Forest Loss

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RI forests are losing ground  -  Aug 18, 2007
Providence Journal (subscription),While the housing slump will reduce pressure somewhat, long-term trends portend more forest loss. Flying high above western Rhode Island,

ENVIRONMENT: Satellites Show Logging Decline in Peru's Amazon Region  -  Aug 18, 2007
Inter Press Service (subscription),Better land use policies and the remoteness of the forest in Peru are likely reasons why there has been much less forest loss there, Asner told Tierramérica

Indo-Pacific Coral Reefs Disappearing More Rapidly Than Expected  -  Aug 8, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...cover as a key indicator of reef habitat quality and quantity, similar to measuring an area covered by tree canopy as a gauge of tropical forest loss.

Amazon deforestation in Brazil falls 29% for 2007  -  Aug 13, 2007
Mongabay.com..."The big concern is that rates of forest loss may well rise again once the Brazilian currency falls, or commodity prices increase, either of which would

Coal could pay to save forests  -  Jul 29, 2007
The Canberra Times,Apart from the local environmental impacts of forest loss, in global terms deforestation is generally believed to contribute at least 20 per cent of all

Coral Reefs Vanishing Faster Than Rain Forests  -  Aug 7, 2007
National Geographic,That makes the rate of reef loss about twice the rate of tropical rain forest loss. The research also revealed that the decline began in the late 1960s—much

Amazon deforestation rate falls to lowest on record  -  Aug 10, 2007
Mongabay.comIn recent years road construction, clearing for agriculture (especially soybeans) and cattle pasture, and logging have been responsible for most forest loss

Coral Reefs Losing Ground Throughout the Pacific  -  Aug 9, 2007
Scientific American..."Living coral cover is a metric of reef habitat quality and quantity analogous to coverage of trees as a measure of tropical forest loss," Bruno says.

Experts: parks effectively protect rainforest in Peru  -  Aug 9, 2007
Mongabay.comWith deforestation rates historically under 1 percent, forest loss in the South American country has been comparably low relative to neighboring countries,

Animals on death row: 10 most endangered  -  Aug 9, 2007
Mirror.co.uk,Lynx numbers have also been hit by forest loss, agricultural changes, road and dam development. But the biggest killer is the car, through road accidents.

Second Life look at nature’s real-life problems  -  Aug 16, 2007
WebWire (press release),...“Residents will be able to learn about climate change and marine and forest loss in a fun way, and then, if they want to know more, they will be directed to

WWF urges RP to fine tune program vs climate change  -  Aug 1, 2007
GMA news.tv,This situation further aggravates forest loss, and leaves us exposed to climate change," he added. Low-lying coastal areas devoted to either horticultural

Don't cut climate benefits of forests  -  Jul 26, 2007
Sacramento Bee,...from native forests by removing additional carbon from the atmosphere and decreasing the carbon emissions associated with forest loss and depletion.

Scientist warns of songbird threat  -  Jul 29, 2007
Laconia Citizen,Forest loss and fragmentation is another major factor effecting songbird numbers. Areas of clearing for development, even if just a single lot,

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News  -  Aug 9, 2007
United Press International...said they have determined nearly 600 square miles of reef have disappeared annually since the late 1960s -- twice the rate of rain forest loss.

Coal mining threatens the "Heart of Borneo"  -  Jul 25, 2007
Mongabay.comSince 2000 Borneo has had the world's highest deforestation rate with annual forest loss approaching 4 percent per year. While the conservation community

BC environmentalist talked climate change with stars  -  Aug 12, 2007
ChronicleHerald.ca,..."We talked about the state of forest loss," Tzeporah Berman said of her chat with the unlikely couple, who had gossip websites buzzing after they appeared

Parks group gets $100000 thanks to Lexingtonian  -  Aug 8, 2007
Kentucky.com,The other three finalists proposed planting a million trees to help reverse forest loss, creating a Web site where teachers could request educational

BC misses chance at ACC title game  25 Sep 2002
BC beat Maryland last week and came into the final weekend of the regular season needing a victory over Miami (6-6, 3-5) -- and a Wake Forest loss to Maryland ... - Boston Globe,

Pressure Mounts After Forest Loss  Nov 6, 2006
Brentford's failure to score in an away league match for the third successive time added to the pressure on manager Leroy Rosenior and his beleaguered squad as ... - Vitalfootball,

Thursday/Friday Top 25 Previews  Nov 23, 2006
...for. The Eagles can claim a spot in the ACC Championship Game with a win coupled with a Wake Forest loss to Maryland on Saturday. ... - WagerWeb,

Top-25 College Football Game Capsules  Nov 18, 2006
A win at Miami-Florida on Thanksgiving coupled with a Wake Forest loss to Maryland next weekend gets them in the championship against Georgia Tech. ... - Monsters and Critics.com,

McCorkle wins weekly football contest  Nov 22, 2006
The most commonly missed games were Virginia's win over Miami, North Carolina's upset of NC State, Wake Forest's loss to Virginia Tech, Arizona's win over ... - Chester News,

Ancient Forest Rage  Nov 16, 2006
...the sun. I am furious, enraged that the Earth has not outlawed industrial ancient forest loss and diminishment. These remaining ... - PEJ News,

Weatherford to get the nod again for FSU  Nov 13, 2006
It's a shame you can't start two of them, but you can't start but one.". ETC.: The Wake Forest loss reached several marks of futility in the team's annals. ... - Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription),

History in the making  Nov 2, 2006
Can clinch the No. 1 seed in the region by winning its last two games; can also clinch with a win tonight and a Bradwell and Windsor Forest loss. ... - Savannah Morning News,

College Picks: It's exciting when it comes down to the wire like ...  Nov 16, 2006
20 Boston College 20, No. 21 Maryland 17: A Boston College victory and Wake Forest loss would create a potential three-team first-place tie for ACC Atlantic. ... - San Antonio Express,

BC still in Orange Bowl hunt  Nov 19, 2006
...keep them alive in the hunt for the ACC's Atlantic Division title and a spot in the conference's championship game, that being a Wake Forest loss to Virginia ... - MetroWest Daily News,

BC tops Terps, then gets helping hand  Nov 18, 2006
Forest and Maryland are tied at 5-2, and the Eagles can win the division by beating Miami on Thanksgiving night coupled with a Wake Forest loss at Maryland ... - Brockton Enterprise,

US Stalling while Amazon Forest is Falling  Nov 11, 2006
If we reach 20% forest loss the feedbacks intensify and speed up deforestation. If we reach 40% forest loss in the Amazon it is ... - It's Getting Hot In Here,

AFRICA THE MOST VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE CHANGE  Nov 14, 2006
...have already warned that a three-degree Celsius rise in temperature over the next century will increase the risk of drought, wildfires and forest loss in many ... - The Voice,

Amazon deforestation rate plunges 41 percent  Oct 26, 2006
Forest loss for the 2005-2006 year was 13,100 square kilometers (5,057 square miles) of rainforest, down more than 40 percent from last year. ... - Mongabay.com

Tigers trying to rebound from disappointing defeat  Oct 30, 2006
His teammates feel the same way, even though the road to an Atlantic Division title now includes a pair of Boston College losses and a Wake Forest loss. ... - Anderson Independent Mail (subscription),

E-Opinion: Dependable information needed on threat to cypress ...  Nov 16, 2006
The industry says most of the cypress forest loss is a result of non-logging factors such as coastal erosion -- and logging accounts for only about 2 million ... - The Daily Advertiser,

Billion tree campaign launched in Nairobi  Nov 13, 2006
...hectares of some 140 billion trees ("14 billion trees every year for 10 consecutive years") would need to be planted just to make up for forest loss over the ... - Mongabay.com

Hornets In Playoffs  Nov 8, 2006
...season at home Friday. With Forest's loss, the Hornets will be the only team in Scott County still playing. Head coach Bill Ingersoll ... - Scott County Times,

Forest protection could earn tens of millions for Ghana  Nov 6, 2006
Logging and the pursuit of gold have also proved costly to the country's natural areas. Forest loss in Ghana has exacerbated droughts and bushfires. ... - Mongabay.com

World Bank Proposes Carbon Trading to Save Rainforests  Oct 29, 2006
...forests standing.". The World Bank's main recommendation is to use the world's carbon market to reduce rain forest loss. At present ... - Voice of America

Carbon finance could mean billions for Indonesia  Nov 5, 2006
Between 2000 and 2005 Indonesia lost an average of 1.87 million hectares of forest per year -- the second highest amount of forest loss after Brazil ... - Mongabay.com

Avoided deforestation could send $38 billion to third world under ...  Oct 31, 2006
Meanwhile, last month Brazil -- which has the world's largest extent of tropical rainforests and the world's highest rate of forest loss -- said it promote a ... - Mongabay.com
(PRN) - AirTran Airways Responds to Failed Georgia House Bill 1157 ... 31 Mar 2006
April 19, 2006 ... [+. PRN) - Net Rate of Forest Loss in Africa Second Highest in the World ... [+. PRN) - Ambassador Richard ...
Bolsamania.com,

Are we winning the race to stop biodiversity loss? Mar 27, 2006
WITH the natural forest loss rate at 13 million hectares a year — about 25 hectares a minute — the race is on to protect what’s left of the world’s ...
Khaleej Times,

‘Nigeria’s forests may disappear by 2020’ Mar 28, 2006
...year. He added that according to the FAO reports, the value of forest loss in Nigeria was now estimated at $750 million annually. ...
The Tide,

Brazil soy, cattle farming will doom 40 pct of Amazonian forest by ... Mar 22, 2006
Eventually, between 25-40 bln tonnes of CO2 will be released to the atmosphere from the 40 pct forest loss, the researchers warn. ...
Forbes

Proposed thermal plant meets opposition Mar 11, 2006
...in the Sahyadri region. The loss would be more than the forest loss incurred during Kaiga project, he elaborated. He said he was ...
Newindpress (subscription),

Rasta-roko staged against proposed power project Mar 16, 2006
...leaders who were speaking on the occasion said the Uttar Kannada people were fed up with the projects that resulted in forest loss, environmental degradation ...
Newindpress (subscription),

Demon Deacons Play At Boston College Tuesday Night Feb 26, 2006
11 seed and Georgia Tech the No. 12 seed. - Any Wake Forest loss, Georgia Tech win, Virginia win or Clemson loss, and the Deacons are the No. 12 seed. ...
WakeForestSports.com,

Bubble time on Selection Sunday Mar 11, 2006
...to the NIT. "I think we're just going to be anxious as a team," FSU guard Isaiah Swann said after the Wake Forest loss. "We're going ...
San Jose Mercury News,

PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Rainforest Thrown Open to Illicit Logging Mar 1, 2006
The international environmental group Greenpeace says that the rate of forest loss in the Asia Pacific region is the fastest in the world. ...
Inter Press Service (subscription),

ANALYSIS-Rain alone will not solve Africa food woes Mar 15, 2006
Forest loss and soil erosion could also doom Malawi to perpetual food shortages as its fertile soil is literally swept down to its rivers. ...
Reuters AlertNet,

UQ researchers introduce a new framework for conservation spending Mar 15, 2006
...and the threats to that area. It also accounts for uncertainty in data, such as rate of forest loss. “The problem was how do we ...
UQ News,
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