An important new Australian study finds that "untouched natural forests store three times more carbon dioxide.

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"Don't ruin my view!" NIMBYISM

Approval ignores economic and ecological benefits of wolves . After repeatedly rejecting previous efforts, the federal government has approved the state of Wyoming's new plan to kill most gray wolves in the state. Approval of Wyoming's plan clears one of

Rising above the shores of Lake Kivu in southwestern Rwanda, Nyungwe National Park is the largest montane rain forest in Africa. The Park covers more than 1000 square kilometers of rugged terrain, spanning an altitudinal range from 1600 to 1950 m.

ONE of the first decisions of the new Labor Government when it meets tomorrow will be how to fulfil its election promise to send the Australian Navy south to monitor Japanese whale hunters.

The proposed rules basically cover up the fact that e-coli 0157H contamination in lettuce and spinach crops comes from feedlot or industrial livestock-contaminated irrigation waters or contamination in large processing plants.Industrial-style sterilizatio

Plans to extend the US fence along the Mexican border are "medieval" and would severely damage the environment, threatening hundreds of plant species and animals, such as Mexican grey wolves, black bears and jaguars.

Antarctic icebergs create miniature marine ecosystems that allow more life than normally exists in an otherwise nutrient-poor region, according to a study published in the journal Science.