Biodiversity
Beth
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28 Jun 2011
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The United Nations and its partners this week launched a 20-year, $200 million environmental recovery programme in south-west Haiti that aims to benefit more than 200,000 people and show that sustainable rural development, from fisheries to tourism, is indeed practical.
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
By UN News
The United Nations and its partners this week launched a 20-year, $200 million environmental recovery programme in south-west Haiti that aims to benefit more than 200,000 people and...
Beth
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27 Jun 2011
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http://www.sprep....
The BirdLife International Pacific Partnership and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) have signed a revised Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will strengthen the two organisations’ efforts to work on joint conservation objectives across the region.“This is an important document for our future collaboration”, said David Sheppard - Director of SPREP. “By focusing on specific area of cooperation, the MoU will make more effective use of the respective...
Beth
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27 Jun 2011
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http://www.nytimes....
GLOVER’S REEF, Belize — As Alex Tilley powers his 15-foot skiff over the turquoise surface, a dark form slips across the white sand floor below. “Sting ray,” Mr. Tilley says.
For the next half mile, en route to the Wildlife Conservation Society research station here at Glover’s Reef in Belize, at least half a dozen rays are spotted moving beneath the surface. To Mr. Tilley, the presence of so many rays says a lot about the state of the reef here.
“The fish...
Beth
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27 Jun 2011
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http://www.nytimes....
GLOVER’S REEF, Belize — As Alex Tilley powers his 15-foot skiff over the turquoise surface, a dark form slips across the white sand floor below. “Sting ray,” Mr. Tilley says.
For the next half mile, en route to the Wildlife Conservation Society research station here at Glover’s Reef in Belize, at least half a dozen rays are spotted moving beneath the surface. To Mr. Tilley, the presence of so many rays says a lot about the state of the reef here.
“The fish...
Da
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20 Jun 2011
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http://www....
IN recognition of International Day for Biodiversity, celebrated on May 22, Environment Watch provides you this month with insight into some of Jamaica's endemic species -- dubbed 'Born Jamaicans' by the Jamaica Environment Trust, which has launched a campaign to promote local pride in them.
Thanks in part to Jamaica's Wildlife Treasures -- a little book produced by the National Environment and Planning Agency -- Environment Watch joins them in this effort, and at a time when...
