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Germany To Turn 62 Military Bases Into Nature Sanctuaries For Birds, Beetles And Bats

June 19, 2015, www.huffingtonpost.com | “The German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation announced on Thursday that it will turn 62 military bases into tranquil nature reserves.  ‘We are seizing a historic opportunity with this conversion — many areas that were once no-go zones are no longer needed for military purposes,’ Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks said, according to Agence France-Presse.”

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SWORDS TO SANCTUARIES! . . . Germany To Turn 62 Military Bases Into Nature Sanctuaries
The German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation announced on Thursday that it will turn 62 military bases into tranquil nature reserves. “We are seizing a historic…
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France Bans Sale of Monsanto Herbicide Roundup in Nurseries

June 14, 2015, www.ndtv.com | “French Ecology Minister Segolene Royal announced today a ban on the sale of popular weedkiller Roundup from garden centres, which the UN has warned may be carcinogenic. The active ingredient in Roundup, glyphosate, was in March classified as “probably carcinogenic to humans” by the UN’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).”

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France Bans Sale of Monsanto Herbicide Roundup in Nurseries
French Ecology Minister Segolene Royal announced today a ban on the sale of popular weedkiller Roundup from garden centres, which the UN has warned may…
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Native traditional methods revived to combat California drought, wildfires

June 12, 2015, alj.am | “As California battles its worst drought in 1,000 years  — and after massive wildfires swept across the state for two consecutive summers — a number of tribe members, scientists and U.S. Forest Service officials are working to revive traditional Native American land management practices that some believe could help contain the blazes and lessen effects of the drought.”

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As state grapples with dry conditions, first peoples called on for their traditional knowledge
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Logging Industry Lawsuit Demanding Aggressive Cutting Thrown Out By Federal Court

A BLM-managed forest in Oregon.June 12, 2015, earthjustice.org | “A logging industry lawsuit that sought to force the Bureau of Land Management to increase logging on public lands in southwest Oregon was thrown out today by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The ruling vacates a 2013 decision that would have forced the Bureau of Land Management to sell timber even when those sales would have harmed salmon and had detrimental impacts on water quality and recreation.”

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VICTORY: Today, a logging industry lawsuit that sought to force the Bureau of Land Management to increase logging on public lands in southwest Oregon was defeated. http://ejus.tc/1MwrKmb
If successful, this lawsuit would have allowed logging companies to cut down more 100 year-old forests, decreasing protections for clean water and wildlife on southwest Oregon public lands. The ancient forests of Oregon and all the people that live there can breathe a sigh of relief.
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India richer by 349 new species

The flower Impatiens paramjitiana. Photo: BSI/ZSI

June 11, 2015, www.thehindu.com | “The list of new discoveries by the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) and the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), both headquartered here, were released on the World Environment Day on June 5.  ‘Of the new plants, some of the significant findings include nine new taxa of wild Musa (bananas), four species of black plum (jamun), three species of wild gingibers and 10 species of orchids,’ BSI director Paramjit Singh told The Hindu.”

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India richer by 349 new species
At a time when plants and animals are under threat across the world, nature lovers and conservationists in India have 349 reasons to feel happy. Scientists and taxonomists of the country have discovered 349 new species
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The U.N. surprises everyone with a breakthrough deal to slow deforestation

June 11, 2015, grist.org | “A surprise deal emerged from U.N. climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany, this week: Diplomats managed to reach a key agreement to compensate developing nations that agree to preserve their forests. And environmental and civil society groups had generally nice things to say about the deal.”

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The U.N. surprises everyone with a breakthrough deal to slow deforestation
It’s not often that happy, unexpected news emerges from climate negotiations, but that’s exactly what happened at a meeting in Germany this week.
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Bill to protect old growth redwoods from burl poaches passes Senate

June 9, 2015, www.lakeconews.com | “Sen. Mike McGuire’s bill to protect the tallest trees on the planet – old growth redwoods – from burl poachers received a unanimous vote of support from the California Senate last week.  Burls are the dormant, knobby materials that grow at the base of the tree’s trunk allowing the old growth redwood to grow new saplings, which is vital to the health of California’s forests.”

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World Environment Day at Wollega University

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 Wollega University Officials, invited guests from East Wollega Zonal Administration and Nekemte City Administration, Communities, Teachers and Students were actively participated in celebrating the World Environment Day and planted seedlings.
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Wollega University celebrates World Environment Day (June 5, 2015)

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Fighting Fire with Fire

 

Robert Brothers‎GoodNews FortheEarthBringing fire gently back into ecosystems thrown off balance by fire suppression

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Greyback, The Nature Conservancy, and Oregon Department of Transportation working together to restore vernal pools and oak savanna with fire

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Indonesian Paper Firm April to Halt Deforestation

June 3, 2015, www.wsj.com | “Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Ltd., under pressure from environmental groups and banks after a tepid start with a sustainability plan last year, unveiled a promise Wednesday to halt deforestation that was welcomed by the pulp-and-paper company’s biggest critics.”

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Indonesian pulp-and-paper giant Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Ltd., under pressure from environmental groups and banks after a tepid start with a sustainability plan last year, promised to halt deforestation.
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