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Treaty To Limit Carbon Dioxide Should Be Followed By Similar Limits On Other Greenhouse Pollutants
While carbon dioxide is the
main greenhouse gas and the
focus of climate treaties,
other pollutants that stay
in the atmosphere for only
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Huelva Is Swallowing Up Coastal Lagoons In Doñana, Spanish Scientists Find
A team of Spanish scientists
from a variety of fields has
analyzed the effects of
human activity on the
peridunal lagoons in the
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World's River Deltas Sinking Due To Human Activity, Says New Study
A new study indicates most
of the world's low-lying
river deltas are sinking
from human activity, making
them increasingly vulnerable
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Half Of Fish Consumed Globally Is Now Raised On Farms, Study Finds
Aquaculture, once a
fledgling industry, now
accounts for 50 percent of
the fish consumed globally,
according to a new report by
an international team of
... > full story
- Treaty To Limit Carbon Dioxide Should Be Followed By Similar Limits On Other Greenhouse Pollutants
- Huelva Is Swallowing Up Coastal Lagoons In Doñana, Spanish Scientists Find
- World's River Deltas Sinking Due To Human Activity, Says New Study
- Half Of Fish Consumed Globally Is Now Raised On Farms, Study Finds
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Data Point To Some Improvements In China's Environment
November 2, 2009 — A recent assessment finds some positive trends among indicators of biodiversity loss in China -- notably, growth in forest coverage and improvements in marine ecosystems. However, other indicators, ... > full story -
Small Number Of Partnerships Make Substantial Contribution To Biodiversity
October 22, 2009 — For years, international policy on the environment and biodiversity has not just been the concern of governments. Countless other organizations and their mutual strategic alliances also play a ... > full story -
Geographer Working To Clarify What Sustainability Really Means To Rural Decision-makers
September 22, 2009 — A geographer is researching how people define sustainability with the hope that this will later help civic and business leaders in rural communities make more informed decisions about ... > full story -
Leading Scientists Call For A New Approach To Food Security
September 21, 2009 — A new report by leading food and sustainability scientists calls for Europe to take a new approach on food security, prioritizing health and sustainability in research and using a holistic view when ... > full story -
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Human-made Crises 'Outrunning Our Ability To Deal With Them,' Scientists Warn
September 17, 2009 — The world faces a compounding series of crises driven by human activity, which existing governments and institutions are increasingly powerless to cope with, a group of eminent environmental ... > full story -
Failure To Tackle Climate Change Spells A Global Health Catastrophe, Experts Warn
September 16, 2009 — Health experts warn that failure to agree radical cuts in carbon dioxide emissions at the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen this December spells a global health ... > full story -
Climate Change Adaptation Expected To Cost 2–3 Times More Than Previously Estimated
September 15, 2009 — Scientists have warned that UN negotiations aimed at tackling climate change are based on substantial underestimates of what it will cost to adapt to its impacts. The real costs of adaptation to ... > full story -
Targeted Investments In Climate Science Could Present Enormous Economic Savings Across The Globe
September 7, 2009 — Targeted investments in climate science could lead to major benefits in reducing the costs of adapting to a changing climate, according to new research. The study shows that investments made now, can ... > full story -
Early Warning Signals Of Change: 'Tipping Points' Identified Where Sudden Shifts To New Conditions Occur
September 5, 2009 — What do abrupt changes in ocean circulation and Earth's climate, shifts in wildlife populations and ecosystems, the global finance market and its system-wide crashes, and asthma attacks and epileptic ... > full story -
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Time To Lift The Geoengineering Taboo, Experts Urge
September 2, 2009 — Hot on the heels of the Royal Society's Geoengineering the Climate report, September's Physics World contains feature comment from UK experts stressing the need to start taking geoengineering -- ... > full story
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