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- EU Might Boycott Palm Oil To Stop Deforestation
- International Day Of Forests Promotes Conservation
- PR Firm Launches Campaign To Defend Ecosystems
- Deforestation Killing More Than Trees
- Carbon Capture Market Gaining Momentum
- Deforestation Surging Again In Amazon Basin
- Deforestation In Mexico Driven By Illegal Avocado Farms
- UN Recommends Reforestation Of Kilimanjaro
- CITES Fails On Elephant Conservation
- African Elephant Census Paints Bleak Picture
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Category Archives: Endangered Species
International Day Of Forests Promotes Conservation
Deforestation Threatens Biodiversity Today is the International Day of Forests. Deforestation is a major contributor to global warming, wildlife extinction, droughts and other threats to life as we know it. Forests are the most biologically-diverse ecosystems on land, and home … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, Carbon Capture, Climate Change, Deforestation, Endangered Species, Forest Conservation, Sustainable Agriculture, Wildlife Conservation
Tagged deforestation and biodiversity, deforestation and climate change, forest conservation and endangered species, International Day of Forests
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PR Firm Launches Campaign To Defend Ecosystems
Deforestation Promoting Climate Change, Loss Of Biodiversity Deforestation generates about 20 percent of greenhouse gasses, which contribute to global warming and climate change. Deforestation also cripples our planet’s ability to filter carbon dioxide from our air. Unfortunately, deforestation also threatens entire watersheds, endangered species … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, Deforestation, Endangered Species, Forest Conservation, Wildlife Conservation
Tagged campaign to protect endangered species, campaign to stop deforestation, Phoenix PR firm, stop deforestation, wildlife conservation campaign
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Deforestation In Mexico Driven By Illegal Avocado Farms
Agriculture Driving Global Deforestation You might want to think twice about buying avocados the next time you’re at the grocery store. The delicious green fruit has become hugely popular in recent years, topping many a salad and burrito, not to … Continue reading
Posted in Deforestation, Endangered Species, Forest Conservation, Indigenous Land
Tagged avocado and deforestation, deforestation and agriculture, deforestation Latin America, deforestation Mexico and avocado farms
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CITES Fails On Elephant Conservation
Nations Fail To Give Elephants Maximum Legal Protections Africa has lost more than a third of its wild elephants to poachers in the past decade. The next decade might be their last without global interventions. Unfortunately, a bid to give … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Biodiversity, Endangered Species, Wildlife Conservation
Tagged CITES and biodiversity, CITES and wildlife conservation, elephant conservation and ivory trade, forest conservation and wildlife conservation
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African Elephant Census Paints Bleak Picture
The Push Toward Extinction Gaining Momentum Results of a new survey reveal that Africa’s savannah elephants are going fast. The Great Elephant Census estimates that about 352,000 elephants remain—down from previous estimates of 419,000 to 650,000 elephants in 2013. The authors … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Biodiversity, Endangered Species, Wildlife Conservation
Tagged elephant census Africa, elephant conservation Africa, elephant poaching Africa, Great Elephant Census
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Palm Oil Plantations vs. Biodiversity
Palm Oil Plantations Do Not Tolerate Wildlife By Melati Kaye, Scientific American and Mongabay I have been hiking through an oil palm plantation in Borneo for hours but have yet to see a single oil palm. Instead, mahogany and other … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, Deforestation, Endangered Species, Forest Conservation, Rainforests
Tagged deforestation and palm oil, orangutans and palm oil plantations, palm oil plantations and endangered species, RSPO and orangutan habitat, sustainable palm oil and biodiversity
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Logging Taking Toll On Alaska’s Tongass Wolves
Tongass National Forest Shredded By Clear-Cutting Editor’s Note: Thanks to William Yardley of the LA Times and also to the SitNews in Alaska for their excellent reporting on this topic. We pieced work from both sources for this post. Links … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, Deforestation, Endangered Species, Forest Conservation, Wildlife Conservation
Tagged Big Thorne timber sale, deforestation Alaska, logging Tongass National Forest, wolf conservation Alaska and logging
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Community Empowerment Can Reduce Elephant Poaching
Community Conservation Strategies Can Save Wildlife By James Kariuki Establishment of community wildlife conservancies is the best solution for reducing elephant poaching in Northern Kenya, says a new study. Community involvement would create understanding among pastoral communities that wildlife conservations … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Agroforestry, Biodiversity, Endangered Species, Wildlife Conservation
Tagged community conservation and elephant conservation, community wildlife conservancies, elephant conservation strategies, forest conservation and wildlife
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DiCaprio Foundation Chipping In To Save Indonesian Rainforest
DiCaprio Foundation, WWF Forge Creative Rainforest Conservation Plan Indonesia has one of the highest rates of deforestation of any country in the world. According to Global Forest Watch, the country lost 16.88 million hectares of rainforest between 2001 and 2013, … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Endangered Species, Forest Conservation, Indigenous Land, Reforestation
Tagged Bukit Tigapuluh National Park conservation Leonardo DiCaprio, forest conservation and endangered species, Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation rainforest conservation Indonesia, rainforest conservation Indonesia, saving endangered species Sumatra
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Population Explosion Greatest Threat To Africa’s Lions
Cecil Can Help Other Lions By Driving Broader Conservation Strategies By Heidi Vogt, The Wall Street Journal, @HeidiVogt The killing of a lion named Cecil in Zimbabwe has sparked world-wide outrage, but the largest threat to Africa’s big cats is a … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Endangered Species, Wildlife Conservation
Tagged African lion conservation, Cecil the lion and wildlife conservation, conserve Africa's lions, endangered wildlife in Africa
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