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Project BudBurst Volunteers Across United States to Track Climate Clues in Spring Flowers

A nationwide initiative in the United States of America, Project BudBurst, started on February 15, 2008 to enable volunteers to track climate change by observing the timing of flowers and foliage.


Tue, 11/08/2011 - 14:15 — admin

Illuminating Study Reveals How Plants Respond to Light

Most of us take it for granted that plants respond to light by growing, flowering and straining towards the light, and we never wonder just how plants manage to do so. But the ordinary, everyday responses of plants to light are deceptively complex, and much about them has long stumped scientists.


Tue, 11/08/2011 - 14:08 — admin

Germany to Use CO2 Funds to Help Developing Nations

Germany will use part of the proceeds it gets from selling carbon permits to industry from 2008 to help support the fight against climate change in developing nations, Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel said.


Tue, 11/08/2011 - 14:03 — admin

New Reserves In Vietnam To Protect Saola, One Of The World's Rarest Animals

The provincial People’s Committees of the central Vietnamese provinces of Thua Thien Hue and Quang Nam endorsed a set of conservation actions on September 28, 2007, that will help ensure the saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) will survive in Vietnam.


Tue, 11/08/2011 - 14:02 — admin

Fishing Ban Protects Largest Coral Reef in The Philippines, Apo Reef

Reef fish and other marine species can breathe easier with the introduction of a fishing ban around Apo Reef, the largest coral reef in the Philippines and the second largest contiguous reef in the world after the Great Barrier Reef.


Tue, 11/08/2011 - 13:58 — admin

Cusco, Peru Bans GM Products To Protect Diversity Of Native Potatoes

The regional government of Cusco, Peru has banned genetically modified (GM) products in the region to protect the diversity of thousands of native potato varieties and other Andean food crops.


Tue, 11/08/2011 - 13:47 — admin

Marmot Dam, Oregon’s largest dam, is being removed: salmon and wildlife habitat and public recreation to benefit

A blast of explosives cracked the concrete face of Marmot Dam on the Sandy River on July 24, 2007, beginning its demolition and ushering in a new era for Oregon’s Sandy River Basin.


Tue, 11/08/2011 - 13:47 — admin

Elephant Sanctuary in the United States Provides 2, 700 Acre Haven for 19 Elephants

The Elephant Sanctuary founded in 1995 in Hohenwald, Tennessee, is the nation's largest natural-habitat refuge developed specifically to meet the needs of endangered elephants.


Tue, 11/08/2011 - 13:46 — admin

New Security for Coral Reefs: Red and Pink Corals Get United Nations Trade Protection

 Trade in red and pink corals prized as jewelry for 5,000 years will be restricted to try to help the species recover after drastic over-exploitation, a United Nations wildlife conference, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES),  agreed on June 15, 2007.


Tue, 11/08/2011 - 13:40 — admin

Wings over Wetlands: New Protection for Birds from Wetland and Waterbird Conservation Initiatives

The Wings Over Wetlands (WOW) Project launched on November 20, 2006, is the largest international wetland and waterbird conservation initiative ever to take place in the African-Eurasian region.


Tue, 11/08/2011 - 13:20 — admin

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