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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2008 12:58:39 -0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ecosystems in the Philippines bounce back from the brink]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Philippines has often been an example for the worst-case-scenario in environmental degradation.  Some scientists have even concluded that environmental efforts should put elsewhere, claiming the Philippines to be a lost cause.  In his book Requiem for Nature John Terborgh writes the "overpopulated... Philippines are already beyond the point of no return."  However, a recent paper entitled "Hope for Threatened Tropical Biodiversity: Lessons from the Philippines" argues that there are enough positive environmental and conservation trends in the Philippines to have hope and continue working for a better tomorrow.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0319-hance_philippines.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New theory on the evolution of pygmies]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The small body size of forest-dwelling "pygmies" evolved as a life history consequence of early death, not as an adaptation to their environment or endurance against starvation, argues a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1210-pygmies.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A comprehensive look at the use of animals in Brazilian medicine]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[For millennia animals have been used in medicine as remedies.  While this practice has all but disappeared in western countries, many cultures still employ traditional medicine that includes animal-derived remedies.  Probably the most famous of these are the Chinese, who for example use seahorses for a variety of ailments and rhinoceros horn as an aphrodisiac.  Lesser known and studied, though just as varied and rich is Brazil's long tradition of animal-remedies for all kinds of ailments.  A recent study set out to document the wide-range of animals used in Brazilian traditional medicine and its possible consequences on animal populations, the environment, and Brazilian society.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1210-hance_animal_medicine.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Black jellyfish, strange marine species discovered in deep ocean]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An expedition to an unexplored deep ocean basin south of the Philippine Islands has turned up a trove of previous undiscovered species including a black jellyfish, a transparent sea cucumber, and a tentacled worm that resembles a squid.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1016-ocean.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New shrew species, orchid discovered in the Philippines]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An unknown shrew species has been discovered on Palawan, a large island in the Philippines, by a Conservation International-led expedition.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0810-philippines.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Unknown mollusks and crustaceans discovered in the Philippines]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A French-led marine expedition team may have discovered hundreds of previously unknown species of mollusks and crustaceans around Panglao, an island in the Philippines, according to a report from the Associated Press.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0205-philippines.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Philippines announces new nature conservation plan]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Philippine president Gloria Arroyo has enacted a new national conservation policy according to Conservation International (CI).  Arroyo signed an Executive Order at a Nov. 8 ceremony that stated "It is the policy of the state to protect, conserve and sustainably use biological diversity to ensure and secure the well-being of present and future generations of Filipinos."]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1108-philippines.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Feathers, human hair used to fight oil spill in Philippines]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Philippines has asked for hair clippings from salons and chicken feathers to help fight the country's worst oil spill, according to a report from Reuters. The oil spill occurred August 1 after Solar I, an oil tanker chartered by Petron Corp. sank in rough seas.  About 1700 barrels spilled initially, but because the tanker sank in deep water with as much as 15,300 barrels of bunker oil, more is expected to leak into the surrounding environment.  According to Greenpeace, about 320 kilometers of coastline -- including a coral reef located in a marine reserve and 27 coastal villages -- have been affected by the spill.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2006/0824-oil.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[World's smallest fish title in dispute]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers dispute last week's claim of world's smallest fish in Sumatra. Evidence of an even smaller fish--a species of marine anglerfish 20 percent smaller than the carp found in southeast Asia--is presented by a University of Washington professor of aquatic and fisheries sciences. In a release from the University of Washington, professor Pietsch describes the tiny anglerfish, Photocorynus spiniceps, found in the Philippines.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2006/0130-uw.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nigeria has worst deforestation rate, FAO revises figures]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Nigeria has the world's highest deforestation rate of primary forests according to revised deforestation figures from the the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2005/1117-forests.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2005 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US ranks #7 in global forest loss, Cambodia has worst deforestation rate]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Cambodia has the world's highest deforestation rate, Brazil loses the largest area of forest annually, and Congo consumes more bushmeat than any other tropical country. These are among the findings from mongabay.com's analysis of new deforestation figures from the United Nations.]]></description>
<link>http://news.mongabay.com/2005/1115-forests.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Philippines: Environmental Profile]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of tropical rainforets found in Philippines.  Includes forest cover and deforestation statistics.]]></description>
<link>http://rainforests.mongabay.com/20philippines.htm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2005 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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