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Degraded Habitats Push More Species to Extinction
Environment  (tags: habitatdestruction, habitat, animals, ecosystems, environment, humans, protection, world, green )

Cal
- 1 day ago - enn.com
The latest global assessment of biodiversity ruled yesterday that an additional 11 species are either fully extinct or extinct outside of captivity.
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Give the Polar Bear a Fighting Chance ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, animals, polar bears, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 1 day ago - thepetitionsite.com
In May 2008, the Department of the Interior listed the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. In October 2009, as required by the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced its proposal to designate
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Expeditions to Search for New Species in Mozambique & Madagascar
Environment  (tags: animals, environment, expeditions, Madagascar, biodiversity, habitat, nature, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 3 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
The expeditions will span ten years and conduct a massive inventory of biodiversity in geographical areas which, up until now, have been little explored. The objective is to accelerate the scientific discovery of new species, by focusing our efforts on
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Toxic Shipwreck An Ecological Disaster for Southern Madagascar
Environment  (tags: environment, toxic waste, pollution, nature, destruction, wildlife, animals )

Cher
- 4 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
Toxic waste from a ship which went down off the coast in southern Madagascar in August has had severe impacts on the health of local people and on the rich coastal and marine environment, according to a study supported by WWF.
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Environmental Impact of Animals Raised for Food Recalculated
Environment  (tags: animals, environment, greenhousegases, pollution, suffering )

Tierney
- 4 days ago - upc-online.org
While this report contains vital, usable information about the contribution of animal farming to greenhouse gas emissions and argues strongly for a plant-based diet free of meat and dairy ingredients, it isn't clear whether the authors are including eggs
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Half of World's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Caused By Livestock
Environment  (tags: environment, animals, report, study )

Katie
- 4 days ago - ecoworldly.com
According to a new report published by the Worldwatch Institute, global emissions caused by the "lifecycle and supply chain of animals raised for food" are much higher than previously thought.
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Red List Update Shows Up Global Failure to Slow Biodiversity Loss
Environment  (tags: animals, red list, biodiversity, loss, AnimalWelfare, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals, environment, nature )

Cher
- 4 days ago - ca.sys-con.com
The latest update of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species should cause alarm over the continuing unprecedented loss of species and the failure so far of mechanisms to arrest biodiversity loss
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10 Animals on the Verge of Extinction
Environment  (tags: animals, ClimateChange, conservation, endangered, globalwarming, habitatdestruction, humans, nature, oceans, pollution, wildlife, world )

Daphna
- 5 days ago - mnn.com
Capitalism, Communism, Globalism, Tribalism, every element of mankind are the cause(s), we all know that. But, living in the United States and being one part of the problem myself do KNOW that Capitalism is an IMMENSE NEGATIVE when talking about LIFE on E
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Climate Chief Lord Stern: Give Up Meat to Save the Planet
Environment  (tags: environment, cows, pigs, methane, meat, CO2emissions, climatechange, globalwarming, habitatdestruction, ecosystems, conservation, climate, pollution, wildlife, world, oceans, destruction, water, animals, science, research )

Tom
- 6 days ago - timesonline.co.uk
"Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse gases. It puts enormous pressure on the world's resources. A vegetarian diet is better." Direct emissions of methane from cows and pigs is a significant source of greenhouse gases.
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HUMAN POPULATION GROWTH AND THE ACCELERATING RATE OF SPECIES EXTINCTION
Environment  (tags: animals, destruction, ecosystems, environment, forests, habitat, habitatdestruction, humans, nature, research, science, wildlife, world, Sustainabililty )

Gorilly
- 9 days ago - earthportals.com
In recent years, some prominent economists have argued that there is no upper limit to human population growth, that finiteness in resources is meaningless, and that prosperity can be had by all.
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GOOD NEWS---New Reserve Created in Cambodia With REDD in Mind
Environment  (tags: animals, environment, ecosystems, habitat, humans, conservation, nature, GoodNews )

Cal
- 10 days ago - news.mongabay.com
Cambodia's Royal Government's Council of Ministers has declared the creation of the Seima Protection Forest, a 1,100 square miles (2,849 square kilometers) park home to tigers, elephants, and endangered primates.
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M'Sia Plans to Save Orang Utans
Environment  (tags: environment, animals, trees, replanting, Borneo, habitat, orangutans, forests, protection, nature )

Cher
- 10 days ago - straitstimes.com
MALAYSIAN authorities will replant trees in a forest ravaged by logging on Borneo island in the latest effort to restore the natural habitat of endangered orang utans, a global environmental group said on Wednesday
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Global Warming Cycles Threaten Endangered Primate Species
Environment  (tags: globalwarming, ClimateChange, animals, ecosystems, endangered animals )

Katie
- 10 days ago - physorg.com
Two Penn State University researchers have carried out one of the first-ever analyses of the effects of global warming on endangered primates.
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Stop New Mining Near America's Treasured Grand Canyon -Take Action!
Environment  (tags: destruction, environment, conservation, habitatdestruction, protection, animals, wildlife, water, nature, humans )

Tierney
- 10 days ago - online.nwf.org
The nearby Kaibab National Forest with its elk, pronghorn, mule deer and turkey populations is a popular destination for sportsmen and women, and other public lands surrounding the Grand Canyon are famous for their rugged trails and scenic views.
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Take Action-Tell Congress to Clean Up the Cruise Industry!
Environment  (tags: animals, conservation, destruction, ecosystems, humans, nature, oceans, habitat, pollution, protection, wildlife )

Daphna
- 11 days ago - action.foe.org
Did you know that a single cruise ship carrying 3,000 people can generate several hundred thousand gallons of human sewage? Or that cruise ships can dump this sewage untreated just three nautical miles from shore? It's true.
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Climate Chief Lord Stern: Give Up Meat to Save the Planet
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Environmental Impact of Animals Raised for Food Recalculated
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Expeditions to Search for New Species in Mozambique & Madagascar
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