Environment

Ocean microbe census discovers diverse world of rare bacteria

31 July 2006 Census of Marine Life A startling revelation about the number of different kinds of bacteria in the deep-sea raises fundamental new questions

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How to cut energy waste in China, India, Brazil said crucial to forestalling climate change

29 May 06 United Nations Environment Programme / World Bank Without significant gains from energy efficiency efforts, China, India and Brazil within a single human

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Landslides: Asia has Most; Americas, the Deadliest; Europe, the Costliest; Experts Seek Ways to Mitigate Losses; Danger Said Growing Due to Climate Change, Other Causes

17 Jan 06 United Nations University Asia suffered 220 landslides in the past century – by far the most of any world region – but

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Tsunami + 1 year: Reviving exhausted fisheries should trump replacing boats, gear, experts say

22 Dec 05 WorldFish Centre One year after a tsunami devastated South Asian communities, global fisheries experts say habitat restoration, retraining and education programs are

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‘Fish with chips’ reporting from ocean among highlights at Census of Marine Life mid-point

14 Dec 05 Census of Marine Life A physconect siphonophore, Marrus sp., photographed during NOAA’s Arctic “Hidden Ocean” expedition in support of the Census of

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Restaurant seafood prices since 1850s help plot marine harvests through history

23 Oct 05 Census of Marine Life Seafood prices collected from U.S. restaurant menus dating to the 1850s will help plot the shifting harvest of

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Crisis in African fish supplies looms, experts warn Africa leaders

21 Aug 05 WorldFish Centre Calling fisheries critical for nourishing the poor and for helping Africa cope with the health, economic and social devastation of

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Census of Marine Life explorers surprised by diversity, density of Arctic creatures

29 Jul 05 Census of Marine Life A historic expedition of Census of Marine Life explorers to the planet’s most northern reaches has revealed a

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Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: New Report Warns Ecosystem Changes Will Continue to Worsen, Hampering Global Development Goals

Millennium Ecosystem Assessment / United Nations University March 30, 2005 A landmark study released today reveals that approximately 60 percent (15 out of 24) of

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South America’s vast Pantanal wetland may become next Everglades, UNU experts warn

21 Mar 05 United Nations University South America’s giant Pantanal wetlands, one of the world’s most bio-diverse ecosystems, is at growing risk from intensive peripheral

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First ever estimate of cod fishery in 1850s reveals 96% decline on Scotian Shelf

1-Mar-2005 Census of Marine Life Once a dominant species, the volume of cod on the Scotian Shelf has plunged 96% since the 1850s, according to

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Census of Marine Life – Discoveries and Highlights 2004: Scientists add 4m+ records

23 Nov 04 Census of Marine Life Even in Europe and the best studied seas, the rapid ongoing discovery of new marine species shows no

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Two-month study of life in mid-Atlantic yields trove of species, new insights & questions

05 Aug 04 Census of Marine Life Exploring life in the mid-Atlantic at various depths down to 4 km (2.5 miles), 60 scientists from 13

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Melting ice cap gives urgency to new Census of Marine Life project in Arctic Ocean

24 Jun 04 Census of Marine Life A new ‘Census of Marine Life’ project based in Alaska with global partners seeks to find lifeforms in

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Two billion vulnerable to floods by 2050; number expected to double or more in two generations

13 Jun 04 United Nations University Janos Bogardi The number of people worldwide vulnerable to a devastating flood is expected to mushroom to 2 billion

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How many fish in the sea? Census of Marine Life launches first report

23 Oct 03 Census of Marine Life An estimated 5,000 previously unknown ocean fish species and hundreds of thousands of other marine life forms are

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Mountains of the Seas

21 Aug 2003 Census of Marine Life International Experts Meet to Expand Study of Seamounts and Submarine Canyons As These Nurseries for New Species Become

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More refugees turning to human smugglers – report

United Nations University 20 June 2003 The institution of asylum is “under grave threat” as nations erect ever-higher walls during the war on terrorism, leading

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UN Oceans Atlas Provides First Comprehensive Real-Time Tool To Observe State Of World’s Oceans

5 June, 2002 United Nations Washington / Rome / Paris – The UN and leading international scientific agencies will launch on June 5 (World Environment

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Great Lakes “starting to exhale,” cleansing themselves of accumulated chemicals

Environment Canada, Toronto 28 September, 2001 With lower pollution levels in the air, Lakes start to “out-gas” PCBs, pesticides Significant quantities of chemicals, including PCBs

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