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Scientists worried about overexploitation of fisheries in Goa  -  Jun 23, 2007
The HinduPanaji, June. 23 (PTI): Scientists from the Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) have expressed concern over implications resulting from the ...

BURUNDI: POPULATION GROWTH LEADS TO OVEREXPLOITATION OF …  -  Aug 15, 2007
Free with registration - Inter Press Service - AccessMyLibrary.comBy Jr"me Bigirimana. BUJUMBURA, Burundi, Aug. 14, 2007 (IPS/GIN) -- Farming clans in Burundi are increasingly subdividing their plots in order to meet the ...

Overexploitation by Beijing´s major water supplier causes problems  -  Mar 30, 2007
央视国际SHIJIAZHUANG, March 30 (Xinhua) -- North China's Hebei Province,the major water supplier to Beijing, has overused 120 billion cubic meters of groundwater in ...

India needs nuclear energy to overcome power shortage: Pranab  -  Sep 29, 2009
The HinduNoting that coal resources are depleting and hydel power potential is limited, the Finance Minister said overexploitation of conventional resources are also ...

Menaces to oceans: CO2, plastic bags, overfishing  -  Jun 9, 2009
Reuters India...according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO): overexploited, fully exploited, significantly depleted or recovering from overexploitation. ...

Saharawis in Dakhla oppose Moroccan overexploitation of their country'...  -  Oct 3, 2005
spsrasd.infoDakhla, (occupied territory), 10/04/2005 (SPS) Saharawi citizens and fishers opposed, Thursday, "the policy of overexploitation" by Morocco of the natural ...

Giant vacuum cleaner leaves reefs thriving  -  Jul 11, 2008
New ScientistThe Super Sucker was developed as a potential solution to the problem, which is blamed on overexploitation of algae-grazing fish and pollution from ...

Flores municipality to address aquifer overexploitation - Costa Rica  -  Apr 14, 2008
Business News AmericasBy Business News Americas staff reporters. Costa Rica's Flores municipal government, in Heredia province, will invest 200mn colones (US$386148) to address ...

Harapan rainforest raises hope amid overexploitation  -  Sep 25, 2009
Jakarta PostSumatra's low-plain forests are fast diminishing, currently measuring only 400000 hectares. The main cause of the deforestation rampant illegal logging and ...

`Ready to provide funds to States for agri mission'  -  May 30, 2007
HinduMr. Chidambaram pointed out that the major sectors that caused a deceleration in growth and productivity included overexploitation of soil nutrients and ...

Concern over loss of Indian banana species  -  May 4, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Hindustan Times - Factiva, from Dow JonesRome, May 4 -- Overexploitation and shrinking forests are causing a rapid loss of wild banana species that have existed in India for thousands of years, ...

Pakistan sitting on desertification and drought time bomb  -  Jun 3, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Hindustan Times - Factiva, from Dow Jones..."The transformation of habitats for human use, mostly agricultural, and overexploitation, including overgrazing, has led to the degradation of up to 20 ...

China sounds warning on threat of spreading deserts  -  Jul 12, 2007
Reuters UKKey to these effects were reining in overgrazing and overexploitation of land, the ministry said, though it did not outline any new anti-desertification ...

Exposed: A hidden water war that we are losing against MNCs  -  Oct 7, 2008
Expressindia.comThomson volunteered to protest against the overexploitation of ground water in Plachimada between 2000 and 2005 by Hindustan Coca–Cola Beverages Private ...

Migration becomes treacherous business.(Your Life)  -  Nov 1, 2007
Free with registration - USA TODAY - AccessMyLibrary.comHuman-caused environmental alterations such as climate change, sprawling development, pollution, and overexploitation of wildlife and natural resources all ...

Report urges water conservation in Europe  -  Mar 18, 2009
UPI.com..."Overexploitation is not sustainable." The EU Observer said the report took into account the likelihood of more-frequent drought caused by global warming ...

Ireland gets exemption for Celtic Sea in cod plan  -  Nov 20, 2008
Irish TimesThe commission had proposed to deal with the "overexploitation" of cod in areas including Ireland's northwest coast and the Irish Sea by cutting quotas and ...

Uganda: Racial Prejudice in 1930's America  -  Nov 14, 2009
AllAfrica.com..."the frequent lynchings and floggings of Negroes" -generally the overexploitation, and the disillusionment, the fears and the struggles they have to ...

Overexploitation Worsens Ecology of Haihe River  -  May 21, 2006
china.org.cnThe ecological environment of a key Chinese river winding through 26 large and medium-sized cities is worsening due to the excessive exploitation of water ...

Conagua to reorganize, recover national water channels - Mexico  -  Jan 17, 2007
Business News Americas..."Unfortunately, in all urban centers where there is overexploitation, there is a trend towards the invasion of federal zones, where it is very easy to ...

Overexploitation in IT: Probe yet to take off  -  Aug 26, 2008
Newindpress on SundayTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An inquiry initiated by the State Government into the service conditions and the alleged overexploitation in the IT sector is yet to ...

Economics of Overexploitation Revisited -- Grafton et al. 318 (5856):...  -  Dec 7, 2007
Science Magazine - Science Magazine (subscription)Note to users. If you're seeing this message, it means that your browser cannot find this page's style/presentation instructions -- or possibly that you are ...

From the Editor - 5.17.2006  -  May 17, 2006
Cape May County HeraldHow would we deal with overexploitation? Ban all Realtors from Five-Mile Island? (Note the question mark so you will know I am not advocating it, ...

Ecosystem Depletion Presents Businesses with Risks and Opportunities  -  Nov 29, 2006
SocialFunds.comThe section on overexploitation of the oceans includes a graph tracking the decline ... The overexploitation of oceans section notes how using eco-labels or ...

… over Land Act 2007 leads to overexploitation of forest resources  -  Mar 28, 2009
Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper28 March, 2009 - Bhutan's forests and agriculture is coming under increasing pressure with rural people felling trees in large numbers in the tsamdros ...

VietNamNet Bridge  -  Aug 9, 2006
VietNamNet BridgeHowever, overexploitation has exhausted marine resources and caused serious sea pollution. ... Other reasons include the overexploitation of land, ...

Economics of Overexploitation Revisited  -  Dec 7, 2007
Science Magazine - Science Magazine (subscription)About 25% of the world's fisheries are depleted such that their current biomass is lower than the level that would maximize the sustained yield (MSY). ...

Report Examines Business Implications of Environmental Change  -  Nov 22, 2006
Environmental Leader...climate change, nutrient overloading, biodiversity loss, habitat change and the overexploitation of oceans will have for the future of business. ...

Industry calls for clarity on sustainable development  -  Nov 24, 2006
Creamer Media's Engineering News...“We are committed to the concept of sustainability, including avoiding overexploitation of the earth's resources, minimising harm to the biosphere and ...

NZ: Keeping Pacific tuna fish stocks from overexploitation  -  May 30, 2007
Fish UpdateIN the southeast Atlantic, the Southeast Pacific, the Northeast Atlantic and the high seas tuna fishing grounds in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, ...

Extinction risk accelerated when interacting human threats interact  -  Feb 7, 2007
Mongabay.comA new study warns that the simultaneous effect of habitat fragmentation, overexploitation, and climate warming could increase the risk of a species' ...

ZNet - Full Tanks, Empty Stomachs  -  Mar 16, 2007
ZNet - ZNetThis sector is based on latifundio ownership, on the overexploitation of labor (including slave labor) and the appropriation of public resources. ...

Threats to vertebrate species in China and the United States.  -  Feb 1, 2005
Free with registration - BioScience - AccessMyLibrary.comOverexploitation is the most pervasive threat to Chinese vertebrates, ... The greater frequency of overexploitation in China stems from China's larger, ...

ADB grant to help reduce poverty around Cambodia's great lake.  -  Jan 9, 2006
$4.95 - Asian Economic News - ECNextPressing threats to the great lake include overexploitation of fisheries and wildlife resources, conversion of the flooded forest to agriculture, ...

… GROWTH LEADS TO OVEREXPLOITATION OF LAND - Inter Press …  -  Aug 15, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Inter Press Service English News Wire - HighBeam ResearchBURUNDI: POPULATION GROWTH LEADS TO OVEREXPLOITATION OF LAND ... find Inter Press Service English News Wire articles. Jrme Bigirimana Inter Press Service ...

Public-Private-NGO Conservation Alliance Invests $100 Million in...  -  Jun 4, 2009
Environment News ServiceThreats to this area include the change of land use, overexploitation and pollution of natural water sources, and climate change. ...

World: Human Damage To Earth Reportedly Increasing  -  Mar 30, 2005
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyLee says overexploitation and pollution have allowed humans to meet rapidly ... Lee notes that in Central Asia, the overexploitation of the water from the ...

Threats to endangered species in Canada.  -  Nov 1, 2006
$4.95 - BioScience - ECNext2000, Blackburn and Duncan 2001), and reduction of overexploitation (Bodmer et al. ... For instance, in China, overexploitation, not habitat loss, ...

1 in 4 mammals threatened with extinction: report  -  Oct 6, 2008
CBC.caThe main threats are habitat loss and overexploitation for terrestrial mammals, and pollution, global warming and overexploitation for marine mammals, ...

City tightens controls on illegal wells  -  Nov 9, 2008
VietNamNet BridgeThe overexploitation of ground water resources posed concern for water authorities about pollution and land sinking, Phuoc said, adding the industry still ...

Eco-efficiency and natural capitalism  -  Mar 24, 2009
Jakarta PostUncontrolled market domination by these capitalists has also caused the overexploitation of natural resources. It is true that this exploitation has made ...

Concern over depletion of water table in Belgaum  -  Jun 11, 2005
The HinduBELGAUM: : Between 1991-92 and 2004-05, the water table across the district declined by 5 to 300 metres, thanks to the overexploitation of water for ...

Time to focus on water security  -  Jan 18, 2010
Hindu Business LineOn the bleak side, overexploitation has resulted in serious depletion of ... This under pricing has resulted in overexploitation and depletion of ground ...

Contrarian approach could mean more fish: Maximizing fishery profits ...  -  Dec 7, 2007
uwnews.orgIn this article I argue that overexploitation, perhaps even to the point of ... "Revisiting the economics of overexploitation provides both a target and a ...

Law to curb drilling of borewells sought  -  Jan 28, 2005
FrontlineChandrashekar said overexploitation of groundwater has been recorded in 72 taluks in the State, and the Government should show political will to enact a law ...

… BOARD TO BE SET UP (to protect marine resources from overexploitatio...  -  Jan 31, 2005
Free with registration - Asia Africa Intelligence Wire - AccessMyLibrary.comBut overexploitation of resources has led to a depletion of 6-33 percent between 1980 and 2005. The government will also implement a new marine policy to ...

Frequently Asked Questions  -  May 23, 2005
WWF InternationalHistorically, such overexploitation has caused extinctions or severely ... Recent overexploitation of wildlife for trade has affected countless species. ...

Taboos 'help stop pirate fishing'  -  Jan 27, 2008
sail-world.com...“We need to find additional ways to help protect the worlds' coral reefs – which support 500 million people – from overexploitation, which are locally and ...

G-20 Took Small Step Toward Green Economy - Newsweek.com  -  Apr 3, 2009
NewsweekRecently, the region where the overexploitation of disorder is done has increased around the suburban area. The housing lot making moth-eaten extends, ...

Local taboos stop overfishing  -  Jan 23, 2008
ScienceAlert..."We need to find additional ways to help protect the worlds' coral reefs - which support 500 million people - from overexploitation, which are locally and ...

Plummeting ground water levels worry officials  -  May 4, 2009
Times of IndiaAs many as 17 basins of the total 77 in the chief minister's home district of Kadapa are listed under the category of overexploitation (OE) of ground water ...

P. (Flip) Wester: "Shedding the Waters: Water Reforms in the Lerma- …  -  Mar 19, 2008
Wageningen URWater resources development has led to water overexploitation in many river basins around the world. This is clearly the case in the Lerma-Chapala Basin in ...

MDMK, Congress lock horns in Sattankulam constituency  -  May 6, 2006
The HinduBesides, electors think that there is no political will power to prevent overexploitation of groundwater resources in the constituency. ...

Tropical Comeback Can New Growth Save the Amazon Rainforest?  -  Aug 13, 2009
Spiegel OnlineIs the rainforest truly recovering from overexploitation? And could it be that the consequences of deforestation are not as devastating as environmentalists ...

Swallowed by sand: China`s billion-dollar battle against desertificati...  -  Aug 6, 2008
RushPRnews.com - RushPRnews.com (press release)This overexploitation of groundwater, along with the insufficient re-supplying of surface water, has led to such serious water quality problems that the ...

Plea to implement Lokayukta report on mining  -  May 11, 2009
Times of India...between state politicians and bureaucrats in overexploitation of mineral ... in enforcing the above laws which resulted in overexploitation and loot of ...

Urban Sprawl May Have Doomed Cambodia's Angkor Wat  -  Aug 15, 2007
FOXNewsGroslier also argued that the breakdown of the network, triggered perhaps by overexploitation of the landscape, was implicated in Angkor's downfall. ...

Conagua: Crisis on the way for aquifers - Mexico.  -  Mar 23, 2006
Free with registration - America's Intelligence Wire - AccessMyLibrary.comThis quality is clearly threatened by pollution or overexploitation, he added. The problems of Mexico's aquifers are worsening, as 104 of the country's ...

Maximizing fishery profits could be new strategy for conservation  -  Jan 3, 2008
Chinook Observer - Chinook Observer (subscription)..."Revisiting the economics of overexploitation provides both a target and a framework to help overcome a key cause of overharvesting: fisher opposition to ...

Non-timber forest products promoted.  -  Jul 11, 2005
$20.00 - Vietnam Investment Review - Alacra StoreThe overexploitation of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in Vietnam will have a ... However, overexploitation can lead to adverse environmental impact. ...

Global Warming - Salon.com  -  Aug 17, 2009
SalonIs the rain forest truly recovering from overexploitation? And could it be that the consequences of deforestation are not as devastating as ...

'Indian Navy's submarine fleet in shambles'  -  Oct 24, 2008
Daily News & AnalysisAgeing is not the only factor affecting the submarine fleet but the CAG has also found overexploitation of the submarines. ...

SCIENCE; Notebook | Article from The Washington Post | HighBeam …  -  Mar 20, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchA number of factors have contributed to this trend of overexploitation, according to the study, including new export demands from the restaurant and ...

“Energy subsidy has not reached target groupâ€?  -  Oct 4, 2007
HinduOverexploitation of groundwater led to lowering of water quality, making water unfit for irrigation due to pollution from industries in basins such as Palar ...

Ensuring water security  -  Apr 24, 2007
HinduAlso this has resulted in overexploitation of water resources. The absence of proper legislation to regulate the use of groundwater despite the efforts made ...

Sprawling Angkor Brought Down by Overpopulation, Study Suggests  -  Jan 14, 2010
National GeographicAnother possibility is that overexploitation, overpopulation, and deforestation overwhelmed a fragile monsoon habitat, Higham added. ...

FISHING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE  -  Feb 7, 2007
$2.95 - Sun Herald - NewsBankThe recommendations of the US Commission on Oceans Policy released in 2004 urged ending the overexploitation of the nation's depleted fish stocks, ...

Risk Of Extinction Accelerated Due To Interacting Human Threats  -  Feb 20, 2007
sciencedaily.com20, 2007) — The simultaneous effect of habitat fragmentation, overexploitation, and climate warming could accelerate the decline of populations and ...

Overfishing of inland waters.  -  Dec 1, 2005
Free with registration - BioScience - AccessMyLibrary.comThese complexities underlie the paradox that overexploitation of a fishery may ... Overexploitation of the world's fisheries is the subject of much recent ...

Whaling Nations Blame Whales for Fish Declines  -  Jan 3, 2010
National Geographic..."Rather, the bar has been lowered by human overexploitation of some fisheries to the point that there is some whale competition for the resources," he said. ...

World soon to watch ocean conference in Manado  -  Apr 25, 2009
ANTARAOverexploitation by advanced countries would continue if the Indonesian government failed to carry out its diplomatic mission to save the oceans and ...

Ghana Losing Six Percent GDP Annually Through Resource Depletion - …  -  Jan 23, 2006
AllAfrica.comBut with the continuing overexploitation, these natural assets are certain to continue to decline both, in quantity and quality, thus threatening future ...

Cameroon: Living Earth Engages DJA Community in Forest Conservation  -  Apr 17, 2008
AllAfrica.comLiving Earth Cameroon made the recommendation after it conducted an assessment to establish measures to curb overexploitation of natural resources ...

Moratorium on black coral, Pacific bigeye tuna eyed  -  May 22, 2005
Saipan TribuneScientists are recommending a moratorium on the harvesting of black coral and outlined several measures to address overexploitation of the Pacific bigeye ...

25,000 year-old ostrich eggshells found in Rajasthan  -  Jan 30, 2010
The HinduAsian ostrich probably went extinct because of changing climate, shifting habitat and overexploitation by humans. The previous findings of ostrich eggshells ...

The global mismanaged economy is a Ponzi scheme  -  Dec 14, 2009
Daily News & Analysis..."Three-fourths of oceanic fisheries are now fished at or beyond capacity or are recovering from overexploitation. If we continue with business as usual, ...

Semarnat presents figures on water situation - Mexico  -  Jan 16, 2006
Business News AmericasBetween 1975 and 2004, the overexploitation of groundwaters tripled, ... In geographical terms, the worst overexploitation runs in a band from the Valley of ...

Article: Researchers Take Poles' Temperature - AP Online | HighBeam …  -  Feb 26, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchOverexploitation, global warming and other ecosystem ... The International Polar Year will hopefully create ... Ocean ecosystem. ...

Article: Researchers Take Poles' Temperature - AP Online | HighBeam …  -  Feb 27, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchOverexploitation, global warming and other ecosystem ... The International Polar Year will hopefully create ... Ocean ecosystem. ...

Africa: And Then There Were No Fish  -  Nov 21, 2007
AllAfrica.comThe GEO-4 report pointed out that overexploitation of fish was having a long-term impact on livelihoods and had forced artisanal fishers from coastal West ...

Nigeria: Combating Desertification And Drought (ii)  -  Jun 2, 2009
AllAfrica.comIn these areas, population pressure resulting in overgrazing and overexploitation of marginal lands has aggravated desertification and drought. ...

ENVIRONMENT: Vietnamese Eating Away Rich Biodiversity  -  Dec 21, 2009
Inter Press Service...''Wildlife species are particularly at high risk as the overexploitation of ... This is due to "the current levels of overexploitation for both legal and ...

Thirsty Indian farming depleting water resources  -  Aug 17, 2009
Reuters AlertNet...[NEW DELHI] Parts of India could face a severe water crisis due to the overexploitation of groundwater for irrigation and other human uses, new satellite ...

ENVIRONMENT: Int'l Cooperation Weak on Ocean Fisheries  -  Dec 21, 2009
Inter Press ServiceAt the end of May, the United Nations is planning to hold a five-day meeting to assess the overexploitation of marine life in the high seas. ...

A usable past.(Scientists' Bookshelf)(Collapse: How Societies Choose...  -  Mar 1, 2005
Free with registration - American Scientist - AccessMyLibrary.comSeveral societies in the past have collapsed in part because of environmental overexploitation, whereas others, despite similar overexploitation, ...

Environews - New York Times  -  Jan 2, 2010
New York Times...that the usual problems were to blame: low salinities in the Delaware River, natural predators such as the oyster drill and perhaps overexploitation. ...

Maya Rituals Caused Ancient Decline in Big Game  -  Jan 24, 2010
National Geographic..."The findings show that human-environment interactions are very complex and that simplistic overexploitation models do not provide the answers for the ...

Marine turtles: Facing danger at every turn  -  Apr 20, 2005
WWF InternationalThree realms, however, have been recognized as main threats to marine turtles worldwide: habitat destruction and alteration, overexploitation for meat, ...

Article: Reed L. Wadley (ed.), Histories of the Borneo Environment; …  -  Jan 1, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Borneo Research Bulletin - HighBeam ResearchUsing the 20th century history of gutta-percha and gaharu exploitation enables one to identify some key factors that determine local overexploitation or ...

Taimen's Last Refuge Is Mongolia  -  Jan 24, 2010
National Geographic..."I had no idea how long it takes for them to grow large and how vulnerable these ecosystems are to overexploitation," he said.

Healthy corals fared best against tsunami  -  Dec 15, 2005
scoop.co.nzOn the other side of the coin, reefs weakened by overexploitation or bleaching ... “However, human-induced impacts such as overexploitation of marine ...

Europe backs trade ban to save blue fin tuna  -  Sep 9, 2009
People & the PlanetAtlantic bluefin tuna has been subject to decades of massive overfishing and overexploitation, plagued by illegal takes and blatant disregard for scientific ...

EU ministers angle for deal in fishing quota talks  -  Dec 14, 2009
London South EastInternational marine conservation organisation, Oceana, said overexploitation of most fishing resources, like cod, anglerfish or hake, would continue in ...

World Urged To Step Up Efforts On Protecting Species  -  Jan 11, 2010
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyBut Vie says the target is not going to be met mainly due to habitat destruction, expansion of agriculture, deforestation, overexploitation of biological ...

The fishy message of The End of the Line  -  Jun 9, 2009
SpikedIn fact, not only do the agreed quotas mean continued overexploitation; the film also suggests that such quotas are routinely breached. ...

Indian farmers draining water  -  Aug 24, 2009
ScienceAlertParts of India could face a severe water crisis due to the overexploitation of groundwater for irrigation and other human uses, new satellite data shows. ...

'Red gold' killing Nicaraguan divers  -  Aug 7, 2008
CDNNAmid widespread overexploitation, divers are heading farther out into the high seas, and diving deeper to bring in the harvest. ...

The pristine freshwater fisheries of Canada at risk  -  Sep 19, 2007
Science CentricPhysical alteration, water withdrawal, overexploitation, pollution, and the introduction of non-native species have caused widespread habitat loss, ...

Fishermen - not whales as claimed by Japan - are the cause of...  -  Feb 12, 2009
Mongabay.com..."Today, the majority of fish stocks and many whale populations are seriously depleted, but most available evidence points toward human overexploitation as ...

Conagua: Big cities need new water mgmt policies, heavy investment - ...  -  Mar 21, 2006
Free with registration - America's Intelligence Wire - AccessMyLibrary.comThese and other actions to cut overexploitation of water would make available an extra 30 cu m/s of water. The integral drainage and sanitation project for ...

Politics of the Plate: What's the Catch?  -  06 Aug 2009
gourmet.com...“Many of the world's fisheries have a long history of overexploitation,� he said in a press release. “Different management tools are needed, depending on

Top Obama Adviser Urged a 'World of Zero Net Physical Growth' in ...  -  06 Aug 2009
CNSNews.comThis effort must be largely political, especially with regard to our overexploitation of world resources, but the campaign should be strongly supplemented

Yes, Iceland can talk fish to Europe  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
guardian.co.ukTake Senegal (pdf), where the local population relies on fish for 70% of its protein intake but where overexploitation of its stocks, largely by European

Fish Stocks Can Rebound, Report Says  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Martha's Vineyard GazetteThe report states: “Most rebuilding efforts only begin after there is drastic and undeniable evidence of overexploitation. The inherent uncertainty in

Extinction crisis looms for Oceanic region  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
Scoop.co.nz (press release) (press release)The other factors highlighted were pollution, disease and overexploitation - a particular issue with fisheries. Population is also an important contributor

Scientists Say Some Fisheries Are Recovering  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
NPR...the ocean relative to waters there, so a smaller proportion, if you wish, and that's managing for a recovery rather than managing for overexploitation.

Shortfin Mako and Common Thresher Sharks at Aquarium of the Pacific  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News...promote sustainable fisheries and it will highlight aspects of reproductive biology that make these sharks especially susceptible to overexploitation.

Who will mind our forests?  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
The Gazette (Montreal)It is the basis for a fundamental shift that will help offset the well-documented overexploitation of Quebec forests, said Louis Bélanger, a Université

Extinction Crisis Looms In Oceania  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
Science Daily (press release)Species are being threatened by habitat loss and degradation, invasive species, climate change, overexploitation, pollution and wildlife disease.

"Peak Civilization": The Fall of the Roman Empire  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
The Oil DrumThe curve is the result of a phenomenon called overexploitation or overshoot that leads to destroy even resources which are in principle renewable.

The argan tree and the argan oil  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Teatro NaturaleIts agricultural overexploitation, the erosion of the grounds, the extension of the desert, the clearing of the trees and their substitution by intensive

Robert McNamara's Second Vietnam  -  ‎Jul 16, 2009‎
Business MirrorThus the major environmental effect of the economic crisis was overexploitation of these vulnerable resources.6 Adjustment led to a decade of stagnation

Fish shortage: Alemao blames it on environment  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
Times of India...change in the current of water which has affected the breeding ground of fish, overexploitation of the coastal water and after-effects of tsunami'.

Go green to stem water crisis: CM to people  -  ‎Jul 19, 2009‎
Times of India..."The frequent drought-like conditions have resulted in excessive pressure on the ground water, which has been on the decline due to overexploitation.

'Shattered Horizon' Celebrates Apollo 11 Moon Landing - Screens  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
WorthPlaying.comTheir greed soon leads to the largest mining accident in history, when overexploitation of a risky new technique called Incite Mining leads to a catastrophe

Mellieħa deadline approaching  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
Times of MaltaThe report states that the loss can be attributed to three major causes: overexploitation of marine fisheries, with some 45 per cent of assessed European

BirdLife International European Division  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
EurActivThe high productivity leads to overexploitation of cows and high use of antibiotics, with development of resistant bacteria strains.

OECS launches biodiversity awareness campaign  -  ‎Jul 17, 2009‎
The Star Online...poorly planned developments, population growth, unsustainable agricultural and tourism activities, pollution and overexploitation of natural resources.

A center for new water thinking  -  ‎Jul 13, 2009‎
Yemen Times...“You can see the overexploitation of water, in which areas of Yemen. When you see it on a map, it's much easier to work out the links between the problems.

Assessing biodiversity: where does Europe stand?  -  ‎Jul 15, 2009‎
Environmental Expert (press release)Overexploitation of marine fisheries remains a threat to marine ecosystems, with some 45 % of assessed European stocks falling outside safe biological

Crabbing action keeps father and son happy  -  ‎Jul 16, 2009‎
North Brunswick Sentinel...composed of 16 member countries with the mandate to regulate fishing fleets to avoid overexploitation of tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.

Barack Obama's three misdeeds in Africa  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
Center for Research on GlobalizationContinuing to implement a policy of industrialisation by substitution for imports and the overexploitation of the working class were two ingredients in the

Sand thieves prosper along Mekong Delta  -  ‎Jul 14, 2009‎
VietNamNet BridgeThe overexploitation is likely to cause environmental pollution and landslides, he said, adding it could also change the river's flow.

Europe running out of water  -  25 Mar 2009
Environmental Data Interactive..."Overexploitation is not sustainable. It has a heavy impact on the quality and quantity of the remaining water as well as the ecosystems which depend on it.

Eco-efficiency and natural capitalism  -  ‎Mar 23, 2009‎
Jakarta PostUncontrolled market domination by these capitalists has also caused the overexploitation of natural resources. It is true that this exploitation has made

Report urges water conservation in Europe  -  ‎Mar 18, 2009‎
United Press International..."Overexploitation is not sustainable." The EU Observer said the report took into account the likelihood of more-frequent drought caused by global warming

Dead reckoning  -  ‎Mar 23, 2009‎
San Diego Union Tribune...result of human activity – everything from habitat destruction and the introduction of non-native species to pollution, overexploitation and disease.

The EP calls for removing subsidies on water distribution  -  ‎Mar 13, 2009‎
Euroalert.netMEPs call for the removal of global subsidies to the distribution of water, because they are leading to artificially low prices and to overexploitation of

‘Water scarcity will become grim by 2050’  -  ‎Mar 14, 2009‎
Express BuzzSpeaking at a regional workshop on `Water Use Efficiency and Water Quality Issues in Andhra Pradesh’ in the city on Friday, he said that overexploitation of

Discovering to Recover: The Age of Species Discovery and the Sixth ...  -  ‎Mar 12, 2009‎
WorldChangingScientists say that the biodiversity crisis is mostly due to the destruction of ecosystems, the overexploitation of species and natural resources,

Fish in danger  -  ‎Mar 12, 2009‎
Euro Weekly NewsThe association claims that the study also revealed that contamination, draughts, the introduction of foreign species and overexploitation,

Saving the turtle  -  ‎Mar 21, 2009‎
Florida Today...of listed species, will solve the serious problem of overexploitation," said turtle expert Matt Aresco of the Nokuse Plantation in the Panhandle.

Birdbooker Report 58  -  ‎Mar 22, 2009‎
ScienceBlogsGrrlScientist comment: As a human who spends a fair amount of time being discouraged by human overexploitation of the environment, I would love to read this

Crawling the Web to Foretell Ecosystem Collapse  -  ‎Mar 19, 2009‎
Wired News..."For example, if rapidly emerging markets for high value species are known to be socio-economic drivers which lead to overexploitation and collapse of a

Letters : Water shortage in Jakarta  -  ‎Mar 20, 2009‎
Jakarta PostHuman overexploitation is responsible in many areas of the world as the reason for the often disastrous water shortage - as it is in the Jakarta area.

Florida board proposes ban on sales of freshwater turtles  -  ‎Mar 13, 2009‎
Tampabay.comMatt Aresco, who manages a private nature reserve in the Panhandle, said the proposed ban "will solve the serious problem of overexploitation," and he

Water Availability in Mexico Down 75 Percent in Six Decades  -  ‎Mar 21, 2009‎
Latin American Herald Tribune107 million inhabitants, has seen its subterranean water reserves reduced by 6 cubic kilometers (1.4 cubic miles) due to overexploitation of aquifers.

Internet can warn of ecological changes  -  ‎Mar 21, 2009‎
Science CentricFor example, if rapidly emerging markets for high value species lead to overexploitation and collapse of a fishery, web crawlers can be designed to collect

Europe urged to curtail its water use  -  ‎Mar 20, 2009‎
EurActivOverexploitation is not sustainable. It has a heavy impact on the quality and quantity of the remaining water as well as the ecosystems which depend on it.

Coral calamity hitting Caribbean fish  -  ‎Mar 19, 2009‎
InTheNews.co.ukScientists had previously documented historical declines in the abundance of large Caribbean reef fishes that probably reflect centuries of overexploitation

Can We Keep Swimming in Sushi?  -  ‎Mar 12, 2009‎
The Santa Barbara IndependentThough more and more seafood items are slipping into the red as fisheries everywhere suffer from overexploitation, numerous sustainable items are available,

Birds Found in Catanduanes: Philippine Eagle Owl  -  ‎Mar 18, 2009‎
Catanduanes TribuneIt is considered threatened due to habitat loss and overexploitation. The status of this Owl is categorized by the International Union for the Conservation

FAO assesses Ecuadorian fishing capacity  -  ‎Mar 18, 2009‎
FIS.com (Registro)Its main objectives are to prevent overcapitalisation or overinvestment in vessels, gear and fishing equipment, and halt the overexploitation of resources,

Pesquera Coloso weighs tuna farming venture  -  ‎Mar 12, 2009‎
FIS.com (registration)...“The overexploitation of tuna stocks, pushed by growing demand for the fish in the kitchens of the world, have placed the bluefin tuna in a precarious

Little scope for increasing marine catches: FAO report  -  ‎Mar 10, 2009‎
fnbnews.comThe report points to overexploitation of marine fisheries resources in several regions, jeopardizing sustainability of capture fisheries.

UoP seeks nod to cut ‘dried’ trees  -  ‎Mar 10, 2009‎
Sakaal Times...“The species is threatened due to overexploitation and is included in the IUCN redlist 2008 in the ‘near threatened’ category,� the email says.

ENVIRONMENT: Quest for the Amazon Turtles  -  ‎Mar 6, 2009‎
IPS...of turtles - as their meat turned into an expensive delicacy and their oil was used for street lighting - led to overexploitation and endangerment.

Regional ground water summit - 2009  -  ‎Mar 5, 2009‎
Northern Voices Online...management systems must be evolved to explore the scope of using tertiary water, besides checking the overexploitation of available water resources.

Stronger push for sustainable rattan production in the Greater ...  -  ‎Mar 4, 2009‎
WWF International...“At the moment rattan resources are decreasing because of overexploitation. The implementation of sustainable harvesting and cleaner production will provide

Sierra Leone policy papers : The Growing water crisis  -  ‎Mar 4, 2009‎
Cocorioko...technological deficiencies, aging infrastructure, perverse incentives for overuse and overexploitation, and complex local cultural factors.

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