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Rainforest SOS at The Early ShowCreated about 5 months ago
Rainforest SOS Launch DayCreated about 5 months ago
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Battle over biofuel strategy:
The horrifying prospect of Palm Oil plantations being classified as 'rainforest' is just one of many points angering critics of the EU's biofuel plans. Read this column from BBC News - this is a live issue, we will be posting more links on this subject very soon.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8559
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In his regular column, BBC environment analyst Roger Harrabin asks whether the EU's biofuels policy will stand up to scrutiny.
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Sahonagasy is a project set up to help preserve the amphibians of Madagascar
"With more than 235 species of frogs found only in Madagascar, the island is one of the richest “froggy” places in the world. The frogs of Madagascar, however, suffer from a series of threats, including habitat alteration, deforestation, pollut...ion and collection for the pet-trade."
Superb amphibian photos here:
http://www.sahonagasy.org/PhotoDB/main.p
www.sahonagasy.org
This is the main page of the Sahonagasy Photo Database.Everyone can view the photos, but if you would like to upload your photos, please register.
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Can palm oil help Indonesia's poor? "In the often polarised debate about palm oil, it is rare to find converging views between activists and owners.... ...palm oil in itself is not a bad thing for Indonesia. But the system needs to change.Laws have to be enforced, people and the environment need to be protected, the la...nd rights of local communities must be respected."
A nicely balanced article from the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pa
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Panorama last week reported on the disturbing destruction of orangutan habitats in Indonesia for palm oil plantations. But are there benefits from these plantations for local people?
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The Prince's Rainforests Project discussed FACTS on the The Prince's Rainforests Project discussion board.
The Prince's Rainforests Project discussed BERINGIN (ficus cemora) on the The Prince's Rainforests Project discussion board.
The Prince's Rainforests Project discussed PETITION for ORANGUTANS, WILDLIFE (TIGERS, ELEPHANTS, RHYNOS, etc), RAINFORESTS, GLOBAL WARMING: “Label Palm Oil” on the The Prince's Rainforests Project discussion board.
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BBC News - Biofuel power plant plan refused
The plant, which would had been fuelled initially by palm oil, was attacked by critics who blamed the demand for palm oil for rainforest destruction.
BBC West business correspondent Dave Harvey said... "If Bristol's decision stands then local councillors have every right to co...nsider the international environmental issues and not just the immediate local planning questions."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/brist
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An application to build a biofuel power station at Avonmouth, capable of powering 25,000 homes, has been refused by city councillors.
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Really interesting series of films at films 4 conservation. Try this one, State of the Forest Episode 1: "More than just timber"
"Our forests are not just timber resources, they are entire ecosystems. They are a source of life"
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x72k4g_
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Orangutan survival and the shopping trolley from BBC Panorama:
...the Indonesian government admits that 50,000 orangutans have died as a result of de-forestation. A BBC Panorama investigation into clear-cutting in Indonesian Borneo - the island it shares with Malaysia - found that the thirst for land on which to plant p...alm plantations is encroaching on areas that the Indonesian government has deemed to be off-limits.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/panorama/hi/front_
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Many of the biscuits, margarines, breads, crisps and even bars of soap that consumers pick off supermarket shelves contain an ingredient that is feeding a growth industry that conservationists say is killing the orangutans.
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Big business leaves big forest footprints: Consumers "eat" rainforests each day - in the form of beef-burgers, bacon and beauty products - but without knowing it.
The delivery mechanism is a global supply chain with its feet in the forests and its hands in the till. - Says Dr Andrew Mitchell (from BBC)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8516
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Consumers around the globe are not aware that they are "eating" rainforests, says Andrew Mitchell. In this week's Green Room, he explains how many every-day purchases are driving the destruction of the vital tropical ecosystems.
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Year of the Tiger begins with big cats in big trouble (from WWF)
“Tigers are being persecuted across their range – poisoned, trapped, snared, shot and squeezed out of their homes,” said Mike Baltzer, Leader of WWF’s Tiger Initiative. “But there is hope for them in this Year of the Tiger. There has never been such a comm...itted, ambitious, high-level commitment from governments to double wild tiger numbers."
http://www.panda.org/wwf_news/?188502/Ye
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Browsing the WWF GlobalArgentinaArmeniaAustriaAustraliaBelgiumBhutanBoliviaBorneoBrasilBulgariaCambodiaCanadaCaucasusCentral AmericaChileChinaColombiaDenmarkFinlandFranceGermanyGreater MekongGreeceGuianasHong ...
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Clouded Leopard: First film of new Asia big cat species - from BBC Earth News
"Clouded leopards are one of the most elusive cats. They are very hardly ever encountered and almost no detailed study about their ecology has been conducted," says Mr Andreas Wilting of the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in B...erlin, Germany.Mr Wilting is leader of a project that evaluates how changes to the forest in the Malaysian part of Borneo impact carnivores living there.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_new
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The film, the first footage of the cat in the wild to be made public, has been released by scientists working in the Dermakot Forest Reserve in Malaysia.
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The Prince's Rainforests Project discussed Save paper - Print double sided on the The Prince's Rainforests Project discussion board.
The Prince's Rainforests Project discussed Palm Oil Plantations viewed as Forests?? on the The Prince's Rainforests Project discussion board.
