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The World Challenge Voting Has Closed
Environment  (tags: conservation, destruction, ecosystems, endangered, environment, forests, humans, nature, habitatdestruction, habitat, protection, trees, Sustainabililty )

Gorilly
- 10 hours ago - gorilla.wildlifedirect.org
Unfortunately the 'Jiko Rescue' project was not one of the top-three winners, but to be chosen as one of twelve finalists out of nearly a thousand nominations is still a notable achievement.
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Measuring the Daily Destruction of the World's Rainforests
Environment  (tags: trees, forests, Habitat Destruction, rainforest destruction )

Chris
- 20 hours ago - scientificamerican.com
Most experts agree that we are losing upwards of 80,000 acres of tropical rainforest daily ... Along with this loss and degradation, we are losing some 135 plant, animal and insect species every day--or some 50,000 species a year--as the forests fall.
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GOOD NEWS----Norway to Help Protect Guyana's Forests
Environment  (tags: environment, GoodNews, trees, protection, habitat, conservation, ecosystems, world, humans, nature )

Cal
- 2 days ago - enn.com
The campaign received major support last week when Norway announced a $30 million commitment on Monday for the small South American nation to implement an "avoided deforestation" plan. If the program demonstrates success, Guyana will receive an additional
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Madagascar's Lemurs in Danger From Political Turmoil and 'Timber Mafia'
Environment  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, timber, trees, nature, habitat, environment, wildlife, protection )

Cher
- 2 days ago - guardian.co.uk
The lemur, a furry primate that symbolises Madagascar's unique biodiversity, is under renewed threat from a "timber mafia" pillaging the island's forests for profit.
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The Prince's Rainforests Project: Keeping Forests Standing
Environment  (tags: environment, rainforests, forests, trees, protection, ecosystems, globalwarming, habitatdestruction, destruction, habitat, humans, world, wildlife )

Cal
- 3 days ago - theecologist.org
It's the best hope for creating a critical mass of support for tough action on tropical deforestation, and its website offers a wealth of information for all
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ACTION ALERT: Save 60,000 Trees in Branschweig Germany!!!
Environment  (tags: germany, habitat destruction, airport extension, trees, habitat, nature, destruction, conservation )

Simone
- 3 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Within your area of responsibility, please defer the extension of the runway of the small Brunswick/Germany Airport in the vicinity of the Hannover International Airport accompanied by the loss of 60,000 trees. Together we can surely find solutions for
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Habitat Banking Is the Future of Nature Conservation in the UK
Environment  (tags: environment, conservation, biodiversity, habitat, nature, protection, trees )

Cher
- 3 days ago - guardian.co.uk
Habitat banking is not a 'license to trach' - it's an opportunity to apply market-based conservation that can help biodiversity in the UK
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Tell Congress to Pass the Clean Water Protection Act - Take Action
Environment  (tags: petition, wildlife, trees, water, protection, humans, nature, habitatdestruction, habitat, globalwarming, environment, destruction, conservation )

Daphna
- 4 days ago - change.org
To: The U.S. Senate and The U.S. House Sponsored by: Earthjustice It's time for Congress to stand up for what's right and put a stop to the devastation of our rivers, streams and headwaters caused by mountaintop removal mining.
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Hold Big Polluters Accountable- Take Action
Environment  (tags: petition, world, trees, water, protection, pollution, humans, nature, habitatdestruction, globalwarming, environment, destruction, ecosystems, CO2emissions, conservation )

Daphna
- 5 days ago - secure2.convio.net
Right now only a handful of sources, including coal power plants, are responsible for more than half of all the global warming pollution in the United States. It's time to hold these mega-polluters responsible for their share of the dirty air.
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Restore Coastal Louisiana - The Petition Site
Environment  (tags: petition, wildlife, water, trees, protection, pollution, humans, nature, habitat, government, environment, destruction, conservation, animals )

Daphna
- 5 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
The Mississippi Delta is the world's seventh largest river delta. But we are losing these wetlands at an alarming rate. 80 years of national actions to channelize and control the Mississippi River for economic development and navigation have diverted se
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Study Shows Investing in Nature More Valuable Than Gold (Literally)
Environment  (tags: CO2emissions, conservation, ecosystems, environment, forests, habitat, humans, nature, protection, trees )

Daphna
- 6 days ago - treehugger.com
If 'moral prerogative' isn't reason enough to invest in protecting nature, here's another one: it's just been found to bring up to hundredfold return on capital. Yes, that's a potential 10000% gain--better than an investment in gold. According to a new st
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12 Briquette Shops Open in Goma - 6 More By End Nov
Environment  (tags: world, wildlife, Sustainabililty, trees, protection, nature, habitat, goodnews, GoodNews, ecosystems, destruction, conservation )

Gorilly
- 8 days ago - gorillacd.org
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Im so excited!!!!!! But of course that is not enough. So we have opened 12 shops in the busiest areas of town, where makala (charcoal) is being sold (and of course where our target market is!) Out with charcole yessssss
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Deforestation and Exploitation in Papua's Plantations Boom Massive Land Grab for Plantations in Papua Threatens Vital Rainfores
Environment  (tags: habitatdestruction, rain forest destruction, ecosystems, habitat, environment, CO2emissions, climate-change, trees, wildlife, world )

Cal
- 8 days ago - eia-international.org
Report--Five million hectares of land, most of it forested, is being targeted in Papua by powerful companies seeking to cash in on projected demand for biofuels, derived from crops such as oil palm, and other commodities
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Help Save Coal River Mountain -Please Take Action!
Environment  (tags: destruction, environment, trees, weather, water, nature, protection, habitatdestruction )

Tierney
- 11 days ago - secure2.convio.net
Last week, coal companies started setting off explosives on Coal River Mountain in West Virginia to prepare for a massive mountaintop removal coal mining operation which will destroy the local landscape and pollute surrounding communities
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Ecosystem in Peru Is Losing a Key Ally
Environment  (tags: environment, world, ecosystem, peru, trees )

Katie
- 11 days ago - nytimes.com
A small grove of huarango, the storied Peruvian tree that can live over a millennium, rests like a mirage amid the sand dunes on this city's edge. The tree has provided the inhabitants of this desert with food and timber since before the Nazca............
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Measuring the Daily Destruction of the World's Rainforests
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The World Challenge Voting Has Closed
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Madagascar's Lemurs in Danger From Political Turmoil and 'Timber Mafia'
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