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New Report Warns of Uncertain Future for African Elephants: Poaching Doubled and Illegal Ivory Trade Tripled in Last Decade
Africa Adaptation Knowledge Network (AAKNet) Endorsed as Key Tool to Step up Climate Change Adaption Efforts on Vulnerable Continent
Farmers in Ethiopia fight drought and climate change
CITES Takes Action to Halt Decline of Tropical Timber, Sharks and other Species
Coal’s True Cost: 100,000+ Deaths A Year In India
UN Secretary-General Urges Greater Protection for World's Forests

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Chile's Pacific Paradise Endangered by Goats, Cats

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By EVA VERGARA,

ROBINSON CRUSOE ISLAND, Chile (AP) — It's still a natural paradise far out in the Pacific, with thick jungles and stunningly steep and verdant slopes climbing out of the sea. But much of the splendor in the tiny Chilean islands that likely inspired Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe" castaway novel is being eaten away.

New Study Claims Popular Herbicide Causes Tumours in Rats

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By Zoha Arshad,

WASHINGTON, Sep 20 2012 (IPS) - Researchers are warning that RoundUp, a popular herbicide produced by the U.S. agro-giant Monsanto and which is used heavily on U.S. corn and soybeans, cause tumours, liver and kidney failure in rodents.

Small Step to Set Up the Biggest Marine Park

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By Christoph Behrends,

AVARUA, Cook Islands, Sep 4 2012 (IPS) - The world’s largest marine park is due to be launched in the Cook Islands located in the Pacific Ocean about 3,000 km from New Zealand. Covering an area of almost a million square kilometres, the park will be three times the size of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and twice as large as the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean that topped the list of marine protected areas (MPAs) for two years.

Indigenous Groups in Panama wait for UN REDD to Meet Promises

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By:Jeremy Hance,

A dispute over the implementation of REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) in Panama has pitted the United Nations (UN) against the nation's diverse and large indigenous groups. Represented by the National Coordinator of Indigenous Peoples in Panama (COONAPIP), indigenous groups charge that the UN has failed to meet several pledges related to kick-starting REDD+ with their support, including delaying a $1.79 million payment to the group to begin REDD+-related activities. The on-going dispute highlights the perils and complexities of implementing REDD+, especially concerns that the program might disenfranchise indigenous groups who have long been the stewards of their forest territories.

It’s Either Orangutans or Cheap Palm Oil

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By Kafil Yamin,

When four men were sentenced to eight months in jail in March for the ‘murder’ of orangutans, it was the first time that people associated with Indonesia’s booming palm oil industry were convicted for killing man’s close relations in the primate family.

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