpected connection
— 2 Nov 2009 17:05 | BiologyMoose eat plants; wolves kill moose. What difference does this classic predator-prey interaction make to biodiversity?... — full story
First evidence for a second breeding season among migratory songbirds
— 28 Oct 2009 11:48 | BiologyBiologists for the first time have documented a second breeding season during the annual cycle of five songbird species that spend summers in temperate North America and winters in... — full story
Degraded Borneo land to be restored to orangutans
— 28 Oct 2009 10:50 | EnvironmentAlmost 1000 hectares of degraded land in the area designated Heart of Borneo is to be restored as orangutan habitat, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between WWF-Malaysia... — full story