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Using satellite data, scientists have produced a first-of-its kind map that details the height of the world's forests. Although there are other local- and regional-scale forest canopy maps, the new map is the first that spans the entire globe based on one uniform method.

John Vidal

Stands Even Below Uganda; UK Found To Have Best Services: Study

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Juliette Jowit

Modern businesses are fast becoming

UNITED Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is stepping in to give climate change negotiations push in the right direction. The UN chief will be setting up a high-level advisory panel, which will not focus on the day-to-day nitty gritty of the negotiations, but on the reasons which make a global deal an imperative.

Researchers and regulators need to keep up with the changing risks, and share information, says Arne Jernelöv, as tanker spills decline and pipeline leaks and blowouts become more of a concern.

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New Delhi has been named among the top four global cities at the inauguration of Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was appreciated for her charismatic and determined leadership to improve the living environment of the national Capital.

The combined global land and ocean average surface temperature for June 2010 was the warmest on record at 16.2

In  this paper Greenpeace illustrates proven, modern farming approaches that help cope with drought using ecological farming. Elaborates on the drought-resistant crop varieties and calls for policy makers to increase funds for research on the system.

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