NewsRack: flenvcenter/Biodiversity_Regional/Biodiversity

Colorado research universities struggle to stop poaching of faculty - Denver Post: News: Local

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Colorado research universities struggle to stop poaching of faculty

Caribbean talks conservation on Branson's island - Denver Post: National News Headlines

By DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Political and business leaders are gathering on a billionaire's private island Friday to back a program aimed at expanding protection for the Caribbean's imperiled coasts and waters.

Community Agriculture Alliance: Enhance the Yampa Valley's biodiversity with native plants - Steamboat Pilot

Karen Vail/For the Steamboat Today — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Last year, I thought that using similar species in my gardens and other landscaping would benefit our local pollinators and wildlife just the same as our true natives. Turns out that is not always the case.

Guest Commentary: Forest policy is effective - Denver Post: Opinion

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

As fire season bears down, political leaders gathered in Denver this week urge additional action on wildfires.

UN predicts boom in trade of 'green' products - azcentral.com | business

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

GENEVA -- The U.N.'s environment agency says the global market for low-carbon and environment-friendly goods and services is projected to almost triple to $2.2 trillion by 2020. The U.N. Environment Program says trade in organic food and beverages is likely to reach $105 billion by 2015, up from $62.9 billion in 2011. Seafood farmed according to certified sustainability standards is forecast to rise to $1.25 billion from $300 million in 2008.

Thick-skulled fossil cuts dino theory down to size - Denver Post: National News Headlines

By Agence France-Presse — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

PARIS - The discovery of a new thick-skulled dinosaur the size of a large dog may challenge our image of a pre-historic Earth dominated by supersized lizards, a study said Tuesday.

Black-backed woodpeckers and severe fire - High Country News Most Recent

Emily Guerin — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Could an Endangered Species Act listing spark a national debate over wildfire?

Ditmer: Preserve Colorado's acequias - Denver Post: Opinion

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT

With much of Colorado in drought, we should be diligent to protect a rare historical and traditional water-sharing practice.

Why keep wolves out? - Salt Lake Tribune

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Published Mar 12, 2013 01:01AM MDT The Utah Legislature’s Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environmental Quality Committee voted to appropriate $300,000 to send anti-wolf extremists to lobby Congress to forever remove wolves from protection under the Endangered Species Act (“Saving Red Riding Hood,” Tribune, March 4). The bulk of credible science emphasizes the essential role that large carnivores play in forest and other wildland health, including recovery of aspen and streamside vegetation, and long-term viability of populati... ...

Photos: Controlled burn at the Denver Botanic Gardens - Headlines: All Headlines

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Curators at the Denver Botanic Gardens conducted a controlled burn of the Laura Smith Porter Plains Garden, March, 07, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. Fires are a natural part of the plains ecology and help balance the diversity of species. The burn will aid in the germination and growth of different species in the garden.

A new vision for public lands - From the Blogs

johnfreemuth — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Maybe it's time to rethink the purpose and scope of our federal lands.

Federal grazing fee stays same, rekindles debate - Denver Post: News: Local

By MARTIN GRIFFITH Associated Press — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Federal grazing fee stays same, rekindles debate

The Maize Manifesto - Grassroots International

Carol Schachet — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Subheadline: Mexican farmers say "No!" to GM corn Outside Author Bio: A partner of Grassroots International, UNORCA provides technical assistance in natural resource management, marketing, and implementation of projects and programs for productive enterprises, rural development, human and indigenous rights and agrarian issues for peasant and indigenous peoples’ organizations. In addition to its national agenda, UNORCA is one of the leading organizations of the Via Campesina – North America which struggles for a sustainable and farmer and farmworker-oriented agriculture, for a dignified life in the countryside and for peoples’ food sovereignty. Outside Author: National Union of Autonomous Regional Peasant Organizations Below is a letter from the National Union of Autonomous Regional Peasant Organizations (UNORCA) to officials in Mexico. UNORCA members began a hunger strike last week to prevent Monsanto from large-scale planting of genetically modified corn. They ...

Seeds Help Communities Raise Hope, Independence - Grassroots International

Saulo Araujo — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:30:00 GMT

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Killer cats - Salt Lake Tribune

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Published Feb 7, 2013 01:01AM MDT In “Cats and birds” (Forum, Feb. 2), Leo Whiting argued for killing all wild, roaming cats because they’re decimating our bird population. Yes they are. Scientific American recently documented the destruction cats visit on the animal kingdom. Yes, cats keep the mice population down, but they also kill every other useful and benign animal they can. If you value biodiversity, and you should, you must be for eliminating the feral cat population (not just neutering them). Domestic cats are on the In... ...

Vail Daily letter: Dems should drop gun limits - Vail Colorado: Business

Bill Lindsay Vail, CO, Colorado — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:30:00 GMT

I vote Democrat for several reasons, but by far the most important subjects are sustainable use of our natural resources, pollution control, clean air and water, respect for biodiversity,etc. The word conservation comes from the ...

Canyonlands National Park faces invasive species issue - Durango Herald

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:30:00 GMT

CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK, Utah Larry Aberback studied the banks of the Colorado River in quiet reflection and then posed a question many of the others on the commercially guided float trip had silently wondered.

Park faces a thorny issue - Salt Lake Tribune

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 18:30:00 GMT

by Brett Prettyman The Salt Lake Tribune Published Dec 26, 2012 01:01AM MDT Fourth in an occasional series examining issues facing Utah’s national parks. Canyonlands National Park • Larry Aberback studied the banks of the Colorado River in quiet reflection and then posed a question many of the others on the commercially guided float trip had silently wondered. “What happened to all those dying bushes? Is it drought?” the elementary school teacher from New York City asked during a trip through Cataract Canyon in July. “It’s kind of sad.” Sad, in this case, is in the ... ...

Environmental groups protest BLM oil shale plan - Salt Lake Tribune

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:30:00 GMT

the Salt Lake Tribune Published Dec 11, 2012 02:38PM MDT Environmental groups filed a protest this week of a Bureau of Land Management plan to allocate more than 800,000 acres in Utah, Colorado and Wyoming for oil shale and tar sands development. The Center for Biological Diversity, the Grand Canyon Trust, Living Rivers and the Sierra Club sent the protest Monday to BLM protest coordinator Brenda Hudgens-Williams. The proposal would make available nearly 700,000 acres in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming for research and development of oil shale, and about 1... ...

Wyoming governor wants state to intervene in uranium mine lawsuit - Headlines: All Headlines

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:30:00 GMT

CASPER — Gov. Matt Mead wants Wyoming to get involved in a lawsuit contesting federal approval of the Lost Creek uranium mine.

Judge rejects settlement to ban dirt bikes from trails - Denver Post: News: Local

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Judge rejects settlement to ban dirt bikes from trails

Feds ban motorcycles on Bear Creek trails to protect endangered trout - Denver Post: News: Local

By The Associated Press — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Feds ban motorcycles on Bear Creek trails to protect endangered trout

Putting a price tag on existence - From the Blogs

Red Lodge — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Changes to critical habitat designations under the Endangered Species Act could have a chilling effect

25 primate species reported on brink of extinction - Denver Post: National News Headlines

By NIRMALA GEORGE Associated Press — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:30:00 GMT

NEW DELHI—Twenty-five species of monkeys, langurs, lemurs and gorillas are on the brink of extinction and need global action to protect them from increasing deforestation and illegal trafficking, researchers said Monday.

Environment groups gain status in hearing over proposed uranium mill - Denver Post: News: Local

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Environment groups gain status in hearing over proposed uranium mill