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Environmentally Friendly Economic Stimulus Package to be Presented to Barack Obama Congress

The Nature Conservancy released a "green" economic stimulus package today, advocating for the funds to restore ecosystems, initiate green infrastructure construction, and create much-needed jobs in the process

9 Dec 2008

Unifying Concept of Movement Ecology Gets Scientific Recognition

Movement ecology has achieved significant international recognition. Movement ecology is a developing academic pursuit, combining expertise in a variety of fields, including biology, ecology, botany, environmental science, physics, mathematics, virology and others

9 Dec 2008

Ski Champions Press For Action on Climate Change

With snowy winters and ski resorts under threat from climate change, world-famous skiers and snowboarders are calling on governments attending the UN climate talks in Poznan to rapidly reduce global emissions

8 Dec 2008

New and Improved Tool to Monitor Deforestation and Degradation in Tropical Forests Get Huge Boost

A new and improved tool to monitor deforestation and degradation in tropical forests has just gotten a huge boost. The technology will rapidly advance deforestation and degradation mapping in Latin America, and will help rain forest nations better monitor their changing carbon budgets.

4 Dec 2008

Climate Change Hampering the Long-Term Recovery of Rivers

Climate change is hampering the long-term recovery of rivers from the effects of acid rain, with wet weather offsetting improvements, according to a new study by Cardiff University.

4 Dec 2008

African Cities and Their Ecological Impact

African cities are growing faster than anywhere else in the world. This is having a major impact, but few ecologists are studying the urban environment and effect of cities on rural areas

2 Dec 2008

Tropical Biofuel Plantations Bad for the Climate and Biodiversity

Keeping tropical rain forests intact is a better way to combat climate change than replacing them with biofuel plantations

2 Dec 2008

Big Impact By BRE Green Building Guide

Since the launch of the revised and updated version of BRE's Green Guide in June 2008, it has become clear that it has made much more impact in the marketplace than its predecessors

2 Dec 2008

Pocket Guide to Leading a Low Carbon Lifestyle Released

A consumer handbook on how individuals and families can reduce their carbon footprint and monthly outgoings has been published today by WWF

1 Dec 2008

Forests and People at Risk From Climate Change Crisis

Unless immediate action is taken, climate change could have a devastating effect on the world's forests and the nearly 1 billion people who depend on them for their livelihoods, warned a leading group of forest scientists in a report to be released next week

27 Nov 2008