Cleared Forests Lead To Rise In Malaria In Brazil
Source: Reuters
Oceans' Fish Could Disappear In 40 Years: UN
05-18-2010
independent
The world faces the nightmare possibility of fishless oceans by 2050 unless fishing fleets are slashed and stocks allowed to recover, UN experts warned Monday.
World Governments Fail To Deliver On 2010 Biodiversity Target
SustainableBusiness.com News
World Will Completely Miss 2010 Biodiversity Target
Species classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as "threatened" increased by 2.1 percent in 2009, as 365 species were added to the organization's Red List of Threatened Species. Only 2 species were removed from the list.
First, The Great Pacific Garbage Patch; Now The Great Atlantic Patch
Mike Melia, Associated PressSAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – Researchers are warning of a new blight at sea: a swirl of confetti-like plastic debris stretching over a remote expanse of the Atlantic Ocean.
Forest Loss Slows, As China Plants And Brazil Preserves
By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News
Can The Rainforests Be Saved Without A Plan?
Well Intended, Poorly Executed
By Christoph Seidler
WE NEED LEGISLATION THAT WILL SAFEGUARD OUR OCEANS
Earth’s atmosphere isn’t the only victim of burning fossil fuels. About a quarter of all carbon dioxide emissions are absorbed by the earth’s oceans, where they’re having an impact that’s just starting to be understood.
World 'Will Miss Biodiversity Loss Targets'
World Will Miss 2010 Target To Stem Biodiversity Loss, Experts Say; As losses accelerate, missed target is "certain;" Growing water needs, mismanagement leading to "catastrophic decline" in freshwater biodiversity; Biodiversity science evolving from sounding alarms to finding solutions; N