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Mexico Forest Communities Excel In Capturing CarbonMexico City, Mexico (SPX) Nov 26, 2010 A study released amid debate over how to reduce the loss and degradation of the world's most vulnerable forests suggests that negotiators at the upcoming UN climate change conference in Cancun should look to Mexico's forest communities for a solution. When allowed to benefit economically from their forests, forest communities in Mexico-made up of indigenous peoples and formerly landless laborers-are able to capture carbon more effectively than any other public or private group working to slow defo ... read more |
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 Developing Countries Often Outsource Deforestation In many developing countries, forest restoration at home has led to deforestation abroad, according to a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The authors sa ... more | .. |
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  Scientist Maps The Meaning Of Mid-Level Clouds Clouds play a major role in the climate-change equation, but they are the least-understood variable in the sky, observes a Texas A and M University geoscientist, who says mid-level clouds are especi ... more | .. |
 Can Cacti Escape Underground In High Temperatures In the scorching summer heat of the Chihuahuan Desert in southwest Texas, air temperatures can hover around 97F (36C) while at the surface of the soil temperatures can exceed 158F (70C). Encounterin ... more | .. |
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 Mildew-Resistant And Infertile Mildew infections not only cause unsightly vegetable patches, they can also result in extensive crop failure. Interestingly, the processes involved in infections with this garden pest are similar to ... more | .. |
 Tigers And Polar Bears Are Highly Vulnerable To Environmental Change Large predators are much more vulnerable than smaller species to environmental changes, such as over-hunting and habitat change, because they have to work so hard to find their next meal, according ... more |
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 Express Map Delivery From Space Meeting the environmental needs of an ever-expanding Europe requires consistent and regularly updated information on its land cover and use. As part of ESA's GlobCorine project, a pan-European land ... more | .. |
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 Putin warns tigers 'close to catastrophe' The world's last wild tigers are "close to catastrophe", Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned Tuesday at an unprecedented summit aiming to save the animal from extinction. ... more |
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