NewsRack: 'Biodiversity Threats' news in 'Biodiversity' topic for user irge304

Most UK species in decline, wildlife stocktake shows	22.5.2013	The Guardian -- World Latest
The unprecedented analysis shows that many animals, birds, insects, fish and plants are in trouble An unprecedented stocktake of UK wildlife has revealed that most species are struggling and that one in three have halved in number in the past half century. The unique report, based on scientific analysis of tens of millions of observations from volunteers, shows that from woodland to farmland and from freshwater streams to the sea, many animals, birds, insects, fish and plants are in trouble. The causes include the intensification of farming, with the consequent loss of meadows, hedgerows and ponds and increased pesticide use, as well as building development, overfishing and climate change. Three in every five of the 3,148 species analysed for the report have declined in the last 50 years and one in 10 are at risk of extinction. But the report also reveals a few bright spots, such as the reduced water pollution that has allowed otters to return to every county in the UK, and the numerous ...
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Prince Charles calls for war on animal poachers	21.5.2013	The Guardian -- World Latest
Threats to wildlife must be treated as battle, Prince of Wales tells conservationists at St James's Palace conference Prince Charles has warned that criminal gangs are turning to animal poaching, an unprecedented slaughter of species that can only be stopped by waging war on the perpetrators, in the latest of a series of increasingly outspoken speeches about the environment. Addressing a conference of conservationists at St James's Palace in London, the Prince of Wales announced a meeting of heads of state to take place this autumn in London under government auspices to combat what he described as an emerging, militarised crisis. "We face one of the most serious threats to wildlife ever, and we must treat it as a battle – because it is precisely that," said Charles. "Organised bands of criminals are stealing and slaughtering elephants, rhinoceros and tigers, as well as large numbers of other species, in a way that has never been seen before. They are taking these animals, sometimes in ...
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Study: Rising Lake Superior temperatures affecting fish species	21.5.2013	Minnesota Public Radio: Science
A new study shows that climate change could mean better conditions for some Lake Superior fish species, but worse for others.
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Plague of deforestation sweeps across south-east Asia	20.5.2013	Guardian: Environment
Illegal logging and unchecked economic development are taking a devastating toll on forests In 1968, during the six-month siege of Khe Sanh — one of the most bitterly fought battles of the Vietnam War — a special U.S. Air Force outfit flew defoliation missions. Called the Ranch Handers, their motto was: "Only you can prevent a forest." They may not have succeeded in their goal, but rapid development in Vietnam and the surrounding nations of the greater Mekong region is on the way to accomplishing what American defoliation missions could not: The widespread destruction of Indochina's forests and the biodiversity they harbor. Stand on Khe Sanh today, and it's remarkably tranquil. Nearly all the metal from the old Marine base has been scavenged and sold to scrap merchants. The battlefield is now part of a vast green coffee plantation; all that remains of the airstrip that was the lifeline for U.S. Marines and Army soldiers is a length of reddish dirt. The fate of the forests around Khe ...
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Caribbean Talks Conservation on Branson's Island	17.5.2013	International Herald Tribune: Americas
Caribbean Talks Conservation on Branson's Island
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Caribbean talks conservation on Branson's island	17.5.2013	Seattle Times: Business & Technology
In a bid to safeguard biodiversity and the Caribbean's tourism-based economy, regional political leaders and corporate executives will gather Friday on billionaire Richard Branson's private island with the aim of protecting 20 percent of the region's coastal resources by 2020.
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The hottest trends in wood flooring	17.5.2013	Chicago Tribune: Real Estate
The hottest trends in wood flooring
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Caribbean talks conservation on Branson's island	17.5.2013	AP Business
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- In a bid to safeguard biodiversity and the Caribbean's tourism-based economy, regional political leaders and corporate executives will gather Friday on billionaire Richard Branson's private island with the aim of protecting 20 percent of the region's coastal resources by 2020....
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Caribbean talks conservation on Branson's island	17.5.2013	Boston Globe: Latest
Caribbean talks conservation on Branson's island
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World Briefing \| Asia: Indonesia: A Logging Ban Is Extended	17.5.2013	NY Times: World
Indonesia has approved a two-year extension to a landmark ban on clearing primary rain forests and peatlands, an official said Thursday.
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Big picture: Belated bluebell bloom	16.5.2013	BBC News - Science & Environment
Belated bluebell bloom
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Warming seas changing what fish are for dinner, study says	16.5.2013	MSNBC
Warming seas changing what fish are for dinner, study says
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World's fish are migrating to escape global warming	15.5.2013	New Scientist: Health
World's fish are migrating to escape global warming
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Today on New Scientist	15.5.2013	New Scientist: Health
Today on New Scientist
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Climate change brings disease threat for polar bears	15.5.2013	New Scientist: Health
Climate change brings disease threat for polar bears
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Report card: Great Lakes still have big problems	15.5.2013	Minnesota Public Radio: Science
A decades-old effort to nurse the battered Great Lakes to health has made progress toward reducing toxic pollution and slamming the door on invasive species, but the freshwater seas continue to face serious threats, a U.S.-Canadian agency said Tuesday.
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Report card: Great Lakes still have big problems	15.5.2013	Boston Globe: Latest
Report card: Great Lakes still have big problems
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Report card: Great Lakes still have big problems	15.5.2013	Seattle Times: Top stories
A decades-old effort to nurse the battered Great Lakes to health has made progress toward reducing toxic pollution and slamming the door on invasive species, but the freshwater seas continue to face serious threats, a U.S.-Canadian agency said Tuesday.
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Report card: Great Lakes still have big problems	15.5.2013	Seattle Times: Nation & World
A decades-old effort to nurse the battered Great Lakes to health has made progress toward reducing toxic pollution and slamming the door on invasive species, but the freshwater seas continue to face serious threats, a U.S.-Canadian agency said Tuesday.
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Environmental risks of leaving the EU are huge	14.5.2013	Guardian: Environment
Membership of the European Union has been a boon to the UK's wildlife and habitats – and human health is better as a result The UK's membership of the European Union has rocketed up the political agenda in recent weeks, but if Lord Lawson and Nigel Farage get their way, a go-it-alone Britain would be far from green and pleasant. An analysis for Friends of the Earth, published today by the EU policy expert Dr Charlotte Burns from the University of York, provides a damning critique of UK environmental performance over decades, and highlights the huge risks of EU withdrawal. The UK really was once the dirty man of Europe. We had the highest level of sulphur dioxide emissions in Europe, resulting in acid rain that devastated Scandinavian forests. Our seas were akin to open sewers as we pumped human effluent in them as part of a "dilute and disperse" approach to pollution – the result of which I vividly recall from family holidays. And our drinking water was contaminated with a cocktail of ...
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