Census of Marine Life Washington D.C. 18-Sep-2008 Hundreds of new kinds of animal species surprised international researchers systematically exploring waters off two islands on the
United Nations University Tokyo 7-Sep-2008 A new co-ordinated international set of rules to govern commercial and research activities in both of Earth’s polar regions is
Rockefeller University / Trinity School New York 22-Aug-08 Two New York City high school friends, curious about new DNA barcoding technology, discovered that fish at
United Nations University 25-Jul-2008Critical food shortages and growing demand for bio-fuels and hydro-electricity due to high fossil fuel prices rank among the greatest threats today
United Nations University 20-Jul-2008 700 leading experts convene at edge of Brazil’s vast Pantanal to take stock, offer policy prescription to remedy wetlands crisis Leading
United Nations Environment Programme Nairobi, Kenya 01 Jul 08 With end of cheap oil, renewables and energy efficiency attracts fast-growing interest; new investment surpasses $148
Census of Marine Life Washington D.C. 25-Jun-2008 World Register of Marine Species inaugurated with first 122,500 validated names; over 56,000 aliases for ocean species identified
United Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton Canada June 4, 2008 Current coastal management practices are ineffective and their continuation endangers ecosystems
Census of Marine Life Washington DC 18-May-2008 Millions of starfish-like creatures catch passing food in 4 km/h current; cod shelter from ‘rattling’ current in folds
McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health University of Toronto / University Health Network 20-Apr-2008 British entrepreneur, 25, created world’s top soccer Web site; now teams with
United Nations University – Institute of Advance Studies Yokohama 2-Apr-2008 Biofuel production, renewable energy expansion, other mitigation measures uprooting indigenous peoples in many regions Indigenous
United Nations University / International Year of Sanitation 20-Mar-2008 Experts estimate that $9 in productivity, health and other benefits are returned for every dollar invested
Canadian Biotechnology Education Resource Centre / BioTalent Canada Toronto / Ottawa 7-May-2008 Health Canada’s preliminary test of student’s findings ‘encouraging’ A ground-breaking study by a
Encyclopoedia of Life / Smithsonian Institution The first 30,000 pages of a massive online Encyclopedia of Life were unveiled today (Feb. 27) at the prestigious
e8 Montreal, Canada 18-Feb-2008 Power utilities from US, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Russia team on project to help protect ‘Mona Lisa’ of biodiversity In
New Energy Finance London, Washington 14-Feb-2008 The United States will be home to a $1 trillion carbon emission market by 2020 if federal and state
Carbon Disclosure Project London, UK 20-Jan-2008 The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a collaboration of over 315 institutional investors (including Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Allianz and
McLaughlin Rotman Centre for Global Health University of Toronto / University Health Network 7-Jan-2008 Government funds innovation but venture capital needed; Wary investors ‘need to
Australian National University, Crawford School of Economics and Government 6-Dec-2007 A new and compelling argument for reducing fish harvests – the profit motive – could
University of Helsinki 29 Nov 07 European Union countries likely require an old ally – Mother Nature and her forests – to meet an ambitious
Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans, Plymouth, UK, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, La Jolla, CA 25-Nov-2007 Speedy diagnosis of the temper and
McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health Toronto 21-Nov-2007 20 ‘Grand Challenges’ in chronic non-communicable diseases, 1st agreed roadmap to reduce rising toll of slow killer illnesses