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Migratory Bird Festival Teaches About Conservation
Animals  (tags: animals, animalwelfare, birds, Migratory Bird Day, animaladvocates, GoodNews, wildanimals )

Cal
- 12 days ago - thespectrum.com
Sheri Whitfield, a wildlife biologist for the Bureau of Land Management, said the purpose of the annual festival is to teach the public about bird habitats and conservation.
The Vital Chain: Connecting The Ecosystems of Land and Sea
Environment  (tags: environment, ecosystems, world, marine ecosystems, terrestrial ecosystems, nature, oceans, pollution, humans, conservation )

Cal
- 8 days ago - e360.yale.edu
A new study from a Pacific atoll reveals the links between native trees, bird guano, and the giant manta rays that live off the coast. In unraveling this intricate web, the researchers point to the often little-understood interconnectedness between terre
Wildlife in the Tropics Plummets By Over 60 Percent
Environment  (tags: environment, ecosystems, animals, habitat loss, animal welfare, biodiversity, nature, habitatdestruction, habitat, world, protection, conservation, destruction )

Cal
- 10 days ago - news.mongabay.com
In 48 years wildlife populations in the tropics, the region that holds the bulk of the world's biodiversity, have fallen by an alarming 61 percent, according to the most recent update to the Living Planet Index.
"Yes" to Tar Sands, "No" to Coal: Obama Confounds Climate Community
Environment  (tags: climate-change, CO2emissions, conservation, destruction, ecosystems, environment, globalwarming, habitatdestruction, healthconditions, pollution, politics, trees, water, weather, wildlife, world )

Kit
- 53 days ago - truth-out.org
How, puzzled critics asked, could the Obama administration endorse a tar sands pipeline project that's been labeled the 'fuse to the biggest carbon bomb on the planet' while simultaneously laying the groundwork for kicking coal to the curb as-->
Eco Heroes - Timote Georges and Trees for the Future in Haiti
Environment  (tags: GoodNews, climatechange, forests, trees, globalwarming )

Chris
- 53 days ago - globalgiving.org
Trees for the Future is showcasing their reforestation efforts in Haiti. Check out this important program and find out how you can help this endevor thrive.
Help Save the Majestic Monarch Butterfly ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Environment  (tags: environment, animals, habitat, nature, protection, destruction )

Cher
- 90 days ago - therainforestsite.com
The beautiful monarch butterfly is facing some tough times. This North American symbol of majesty and peace has seen a sharp increase in habitat and food source loss over the past few years, which can mostly be attributed to pesticides and habitat loss.
Don't Flush Tiger Forests
Environment  (tags: trees, conservation, forests, wildlife )

Chris
- 90 days ago - youtu.be
Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) is driving the destruction of Indonesian rainforests for toilet paper. US retailers that are selling APP's "Paseo" tissue products are fueling deforestation in the Indonesian rainforest.
AFRICA@Home
Health & Wellness  (tags: africa, heal, healers, needed, help, cure, solution, advance, malaria, men, health, volunteer, children, death, ethics, humans, women, science, treatment, babies, illness, disease, medicine, research, society, interesting, news )

Mari
- 94 days ago - africa-at-home.web.cern.ch
AFRICA@home is a website for volunteer computing projects which allow your computer to contribute to African humanitarian causes.
Finding a Home for Dracula (the Orchid)
Environment  (tags: trees, GoodNews, protection )

Chris
- 151 days ago - savingspecies.org
We need your help saving Dracula! This beautiful patch of Colombian rainforest is home to an undescribed species of Dracula orchid. Help us save his home.
Emergency Call to Brazil's President: Prevent a Global Catastrophe ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Environment  (tags: environment, forests, destruction, habitat, nature, protection )

Cher
- 163 days ago - action.wwf.de
The Amazon is home to the largest remaining rainforest in the world. But the Brazilian government (backed by powerful agribusiness interests) is poised to open up vast new areas to agriculture and cattle ranching by changing its long-standing forest law.
 
 
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