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1### [Saving Endangered Sea Turtles](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080124201314.htm)
1### [Future 'Battlegrounds' for Habitat Conservation Very Different to Those in Past](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080228100735.htm)
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3Two leading environmental organizations, Earthwatch Institute and Ocean Conservancy, have partnered on the SEE Turtles project to promote conservation of the world's endangered sea ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080124201314.htm)
3Biologists have developed a series of global maps that show where projected habitat loss and climate change are expected to drive the need f ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080228100735.htm)
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5### [Climate Change Poses A Huge Threat To Human Health](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080124190814.htm)
5### [Destruction Of Sumatra Forests Driving Global Climate Change And Species Extinction](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080226193141.htm)
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7Climate change will have a huge impact on human health and bold environmental policy decisions are needed now to protect the world's population. The threat to ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080124190814.htm)
7Turning just one Sumatran province's forests and peat swamps into pulpwood and palm oil plantations is generating more annual ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080226193141.htm)
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9### [Big Island Has Most Live Coral Of Main Hawaiian Islands](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080124120725.htm)
9### [Observing Sustainable Tourism In Antarctica](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080222095351.htm)
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11New coral reef maps released by NOAA reveal that the Big Island of Hawaii has the highest percentage of live coral of the main Hawaiian islands. The finding ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080124120725.htm)
11Antarctica is the ultimate destination for anyone interested in natural history but it also challenges those people who visit to think broadly about our responsibilities to all ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080222095351.htm)
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13### [Rich Nations' Environmental Footprints Tread Heavily On Poor Countries](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080121181408.htm)
13### [Northern Rocky Mountain Wolves Removed From Endangered Species List](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080223105255.htm)
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15Researchers have assessed the financial costs of environmental damage caused by human activities in high-, middle- and ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080121181408.htm)
15The gray wolf population in the Northern Rocky Mountains is thriving and no longer requires the protection of the Endangered Species Act, ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080223105255.htm)
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17- [Saving Endangered Sea Turtles](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080124201314.htm)
18- [Climate Change Poses A Huge Threat To Human Health](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080124190814.htm)
19- [Big Island Has Most Live Coral Of Main Hawaiian Islands](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080124120725.htm)
20- [Rich Nations' Environmental Footprints Tread Heavily On Poor Countries](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080121181408.htm)
17- [Future 'Battlegrounds' for Habitat Conservation Very Different to Those in Past](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080228100735.htm)
18- [Destruction Of Sumatra Forests Driving Global Climate Change And Species Extinction](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080226193141.htm)
19- [Observing Sustainable Tourism In Antarctica](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080222095351.htm)
20- [Northern Rocky Mountain Wolves Removed From Endangered Species List](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080223105255.htm)
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37 ### [Economists Help Climate Scientists To Improve Global Warming Forecasts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080122102101.htm)
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39 January 23, 2008 - Climate scientists are collaborating with experts in economic theory to improve their forecasting models and assess more accurately the impact of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. Although ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080122102101.htm)
39 February 29, 2008 - New research questions claims made in August in the journal Science that EU conservation policy has been successful in protecting endangered birds. New research, also published in Science, reveals ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080227104237.htm)
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48 ### [Scientists Call For Urgent Research Into 'Real' Impacts Of Invasive Species](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080123180747.htm)
48 ### [Stakeholders Use Science To Find Common Ground On Wood Supply From Forests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080229133224.htm)
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50 January 23, 2008 - Scientists warn that unless more research is carried out to highlight the damage caused by invasive species, more livelihoods and natural ecosystems will be ruined as a consequence of their effects. ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080123180747.htm)
50 February 29, 2008 - A new report identifies the potential volume of wood resources available from more than 2 million acres of Arizona forests, representing the first major agreement among groups typically at odds over ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080229133224.htm)
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59 ### [California Flood Risks Are 'Disaster Waiting To Happen,' Say Engineers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080117140831.htm)
59 ### [Energy Strategy To Combat Climate Change Proposed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080225101126.htm)
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61 January 22, 2008 - While flooding in California's Central Valley is "the next big disaster waiting to happen," critical water-related infrastructure issues confront almost every community across the country, according ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080117140831.htm)
61 February 26, 2008 - To even begin to combat climate change effectively, carbon dioxide emissions have to fall sharply: to 1 ton per capita per year. An energy strategy based on the three Es: increased efficiency, ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080225101126.htm)
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70 ### [Environmental Protection, Development Not Always At Odds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080117140842.htm)
70 ### [Amazon Corridors Far Too Narrow, Warn Scientists](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080218134554.htm)
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72 January 18, 2008 - Mangroves in coastal Thailand are the main protection against deadly flooding from tsunamis, so it might seem wise to protect them at all costs. However, ripping out a few mangroves and replacing ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080117140842.htm)
72 February 24, 2008 - Protected forest strips buffering rivers and streams of the Amazon rainforest should be significantly wider than the current legal requirement, according to new research. Brazilian forestry ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080218134554.htm)
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81 ### [Where Do The Buffalo And Elk Still Roam?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080104144843.htm)
81 ### [What Farmers Think About GM Crops](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080224080948.htm)
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83 January 10, 2008 - Less than twenty-one percent of the earth's terrestrial surface still contains all of the large mammals that used to occur there 500 years ago. Large mammals are top predators and serve as landscape ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080104144843.htm)
83 February 24, 2008 - Farmers are upbeat about genetically modified crops, according to new research. Both farmers who have been involved in GM crop trials and those who have not, regard GM as a simple extension of ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080224080948.htm)
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92 ### [Some Biofuels Are Worse Environmentally Than Fossil Fuels, Analysis Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080103144404.htm)
92 ### [Global Biopact On Biofuels Can Bring Benefits To Both Rich And Poor Nations](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080220091427.htm)
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94 January 7, 2008 - Biofuels reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in comparison to fossil fuels. In the journal Science, researchers consider environmental costs of biofuel production. Corn, soy and sugarcane come up short. ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080103144404.htm)
94 February 20, 2008 - A global Biopact between rich and poor nations can help alleviate poverty and global warming. Scientists argue that a trade agreement to guarantee market factors between the North (developed ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080220091427.htm)
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103 ### [Polar Bears Threatened: Million Of Acres To Be Opened To Oil And Gas Activities](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080104144354.htm)
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105 January 7, 2008 - The US government issued its Final Notice of Intent for the Chukchi Lease Sale 193 opening approximately 29.7 million acres of the pristine Chukchi Sea to oil and gas activities on January 2. This ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080104144354.htm)
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116 January 3, 2008 - EU environment ministers have failed to seize a key opportunity to curb emissions from the aviation sector through the European Emissions Trading Scheme, WWF said at the conclusion of the EU ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080101201618.htm)
105 February 19, 2008 - For most northern indigenous people, the roughly 3 million caribou in the world are their most important terrestrial subsistence resource, and while hunters and scientists alike have long expressed ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080214153536.htm)
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125 ### [Forest Service Launches Web-based Forest Threats Viewing Tool](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071218113501.htm)
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127 January 2, 2008 - The Forest Service's Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center recently launched its forest threats summary viewer, a tool that will provide images, threat distribution maps, additional ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071218113501.htm)
116 February 18, 2008 - The small Pacific Island nation of Kiribati has become a global conservation leader by establishing the world's largest marine protected area -- a California-sized ocean wilderness of pristine coral ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080214080527.htm)
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136 ### [Report Finds Deforestation Offers Very Little Money Compared To Potential Financial Benefits](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071203121423.htm)
125 ### [Stabilizing Climate Requires Near-zero Carbon Emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080215103252.htm)
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138 January 2, 2008 - Deforestation in tropical countries is often driven by the perverse economic reality that forests are worth more dead than alive. But a new study by an international consortium of researchers has ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071203121423.htm)
127 February 18, 2008 - Now that scientists have reached a consensus that carbon dioxide emissions from human activities are the major cause of global warming, the next question is: How can we stop it? Can we just cut back ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080215103252.htm)
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138 February 18, 2008 - Farmers, food suppliers, policy-makers, business leaders and environmentalists are joining forces to confront the threat of the "forgotten greenhouse gas." Better known as 'laughing gas', nitrous ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080218134552.htm)
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