Whether it Helps or Hurts the Economy, Global Public Wants Governments to Act on Climate Change

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UNEP 17 Sep 09; Nairobi/London, 17 September 2009 - Over sixty percent of people around the world believe combating climate change will be ...

FACTBOX: The science spurring talks on a U.N. climate pact

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Reuters 18 Sep 09; (Reuters) - World leaders meet in New York on September 22 to try to revive stalled talks on a new climate treaty that w...

Best of our wild blogs: 18 Sep 09

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Free Talk! Walk on the Wild Side: Marine Conservation in Singapore from Pulau Hantu Fish haven at Tanah Merah from wonderful creation and ...

Vietnam seeks temporary ban on sand exports

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Straits Times 18 Sep 09; HO CHI MINH CITY: Vietnam's Construction Ministry has asked Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to temporarily ban ...

Singapore well placed to be carbon trading centre

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It can kick-start creation of regional carbon credit registries and formulate yardsticks Catherin Wong Mei Ling, Business Times 18 Sep 09; ...

Expect the worst of the haze - unless Asean acts

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Today Online 18 Sep 09; HE HAS said it before, and he repeated his warning: This year's hazy conditions could reach the unhealthy level...

Haze chokes residents, disrupts travellers in the Riaus

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Jon Afrizal and Rizal Harahap, The Jakarta Post 17 Sep 09; The haze covering Jambi city, Jambi province and several areas in Riau over the ...

Ignorance destroys Vietnam's coral reefs

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VietnamNews 16 Sep 09; HA NOI — Many people understand that Viet Nam’s coral reefs are a precious natural resource, yet few are aware that ...

Success of Palm Oil Brings Plantations Under Pressure to Preserve Habitats

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Liz Gooch, The New York Times 17 Sep 09; KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Idyllic scenes of palm trees swaying over sandy beaches have long decorat...

'Terrible idea' to bring in giant catfish into Kenyir lake, Malaysia

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Sean Augustin, New Straits Times 18 Sep 09; KUALA TERENGGANU: Several quarters are asking the state government to scrap the idea of importi...

Regent blames Sumatra flash floods on illegal logging

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Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post 18 Sep 09; Rampant illegal logging has been blamed for recent flash floods that hit six villages in North...

Deforestation threatens Acehenese tradition

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Hotli Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post 18 Sep 09; Widespread deforestation in the Islamic province of Aceh is threatening some of its rich tra...