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Deforestation — for arable land, pasture, urban use or logging — has led to the loss of about half of all tropical forests, affecting biodiversity, water and nutrient cycling, climate change and sources of income.
(Photo credit: Greenpeace/Alberto Ceisar)
Opinions and Analysis
Simple and cheap: Nepal's application of science
Almost unnoticed, Nepal is developing simple and cheap technologies that make the best of local resources and don't damage the environment.
16 August 2007 | EN
How is climate change shifting Africa's malaria map?
Collecting comprehensive national and regional data could thwart the spread of malaria in Africa as conditions warm, argues Suad Sulaiman.
1 August 2007
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Farming fragmenting Amazonian research
30 July 2007
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Source: Nature
News and Features
UN: Mangrove loss 'intensified' Myanmar cyclone damage
According to the UN, destruction of mangroves in Myanmar contributed heavily to the damaged caused by cyclone Nargis last week.
15 May 2008
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Ignored warnings 'worsened' Myanmar cyclone disaster
An inadequate response to early warnings and destruction of mangrove forests worsened the devastation of cyclone Nargis, say experts.
9 May 2008
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Reducing deforestation 'lucrative' for forest nations
18 April 2008
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Forest investment deal boosts Guyana conservation
8 April 2008
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Information Services
Beating the
food price hikes
Using scientific methods to raise yields can combat rising food prices for the rural poor
The biofuels dilemma can be solved at sea
The case against growing biofuels on land is mounting. Let's grow seaweed instead
