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Alternative fishing technology letting turtles off the hook
— 26 Aug 2008 12:31 | EnvironmentAlternative fishing technology has been shown to save turtles while not affecting fish catches, according to a report released by WWF and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission... — full story
Shipwrecks on coral reefs harbour unwanted species
— 23 Aug 2008 10:57 | EnvironmentShipwrecks on coral reefs may increase invasion of unwanted species, according to a recent U.S. Geological Survey study. These unwanted species can completely overtake the reef and... — full story
Polar bears found swimming miles from Alaskan coast
— 22 Aug 2008 15:01 | EnvironmentAn aerial survey by government scientists in Alaska's Chukchi Sea this week found at least nine polar bears swimming in open water - with one at least 60 miles from shore - raising... — full story
Flow plan for less talk and more action as climate change hits rivers
— 21 Aug 2008 15:42 | EnvironmentManagers and stakeholders in freshwater systems need to stop talking about adaptation to climate change and start doing it, WWF told the World Water Week symposium in Stockholm today... — full story
Russian Government decision gives new land to near-extinct Amur leopards
— 21 Aug 2008 15:39 | EnvironmentThe survival of the 35 remaining Amur leopards of the Russian Far East has been given a huge boost following a government decision to establish a unified, centrally governed protected... — full story
UK citizens using 58 baths of water a day
— 20 Aug 2008 13:32 | EnvironmentWhile each person in the UK drinks, hoses, flushes and washes their way through around 150 litres of mains water a day, they consume about 30 times as much in 'virtual' water embedded... — full story
2007 hurricane forecasts took blow from winds and Saharan dry, dusty air
— 19 Aug 2008 10:56 | EnvironmentA new analysis of environmental conditions over the Atlantic Ocean shows that hot, dry air associated with dust outbreaks from the Sahara desert was a likely contributor to the quieter-than-expected... — full story
Behind world food crisis is a world water crisis
— 18 Aug 2008 10:54 | EnvironmentWWF Director General James Leape will tell the opening session of World Water Week in Stockholm that a world water crisis is a key factor behind current global anxieties over faltering... — full story
Research shows continued spread of 'dead zones'
— 15 Aug 2008 10:05 | EnvironmentA global study led by Professor Robert Diaz of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, shows that the number of 'dead zones' - areas of seafloor with... — full story
Researchers reveal soot's role in climate change
— 15 Aug 2008 10:02 | EnvironmentTons of soot are released into the air annually as forest fires rage from California to the Amazon to Siberia and Indonesia. Climate scientists have generally assumed that the main... — full story