Along Gulf Coast, Talk Of Restoring Wetlands by Andrea Hsu Andrea Hsu/NPR Researchers want the Gulf Coast’s wetlands to look more like Louisiana’s Lafitte Cypress Swamp (pictured). It is thought the wetlands will serve as a speed bump against major storms. All Things Considered, August 5, 2008 · Researchers working… Continue reading
Landloss threat ends as African Parks withdraws from Ethiopia African Parks Foundation (now known as African Parks Network) of the Netherlands has announced it will withdraw from its lease of the Omo and Nech Sar National Parks, Ethiopia, by October, 2008. Seven tribes live in or use the land that… Continue reading
———————————————————————– ” … the potential amount of avoided emissions is much larger, and therefore there’s much more to be gained from protecting them from logging. It means the risks of logging are bigger than we thought.” ———————- Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) August 5, 2008 Logging bigger risk than realised: study… Continue reading
I’m seeing nothing especially new here, but, with that said, some important concerns do get further confirmation, and some important new details offered. For example, a shift of biomes (e.g., forest shift to grassland) has been a growing concern in recent years, and not one expressed only within narrow scientific… Continue reading