Tag: Biodiversity
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30 Countries Pledge Record Amount to Prevent Global Environmental Degradation
Thirty donor countries today pledged US$4.43 billion for the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to support developing countries’ efforts over the next four years to prevent degradation of the global environment. “Today’s decision is a powerful signal from the global community about the importance of urgently reversing the negative environmental trends in order to ensure a…
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New Report Reveals Two-Thirds of European Honeybee Pollen Contaminated By Dozens of Pesticides
More than two-thirds of the pollen that honeybees collect from European fields is contaminated by a cocktail of up to 17 different toxic pesticides. These are the shocking findings of a new study released yesterday. [caption id="attachment_331034" align="alignnone" width="540"] Greenpeace activists unfurled a banner in front of Bayer’s headquarters yesterday in correlation with the release…
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100 Rarest Birds in the World
From large to small and colorful to camouflaged, birds have long captured the interest and curiosity of bird watchers and nature enthusiasts, but continued threats to their survival leave many with questionable futures. Scientists from Yale University, the Zoological Society of London and collaborating universities have taken on the task of identifying who the rarest species…
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Wind Energy Threat to Birds Is Overblown
Wind energy is one of the cleanest, most abundant, sustainable and cost-effective ways to generate electricity. It’s also one of the fastest growing U.S. electricity sources. At the end of 2013, there were enough wind turbines across the country to power 15.5 million typical American homes and cut annual power sector carbon emissions by 4.4…
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Why the BLM Battle at Bundy Ranch Matters
A 20-year feud between private rancher Cliven Bundy, 68, and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) turned violent late last week when hundreds of armed Americans came together in support of Bundy, whose cattle were being removed from federal land by court order for illegal grazing. The mass of armed citizenry, as well as threats…