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Greenpeace offers Indonesia proof of illegal logging

via The Age | Thu February 26, 2004
Conservation group Greenpeace is blockading two rivers in Kalimantan on the island of Borneo, hoping a mounting pile of illegally cut trees will embarrass the Indonesian Government into prosecuting offenders.

Coelacanth found at Sodwana

via News24.com | Wed February 25, 2004
A coelacanth - a pre-historic fish once thought to be extinct and now known as "the living fossil" - was discovered last week by divers in Sodwana Bay.

Indonesia to Protect Top Leatherback Turtle Site

via Reuters UK | Mon February 23, 2004
Indonesia pledged on Monday to help critically endangered leatherback turtles by creating a marine protected area for a Papua nesting beach that attracts a quarter of the remaining population in the Pacific.

Gallup-area uranium mines to be reclaimed for wildlife, grazing

via Business Weekly | Mon February 23, 2004
Two closed uranium mines near Gallup may be getting a second lease on life. The state's Mining and Minerals Division of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department has received reclamation and closeout plans from the United Nuclear Corporation, the company operating the closed mines.

France pushes toxic treaty into law

via Green Consumer Guide | Sun February 22, 2004
France became the 50th nation to ratify the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants this week, enabling the landmark treaty to enter into international law.

Interest in bioproducts blossoms

via St. Louis Post | Sun February 22, 2004
image When Shelly Fredman picked up lunch at a natural foods store in St. Louis this week, she got a piece of the future along with her vegetable salad. Her food came in a container that looked like plastic and felt like plastic - but it was made entirely of corn.

ADM donates $200,000 for wetlands restoration

via The Sentinent | Thu February 19, 2004
Archer Daniels Midland Company announced Wednesday that it will make a $200,000 contribution to Ducks Unlimited Inc. to fund restoration of the McPherson Valley Wetlands in cooperation with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. The ADM contribution will enable DU and KDWP to protect, restore and maintain these wetlands so vital to this continent's waterfowl and wildlife resources.

UN ban on toxic pollutants enters into force in May

via TerraDaily | Wed February 18, 2004
A UN ban on the production and use of 12 persistent organic pollutants (POPs) that are hazardous to the environment will enter into force in May, the United Nations announced on Wednesday.

Rare mountain antelope return to Kenya

via IOL | Wed February 18, 2004
Eighteen rare mountain antelope leapt from their shipping containers on to the slopes of Mount Kenya - the climax of an attempt begun two decades ago to save the species from extinction.

New car emissions in the EU down by more than 10%

via EDIE | Wed February 18, 2004
Carbon dioxide emissions from new cars in the EU decreased by nearly 11% between 1995 and 2002, figures from the Fourth Annual Report on CO2 Emissions from New Cars, show.

Bear rehabilitation proves effective

via WSPA | Tue February 17, 2004
A three-year joint study by WSPA and Idaho Black Bear Rehabilitation (IBBR) gives solid proof that orphaned bear cubs raised in captivity can develop into wild animals capable of surviving on their own. This research debunks the myth that cubs raised in captivity necessarily become dependent on humans.

U.S. likely to limit carbon emissions

via Forbes.com | Tue February 17, 2004
The United States will eventually impose caps on carbon dioxide emissions, despite pulling out three years ago from Kyoto Protocol on climate change which seeks to curb greenhouse gas pollution, an official from U.S. utility American Electric Power said on Monday.

Populations of bald eagles flourish in lower 48 states

via Billings Gazette | Mon February 16, 2004
So many bald eagles swoop down from the treetops to pluck their breakfast from the Skagit River, you wouldn't think they were a threatened species. Biologically speaking, they aren't.

Nene thriving

via The Garden Island | Sun February 15, 2004
The Hawaiian Goose, also known as the nene and Hawai'i's state bird, became federally-protected when the bird population plummeted statewide in past years.

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