Industry

 CONSERVATION EFFORTS

The boundary of Kanchenjunga Conservation Area in Nepal is being expanded. This will make the whole belt of northeastern Nepal a protected area for flora and fauna. At present the area covers 1,650

Publication Date: 
29/04/2001
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Fauna, Protected Area Conservation, Kanchanjunga, Nepal
Transport

 MALAYSIA

The Malaysian government has decided to revive the construction of the Bakun dam. Environmen

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
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Dams, Tropical Forests, Deforestation, Flora, Fauna, Malaysia
Biodiversity

 Biodiversity Asia

Asian floral and faunal species are threatened by fragmentation, physical alteration, habitat loss, pollution, introduction of exotic species and overexploitation of ecosystems. About 20 per cent of

Publication Date: 
Wednesday, February 14, 2001
Mario
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Pollution, Forests, Fisheries, Endangered Species, Flora, Fauna, Biodiversity, Asia
Climate Change

 Climate on a skid

Global warming is likely to be far greater and faster than previous estimates, says the latest report of the Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research. Merely planting more trees won t help

Publication Date: 
30/12/2000
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Pollution Control, Forests, Carbon Dioxide, Ozone Layer, CFCs, Climate Change, Global Warming, Flora, Fauna, Environmental Science, Research, Asia
Climate Change

 changing climes

Climate change is a very slow process, notoriously difficult to understand. Is it happening in India? Residents of some Himalayan towns, where the ecology is known to be very sensitive, observe some clear indications of change. It is getting warmer, the

Publication Date: 
29/11/2000
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Ecology, Himalaya, Vegetables, Horticulture, Bees, Global Warming, Flora, Fauna, Birds, Biodiversity, Research, Jammu & Kashmir, Climate Change
Natural Disasters

 UNITED NATIONS

Fauna and Flora International and the United Nations Environ

Publication Date: 
14/11/2000
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Air Pollution Control, Trees, Endangered Species, Medicinal Plants, Flora, Fauna, Legislation, UNEP, United States Of America (US)
Mining

 MEXICO

A recent study has revealed that at least 44 per cent of the original forest of Mexico has disappeared, since 1971, due to logging and farming. These include the forests in protected areas. At

Publication Date: 
14/10/2000
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Deforestation, Flora, Fauna, Insects, Research, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Mexico
Fisheries

 The vanishing lakes

There is more water than land in north Bihar. The rivers that ramble down from the Himalaya feed numerous depressions scattered all over the plains making wetlands innumerable, one of the most productive ecosystems on Earth. Rich in flora and fauna, it i

Publication Date: 
30/08/2000
R V Singh
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Lake Pollution, Wetlands, Land Reclamation, Chemical Fertilisers, Pesticides, Fisheries, Urbanisation, Waste Disposal, Flora, Fauna, Biodiversity, Life Science, Governance, Sustainable Development
Wildlife

 Killer algae strikes

an algae , responsible for large-scale destruction of European sea habitats, has been discovered in Agua Hedionda near San Diego, usa . "The algae ( Caulerpa taxifolia ) destroys the water

Publication Date: 
14/08/2000
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Marine Research, Marine Life, Flora, Fauna, Micro Organisms, United States Of America (US)
Environment

 COSTA RICA

For the first time, a list of endangered flora and fauna species is being prepared by Costa Rica. World Conservation Union's (iucn) representatives, along with 70 scientists studying animal and

Publication Date: 
30/07/2000
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Endangered Species, Flora, Fauna, Costa Rica, Extinct Species

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