http://newsrack.in/rss/flenvcenter/Biodiversity_Independent/rss.xml This is a custom RSS feed generated by NewsRack for user flenvcenter for topic Biodiversity-Independent Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:29:35 GMT Biodiversity-Independent Biodiversity-Independent 2010-03-15T19:29:35Z http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/41077?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WildlifeAndHabitatConservationNews-Enn+%28Wildlife+and+Habitat+Conservation+News+-+ENN%29 West Africa mangroves impacted by salt extraction Habitat Protection Policy Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/41077?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WildlifeAndHabitatConservationNews-Enn+%28Wildlife+and+Habitat+Conservation+News+-+ENN%29 dotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdot 2010-03-07T18:30:00Z http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/should-we-spend-money-to-save-the-dodo-bird.php?campaign=th_rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+treehuggersite+%28Treehugger%29 Should We Spend Money to Save the Dodo Bird? Birds Species Loss Endangered Species Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/should-we-spend-money-to-save-the-dodo-bird.php?campaign=th_rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+treehuggersite+%28Treehugger%29 2010-03-15T18:30:00Z http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8685&Itemid=33 By Susan Montoya Bryan Santa Ana Publo, New Mexico (AP) March 2010 Making more arrests and throwing more offenders behind bars will not bring an end to the crimes against children and other violence that is plaguing many of the nation’s American Indian communities, a federal official for Indian affairs said during March. Birds Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8685&Itemid=33 2010-03-15T18:30:00Z http://www.grist.org/article/Californias-salmon-vs.-agribiz-interests/ I&amp;#8217;ve been selling fish for 30 years, and I&amp;#8217;m pleased that my store, the Monterey Fish Market, has a reputation for exceptionally fresh and sustainably sourced seafood. We&amp;#8217;re lucky in that our customers support us in our mission to provide the best possible product that doesn&amp;#8217;t contribute to the destruction of our wild fisheries. I&amp;#8217;m constantly impressed with their concern for the environment in general and their knowledge of fisheries issues in particular. We emphasize seasonally available fresh seafood from local, highly regulated fisheries: Dungeness crab, hook-and-line caught rock cod, albacore, squid, sand dabs, herring, and sardines. All of these species are caught in north state waters using methods that ... Fish Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.grist.org/article/Californias-salmon-vs.-agribiz-interests/ 2010-03-14T18:30:00Z http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nikolas-kozloff/falklands-dispute-argenti_b_498127.html For the sake of the marine environment and the Magellanic penguin, Britain and Argentina need to ratchet back oil development on the Falkland Islands, not promote further exploration. Plants Birds Fish Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nikolas-kozloff/falklands-dispute-argenti_b_498127.html Nikolas Kozloff 2010-03-14T18:30:00Z http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/41087?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SustainableEcosystemsAndCommunityNews-Enn+%28Sustainable+Ecosystems+and+Community+News+-+ENN%29 Hydrocarbon development threatens the Amazon Biodiversity Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/41087?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SustainableEcosystemsAndCommunityNews-Enn+%28Sustainable+Ecosystems+and+Community+News+-+ENN%29 dotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdot 2010-03-09T18:30:00Z http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-brones/un-ban-on-ivory-threatene_b_497111.html If the UN ban on one-off ivory sales is lifted, endangered African elephants could be wiped out. Global public opinion could tip the scales, and it's imperative that we support of this species. Endangered Species Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-brones/un-ban-on-ivory-threatene_b_497111.html Anna Brones 2010-03-14T18:30:00Z http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/41073?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WildlifeAndHabitatConservationNews-Enn+%28Wildlife+and+Habitat+Conservation+News+-+ENN%29 In a new study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), every single fish tested from 291 freshwater streams across the United States was found to be contaminated with mercury. "This study shows just how widespread mercury pollution has become in our air, watersheds and many of our fish in freshwater streams," said Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WildlifeAndHabitatConservationNews-Enn/~4/15QclwYs4jg" height="1" width="1"/> Habitat Protection Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/41073?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WildlifeAndHabitatConservationNews-Enn+%28Wildlife+and+Habitat+Conservation+News+-+ENN%29 dotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdot 2010-03-04T18:30:00Z http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/314163,eu-postpones-by-a-decade-plans-to-stop-extinctions.html Brussels - European Union environment ministers gave themselves an extra decade to prevent the extinction of plant and animal species after admitting Monday that there was no hope of meeting this year's original deadline. The EU had vowed to stop its... Biodiversity Plants Species Loss Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/314163,eu-postpones-by-a-decade-plans-to-stop-extinctions.html 2010-03-14T18:30:00Z http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/mark_spraggs_bone_fire_returns_to_familiar_ground/C39/L39/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+newwest%2Ftopic%2Fbookswriters+New+West+Topics%3A+Books+%26+Writers Mark Spragg’s “Bone Fire” Returns to Familiar Ground Birds Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/mark_spraggs_bone_fire_returns_to_familiar_ground/C39/L39/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+newwest%2Ftopic%2Fbookswriters+New+West+Topics%3A+Books+%26+Writers 2010-03-14T18:30:00Z http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/mark_spraggs_bone_fire_returns_to_familiar_ground/C39/L39/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+newwest%2Fmain+New+West+Network+Front+Page Mark Spragg's Bone Fire Returns to Familiar Ground Birds Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/mark_spraggs_bone_fire_returns_to_familiar_ground/C39/L39/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+newwest%2Fmain+New+West+Network+Front+Page 2010-03-14T18:30:00Z http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/world-federation-chinese-medicine-societies-reject-tiger-bones.php?campaign=th_rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+treehuggersite+%28Treehugger%29 World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies Reject Tiger Bones Biodiversity Hunting and Poaching Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/world-federation-chinese-medicine-societies-reject-tiger-bones.php?campaign=th_rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+treehuggersite+%28Treehugger%29 2010-03-14T18:30:00Z http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.5/see-you-in-spring?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hcn%2Fmost-recent+%28High+Country+News+-+Most+Recent%29 Skipped issue; Paonia's "Miracle of the Market"; Sam Hamilton's obituary<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~4/9mY-cRgINJE" height="1" width="1"/> Endangered Species Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.5/see-you-in-spring?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hcn%2Fmost-recent+%28High+Country+News+-+Most+Recent%29 Betsy Marston, Jonathan Thompson and Rachel Waldholz 2010-03-11T18:30:00Z http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.5/see-you-in-spring?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hcn%2Fcurrent-issue+%28hcn.org+-+Current+Issue%29 Skipped issue; Paonia's "Miracle of the Market"; Sam Hamilton's obituary<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/current-issue/~4/9mY-cRgINJE" height="1" width="1"/> Endangered Species Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.5/see-you-in-spring?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hcn%2Fcurrent-issue+%28hcn.org+-+Current+Issue%29 Betsy Marston, Jonathan Thompson and Rachel Waldholz 2010-03-11T18:30:00Z http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/rocky_mountain_bird_conservation_more_critical_because_of_climate_change/C41/L41/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+newwest%2Ftopics%2Ftravelrecreation+New+West+Topics%3A+Travel+%26+Outdoors Rocky Mountain Bird Conservation More Critical Because of Climate Change Birds Endangered Species Species Conservation Habitat Protection Policy Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/rocky_mountain_bird_conservation_more_critical_because_of_climate_change/C41/L41/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+newwest%2Ftopics%2Ftravelrecreation+New+West+Topics%3A+Travel+%26+Outdoors 2010-03-10T18:30:00Z http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/03/14-2 <div class="author-name">by Vandana Shiva</div><p>Since 1966 - and as a consequence of the introduction of the Green Revolution model of water-intensive, chemical farming - India has over-exploited her groundwater, creating a water famine.</p><p><a href="http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/03/14-2">read more</a></p> Biodiversity Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/03/14-2 2010-03-13T18:30:00Z http://www.greenleft.org.au/2010/830/42680 Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited Australia over March 9-11. Unsurprisingly, the issue of asylum seekers was the leading concern for the federal Labor government, the corporate media and refugee advocates alike. Birds Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.greenleft.org.au/2010/830/42680 2010-03-13T18:30:00Z http://www.enn.com/energy/article/41087?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AlternativeEnergyAndFuelNews-Enn+%28Alternative+Energy+and+Fuel+News+-+ENN%29 Hydrocarbon development threatens the Amazon Biodiversity Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.enn.com/energy/article/41087?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AlternativeEnergyAndFuelNews-Enn+%28Alternative+Energy+and+Fuel+News+-+ENN%29 dotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdot 2010-03-09T18:30:00Z http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/313935,delegates-gather-in-qatar-to-save-endangered-wildlife--summary.html Doha, Qatar- Some 1,500 delegates on Saturday gathered for a conference in Qatar to draft tougher new measures to protect the planet's endangered plant and animal life. The two-week conference on the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Sp... Biodiversity Plants Endangered Species Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/313935,delegates-gather-in-qatar-to-save-endangered-wildlife--summary.html 2010-03-12T18:30:00Z http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/313921,cites-world-conference-opens-in-bid-for-new-rules-on.html Doha - Delegates from around the world Saturday began two- week conference under the auspices of the 175-nation CITES in Doha to draft tougher new measures to protect the planet's endangered plant and animal life. Some 1,500 persons representing over... Biodiversity Endangered Species Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/313921,cites-world-conference-opens-in-bid-for-new-rules-on.html 2010-03-12T18:30:00Z http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/313924,delegates-gather-in-qatar-to-save-elephants-tuna--update.html Doha - Some 1,500 delegates representing 175 parties to a treaty designed to protect endangered species around the world on Saturday gathered in Qatar to discuss how best to protect wildlife. Bluefin tuna, elephants, polar bears, and a wide variety o... Biodiversity Endangered Species Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/313924,delegates-gather-in-qatar-to-save-elephants-tuna--update.html 2010-03-12T18:30:00Z http://www.alternet.org/environment/145983/humans_pushing_up_extinction_rates_faster_than_species_can_evolve We've almost certainly crossed a dire threshold. According to some scientists, we're destroying 10,000 times faster than creatures can adapt. Species Loss Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.alternet.org/environment/145983/humans_pushing_up_extinction_rates_faster_than_species_can_evolve Matthew McDermott, TreeHugger 2010-03-10T18:30:00Z http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/global-warmings-evil-twin-ocean-acidification.php?campaign=th_rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+treehuggersite+%28Treehugger%29 Global Warming's Evil Twin: Ocean Acidification - A Present And Measurable Danger Biodiversity Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/global-warmings-evil-twin-ocean-acidification.php?campaign=th_rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+treehuggersite+%28Treehugger%29 2010-03-12T18:30:00Z http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8674&Itemid=118 By Abby Haight Portland, Oregon (AP) March 2010 Wildlife officials have tried everything to keep sea lions from eating endangered salmon, dropping bombs that explode under water and firing rubber bullets and bean bags from shotguns and boats. Now they are resorting to issuing death sentences to the most chronic offenders. A Read more... (http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=8674&amp;Itemid=118) Fish Endangered Species Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8674&Itemid=118 2010-03-12T18:30:00Z http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/12/newborn-animals-around-th_n_496948.html In honor of spring's coming arrival, we've compiled some of the newest additions to the animal kingdom from the past few weeks. Some of them,... Species Loss Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/12/newborn-animals-around-th_n_496948.html Gazelle Emami 2010-03-12T18:30:00Z