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Biodiversity research strategies for a sustainable future  -  Oct 21, 2007
Times of Malta,It is therefore expected that national interest in biodiversity conservation also needs to feature highly in policy and decision-making and fund allocation,

BVI to participate in conservation action planning workshop  -  Oct 15, 2007
BVI News Online,...plan for a selected site which will meet specific requirements, and provide a solid foundation of biodiversity conservation and threat abatement.

Expert warns of biodiversity risks  -  Oct 2, 2007
Irish Times,Tony Killeen, said: "I welcome the ongoing co-operation on biodiversity conservation between North and South and as a small island it's important that

Development offset scheme to go national  -  Oct 10, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,Formally recognising offset schemes could be done under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, the main federal environment

Sage Grouse Hunted Despite Concerns  -  Oct 19, 2007
The Associated Press...for a while to allow populations to rebound," said Erik Molvar, executive director of the environmental group Biodiversity Conservation Alliance.

Stand up for Wild Coast, Van Schalkwyk urged  -  Oct 12, 2007
Independent Online,It is recognised as one of the country's priority areas for biodiversity conservation and sustainable development... the proposed mining activities could

The Mitsubishi Corporation Fund for Europe and Africa Announces ...  -  Oct 17, 2007
Japan Corporate News (press release),...of natural resources, protected areas and species, the specific ecosystem, and the link between human activities and biodiversity conservation.

NEPAL:RCF RENEWS CALL FOR CONSERVATION  -  Sep 22, 2007
Media For Freedom,Delivering his concluding remarks, Tirtha Raj Sharma, Secretary, Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, put biodiversity conservation into the larger

Madagascar: Mapping One Of The Most Bio-Diverse Countries Of The World  -  Oct 8, 2007
AllAfrica.com,...and climatic constraints that relate to species distributions, have proved to be important in the planning and management of biodiversity conservation.

Interesting Things About Small Things  -  Oct 19, 2007
Conservation International Frontlines,...are developing apiculture, or beekeeping, projects in China, Mexico, and South Africa that balance biodiversity conservation with human welfare.

Ethiopian institute and Slovak ecologist share UN environmental prize  -  Oct 18, 2007
eGov monitor,The 2007 Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation will be shared by the Institute of Biodiversity Conservation (IBC) and Julius Oszlányi,

How green is palm oil?  -  Sep 23, 2007
Jakarta Post,...plantations and use the revenue they generate to acquire land to establish a network of privately-owned nature reserves for biodiversity conservation.

Concern about hotel development in Grenada  -  Oct 19, 2007
Caribbean360.com,..."This is unacceptable, given that the development is planned for an area of global importance for biodiversity conservation. "When planning a development in

The science  -  Oct 4, 2007
The Age,WITHIN the limits imposed by the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, I think it is a reasonably good decision, from a scientific

Director of Education – 07568  -  Sep 30, 2007
Inside Higher Ed,...of people in appreciating and learning about birds, watching and studying birds in the field, and contributing to biodiversity conservation worldwide.

Endangered Wild Ox Given Lifeline  -  Oct 14, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...covering approximately 2920km2 — stretching from the Vietnamese coast to the Xe Sap National Biodiversity Conservation Area in neighbouring Laos.

Board denies groups' appeal over exploratory wells  -  Oct 9, 2007
Billings Gazette,The Interior Board of Land Appeals denied an appeal by the Wyoming Outdoor Council and Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, which had asked the board to

High profile international recognition for Arugam Bay  -  Oct 20, 2007
Sunday Observer,...a significant commitment to the culture and economies of local communities and are providing a positive contribution to biodiversity conservation.

Endangered species lists grows  -  Oct 11, 2007
Latin America Press,The planet’s biodiversity is rapidly deteriorating and the situation appears as though it will only become more severe, the World Conservation Union warned

Riches in energy harvesting, farmers told  -  Oct 15, 2007
The Age,The AACC called for boosting biodiversity conservation on private land from six to 14 per cent nationally. "Environmental stewardship payments have the

Judge: Reassess pygmy rabbit  -  Oct 4, 2007
Jackson Hole News,...but a host of environmental groups, including Western Watersheds Project and Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, took the decision to court.

Villagers crusade to preserve forests  -  Sep 25, 2007
Calcutta Telegraph,The signboard of the Biodiversity Conservation Society sums it up neatly as “the society for conservation of biodiversity, nature and community�.

Conservation groups file lawsuit seeking environmental study  -  Sep 27, 2007
Billings Gazette,The newest lawsuit comes from a coalition made up of the Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, the Wyoming Outdoor Council, the Natural Resources Defense

Land that takes historians to dawn of time  -  Oct 19, 2007
Daily Nation (subscription),...ethnobotanic and ethnozoological knowledge will undoubtedly help them to develop and derive benefits from tourism and biodiversity conservation.

CI to seek bigger Essequibo conservation area  -  Sep 24, 2007
Stabroek News,At the time of this project's implementation conservation concessions and perhaps biodiversity conservation as a whole, said Alexander, "were relatively new

Remnant vegetation is key  -  Oct 17, 2007
Cranbourne News,He said this was the key to long-term biodiversity conservation. “This has been identified as a high priority for the City of Casey because remnant

Fire plays vital role in maintaining ecosystems: expert  -  Sep 23, 2007
China Internet Information Center|,Concepts of using forest fires to ensure biodiversity conservation have been largely absent in Chinese forestry. At a meeting with Chinese forestry

Bird species that bounced back may face a cull  -  Sep 29, 2007
Globe and Mail,..."What we support is the ongoing management of Middle Island for what we bought it for, which is biodiversity conservation," Mr. Duncan said from his London,

Project draws second lawsuit  -  Sep 26, 2007
Jackson Hole Star-Tribune,The Natural Resources Defense Council filed suit in federal court in the District of Columbia on Tuesday, joined by the Biodiversity Conservation Alliance,

$2.9 billion a year boost for rural Aust  -  Oct 15, 2007
North Queensland Register,Increasing active biodiversity conservation on private land from 6-14pc across Australia. • Providing renewable energy infrastructure like wind and

SUMMARY OF THE IMOSEB ASIAN REGIONAL CONSULTATION:  -  Sep 28, 2007
Earth Negotiations Bulletin,Participants discussed the challenge of reconciling economic development, poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation in a region primarily dependent

Zimbabwe: Scientists Call for Genetic Diversity  -  Sep 24, 2007
AllAfrica.com,...community seed banks to conserve indigenous seed varieties through the Community Biodiversity Conservation and Development Africa region programme.

Byway pact may improve local scenery  -  Oct 17, 2007
Kingston Daily Freeman,...is recognized by the state Open Space Plan as "one of the highest priority areas for biodiversity conservation in the northeastern United States.

Provinces act to preserve newly discovered, endangered saola  -  Oct 10, 2007
Viet Nam News,...protected landscape covering approximately 2920sq.km and stretching from the Vietnamese coast to Xe Sap National Biodiversity Conservation Area in Laos.

Wilderness Society vs pulp mill back in court  -  Oct 16, 2007
ABC Online,Ms Mortimor says the judge misinterpreted the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. She's also arguing that the judge should have found

Lungfish at risk if Traveston Crossing Dam approved with conditions  -  Oct 5, 2007
Media Newswire (press release),...under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act) to protect lungfish which have not yet been audited by the Commonwealth.

Global warming brings additional woes to orangutans  -  Oct 7, 2007
Jakarta Post,..."The rising temperature and rainfall will have adverse consequences on plant species in the park," Chairul Saleh, the biodiversity conservation coordinator

Full Text  -  Oct 11, 2007
Science Magazine (subscription)This, he says, "would directly threaten biodiversity conservation." Hoping to avert that prospect--while creating a sustainable business venture--RECAD,

Europe's environment: 'major concerns remain', says EEA report  -  Oct 12, 2007
EurActiv,...biodiversity trend on agricultural land is negative despite agricultural policies being increasingly geared towards biodiversity conservation", it said.

River mouth parcel could face green investigation  -  Oct 5, 2007
Daily Mercury,...the proponents to discuss the possible need to refer the development under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999," she said.

Fish cages seen pollution cause  -  Oct 15, 2007
Inquirer.net,She said the river’s wetland areas could also be developed for eco-tourism and biodiversity conservation. She cited a study that indicated that the world’s

Forests reduce flooding  -  Oct 4, 2007
Mongabay.com...and reforestation could help mitigate floods as well as provide ancillary benefits including biodiversity conservation and carbon sequestration.

WWF Malaysia Receives RM340,000 Boost To Conserve Malayan Tiger  -  Oct 4, 2007
Bernama,NGOs improve their effectiveness in working with local communities and stakeholders in order to achieve measurable biodiversity conservation targets.

Greencap acquires Validus to bolster environmental arm  -  Oct 4, 2007
WA Business News (subscription),Furthermore, a mobile, strategic response unit ties in well with the Federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999;

New York Life unveils Bharat Yatra documentary  -  Oct 9, 2007
IndiaPost.com,The trip focused on biodiversity conservation in India. The trip was designed to teach the winners about the culture, environment and other important

Fiji project wins e-culture award  -  Oct 18, 2007
Radio New Zealand International,The project objective was to support community based biodiversity conservation for ensuring food security and sustainable livelihoods by creating maps.

Does aid reduce poverty?  -  Oct 18, 2007
The Daily Star,...initiated by the United Nations Development Fund in Bangladesh, and the Sundarban Biodiversity Conservation Project (SBCP), financed by a $77.5 million

Orange roughy and other catch limit cuts welcome  -  Sep 24, 2007
Scoop.co.nz,...for the Environment added orange roughy as an endangered species under the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999_.

Drought forces cull of 2000 dairy cattle  -  Oct 18, 2007
Advertiser Adelaide,The Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation said the major issue facing SA was River Murray salinity. Spokesman Jarrod Eaton, however,

» Andrew Swallow: Fashioning future of foods «  -  Oct 12, 2007
Examiner.comLeslie Silverglide, who has an MS in biodiversity, conservation and management from the University of Oxford, manages the business and conservation

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