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| 3 | - ### [Polar Bear Diet Changes as Sea Ice Melts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122104025.htm) | |
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| 5 | Jan. 22, 2014 � At least some polar bears in the western Hudson Bay population are using flexible foraging strategies while on land, such as prey-switching and eating a mixed diet of plants and animals, as they ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122104025.htm) | |
| 6 | ### [European Flood Risk Could Double by 2050](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140302143624.htm) | |
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| 7 | - ### [Small Towns Team Up to Power Down](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122102540.htm) | |
| 8 | Mar. 2, 2014 � Losses from extreme floods in Europe could more than double by 2050, because of climate change and socioeconomic development. Understanding the risk posed by large-scale floods is of growing ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140302143624.htm) | |
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| 9 | Jan. 22, 2014 � Building on success in Chestertown, Md., the Center for Environment & Society at Washington College is partnering with four more towns on the Eastern Shore to help them significantly reduce ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122102540.htm) | |
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| 11 | - ### [Climate Change Research Is Globally Skewed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122091736.htm) | |
| 12 | ### [Drone Shows New View of Energy Coal Ash Spill](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140225100941.htm) | |
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| 13 | Jan. 22, 2014 � The supply of climate change knowledge is biased towards richer countries - those that pollute the most and are least vulnerable to climate change - and skewed away from the poorer, fragile and ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122091736.htm) | |
| 14 | Feb. 25, 2014 � Aerial images captured by a drone aircraft provide a new look at the extent of contaminants leaked into a North Carolina river from a Duke Energy coal ash dump as concerns about water pollution grow ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140225100941.htm) | |
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| 16 | #### Monday, March 3, 2014 | |
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| 18 | - [Increasing homogeneity of world food supplies warns of serious implications for farming and nutrition](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140303154102.htm) | |
| 19 | - [Entomologists update definitions to tackle resistance to biotech crops, pesticides](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140303084414.htm) | |
| 20 | - [Spanish forest ecosystems: Carbon emission will be higher in second half of century](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140303083559.htm) | |
| 21 | - [Zoos, aquariums do teach us about biodiversity, largest international study proves](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140303083545.htm) | |
| 22 | ||
| 23 | #### Sunday, March 2, 2014 | |
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| 25 | - [European flood risk could double by 2050](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140302143624.htm) | |
| 26 | ||
| 27 | #### Friday, February 28, 2014 | |
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| 29 | - [Reverse logistics not as easy as it sounds: Why companies have difficulties in implementing recycling, refurbishing major items](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140228121250.htm) | |
| 30 | - [Food production in northeastern U.S. may need to change if climate does](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140228103323.htm) | |
| 31 | ||
| 32 | #### Thursday, February 27, 2014 | |
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| 34 | - [Methane leaks from palm oil wastewater are a climate concern](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140227134849.htm) | |
| 35 | ||
| 36 | #### Wednesday, February 26, 2014 | |
| 37 | ||
| 38 | - [Climate change: No warming hiatus for extreme hot temperatures](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140226165305.htm) | |
| 39 | - [Scientists blend synthetic air to measure climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140226095250.htm) | |
| 40 | - [Offshore wind farms could tame hurricanes before they reach land](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140226075019.htm) | |
| 41 | - [Did five years of drought lead to two years of revolution in Syria?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140226074927.htm) | |
| 42 | - [Climate change causes high but predictable extinction risks](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140226074522.htm) | |
| 43 | ||
| 44 | #### Tuesday, February 25, 2014 | |
| 45 | ||
| 46 | - [Climate engineering: Minor potential, major risk of side-effects?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140225122519.htm) | |
| 47 | - [Drone shows new view of energy coal ash spill](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140225100941.htm) | |
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| 49 | #### Monday, February 24, 2014 | |
| 50 | ||
| 51 | - [Ecotourism reduces poverty near protected parks, research shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140224171656.htm) | |
| 52 | - [Better livestock diets to combat climate change, improve food security](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140224171430.htm) | |
| 53 | ||
| 54 | #### Sunday, February 23, 2014 | |
| 55 | ||
| 56 | - [United Kingdom urgently needs a green economic strategy, report finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140223215136.htm) | |
| 57 | - [Climate change won't reduce deaths in winter, British study concludes](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140223131711.htm) | |
| 58 | ||
| 59 | #### Thursday, February 20, 2014 | |
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| 61 | - [Legal harvest of marine turtles tops 42,000 each year](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140220193512.htm) | |
| 62 | - [New York takes lead in state efforts to end ivory trade](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140220193335.htm) | |
| 63 | - [Saving lemurs: Action plan devised to save Madagascar's 101 lemur species](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140220165640.htm) | |
| 64 | - [Crop species may be more vulnerable to climate change than we thought](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140220112424.htm) | |
| 65 | - [Promoting water use efficiency in an innovative way](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140220095007.htm) | |
| 66 | ||
| 67 | #### Wednesday, February 19, 2014 | |
| 68 | ||
| 69 | - [Where's the conservation in 'conservation development?'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140219142402.htm) | |
| 70 | - [Malagasy fishers support fishing regulations despite economic challenges](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140219124736.htm) | |
| 71 | - [Climate change linked to increase in Australia's suicide rates, study shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140219095515.htm) | |
| 72 | - [UK failing to harness its bioenergy potential](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140219075215.htm) | |
| 73 | ||
| 74 | #### Tuesday, February 18, 2014 | |
| 75 | ||
| 76 | - [Environmental issues examined through cohesive efforts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140218101227.htm) | |
| 77 | - [Beyond rubber boots and photo ops: Exploring the politics of climate change in the UK](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140218100717.htm) | |
| 78 | - [Extreme weather images in the media cause fear and disengagement with climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140218100626.htm) | |
| 79 | ||
| 80 | #### Monday, February 17, 2014 | |
| 81 | ||
| 82 | - [Global warming: Warning against abrupt stop to geoengineering method (if started)](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140217200823.htm) | |
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| 84 | #### Sunday, February 16, 2014 | |
| 85 | ||
| 86 | - [Deep ocean needs policy, stewardship where it never existed, experts urge](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140216151359.htm) | |
| 87 | - [Archaeologists lend long-term perspective to food security and climate shock](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140216091606.htm) | |
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| 89 | #### Saturday, February 15, 2014 | |
| 90 | ||
| 91 | - [Making biodiverse agriculture part of a food-secure future](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140215191900.htm) | |
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| 93 | #### Friday, February 14, 2014 | |
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| 95 | - [Arctic biodiversity under serious threat from climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140214075511.htm) | |
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| 97 | #### Thursday, February 13, 2014 | |
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| 99 | - [Amidst bitter cold, rising energy costs, new concerns about energy insecurity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140213153538.htm) | |
| 100 | - [America's natural gas system is leaking methane and in need of a fix](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140213142225.htm) | |
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| 102 | #### Wednesday, February 12, 2014 | |
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| 104 | - [IOC should ban lead shot to help wildlife, water, report announces](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140212132859.htm) | |
| 105 | - [Madagascar sells first forest carbon credits to Microsoft](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140212132627.htm) | |
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| 107 | #### Tuesday, February 11, 2014 | |
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| 109 | - [Atlantic Ocean risk zones for leatherback turtles identified](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140211211359.htm) | |
| 110 | - [Fish living near the equator will not thrive in the warmer oceans of the future](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140211094304.htm) | |
| 111 | - [Record low in oil spills in Baltic detected by aerial surveillance in 2013](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140211083903.htm) | |
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| 113 | #### Monday, February 10, 2014 | |
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| 115 | - [Threat of hidden crop pest to poorer nations revealed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140210204308.htm) | |
| 116 | - [New maps reveal locations of species at risk as climate changes](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140210095410.htm) | |
| 117 | - [Eucalypt in Ethiopian highlands: Increasing productivity of important tree](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140210083201.htm) | |
| 118 | ||
| 119 | #### Friday, February 7, 2014 | |
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| 121 | - [Delist gray wolf from threatened and endangered list? Panel issues report on science](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140207133014.htm) | |
| 122 | - [Policies to reduce energy consumption in Germany missing targets, research shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140207083834.htm) | |
| 123 | - [Zoo offers blueprint for conserving native wildlife](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140207083734.htm) | |
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| 125 | #### Thursday, February 6, 2014 | |
| 126 | ||
| 127 | - [Unique new dataset CLIMBER: Climatic niche characteristics of the butterflies in Europe](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140206101013.htm) | |
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| 15 | 129 | #### Wednesday, February 5, 2014 |
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| 131 | - [Politics and half-measures failing marine conservation, global study shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140205133046.htm) | |
| 17 | 132 | - [Water supply availability 'to dominate U.S. natural resource management'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140205125411.htm) |
| 18 | 133 | - [Uncovering the drivers of honey bee colony declines and losses](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140205103653.htm) |
| 19 | 134 | - [Environmental impacts of the financial crisis evident](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140205075819.htm) |
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| 21 | 136 | #### Tuesday, February 4, 2014 |
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| 134 | 249 | #### Wednesday, December 18, 2013 |
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| 136 | 251 | - [Seven distinct African crocodile species, not just three, biologists show](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131218130150.htm) |
| 137 | 252 | - [Low-cost countries not best conservation investment](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131218100221.htm) |
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| 139 | #### Tuesday, December 17, 2013 | |
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| 141 | - [Hack the planet? Geoengineering research, ethics, governance explored](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131217155335.htm) | |
| 142 | - [Saving Fiji's coral reefs linked to forest conservation upstream](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131217155329.htm) | |
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| 144 | #### Monday, December 16, 2013 | |
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| 146 | - [Recognizing the elephant in the room: Future climate impacts across sectors](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131216154856.htm) | |
| 147 | - [Climate change puts 40% more people at risk of absolute water scarcity, study says](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131216154853.htm) | |
| 148 | - [Global warming: Four degree rise will end vegetation 'carbon sink', research suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131216154851.htm) | |
| 149 | - [Assessing the impact of climate change on a global scale](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131216154402.htm) | |
| 150 | - [Drought and climate change: an uncertain future?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131216154400.htm) | |
| 151 | - [Lost freshwater may double climate change effects on agriculture](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131216154330.htm) | |
| 152 | - [Piece-by-piece approach to emissions policies can be effective, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131216142422.htm) | |
| 153 | - [Pollination, land degradation: Top priorities for assessment by new UN intergovernmental body](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131216103011.htm) | |
| 154 | - [Climate change threatens genetic diversity, future of world's caribou](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131216095540.htm) | |
| 155 | - [Green innovator: Turning chicken feathers and plant fiber into eco-leather, bio-based circuit boards](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131216094656.htm) | |
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| 157 | #### Sunday, December 15, 2013 | |
| 158 | ||
| 159 | - [World e-waste map reveals national volumes, international flows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131215093738.htm) | |
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| 161 | #### Friday, December 13, 2013 | |
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| 163 | - [Saving the Great Plains water supply](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131213135427.htm) | |
| 164 | - [Better climate predictions for West Africa](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131213093430.htm) | |
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| 166 | #### Thursday, December 12, 2013 | |
| 167 | ||
| 168 | - [New approaches in landscape monitoring](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131212103321.htm) | |
| 169 | - [Scientists map food security, self-provision of major cities](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131212100055.htm) | |
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| 171 | #### Wednesday, December 11, 2013 | |
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| 173 | - [Indigenous hunting with fire helps sustain Brazil's savannas](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131211183758.htm) | |
| 174 | - [What climate change means for federally protected marine species](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131211132859.htm) | |
| 175 | - [Carbon capture technology could be vital for climate targets](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131211104240.htm) | |
| 176 | - [New recommendations promote nature conservation in Barents Region](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131211093726.htm) | |
| 177 | - [Urban sprawl threatens water quality, climate protection, and land conservation gains](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131211070502.htm) | |
| 178 | ||
| 179 | #### Tuesday, December 10, 2013 | |
| 180 | ||
| 181 | - [Playing around with rural futures in Birmingham, Nebraska](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131210091250.htm) | |
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| 183 | #### Monday, December 9, 2013 | |
| 184 | ||
| 185 | - [New long-lived greenhouse gas discovered: Highest global-warming impact of any compound to date](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131209124101.htm) | |
| 186 | - [Environmental subsidies do not sufficiently decrease nutrient load from agriculture](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131209105020.htm) | |
| 187 | - [Researchers find forests with bigger potential for carbon credit](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131209085555.htm) | |
| 188 | ||
| 189 | #### Thursday, December 5, 2013 | |
| 190 | ||
| 191 | - [An ecosystem-based approach to protect the deep sea from mining](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131205102325.htm) | |
| 192 | ||
| 193 | #### Wednesday, December 4, 2013 | |
| 194 | ||
| 195 | - [Industrial age helps some coastal regions capture carbon dioxide, surprise finding shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131204130918.htm) | |
| 196 | - [Five distinct humpback whale populations identified in North Pacific](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131204091612.htm) | |
| 197 | - [More extreme weather events likely: Climate projections of unparalleled accuracy for the whole of Europe](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131204091144.htm) | |
| 198 | ||
| 199 | #### Tuesday, December 3, 2013 | |
| 200 | ||
| 201 | - [Development near Oregon, Washington public forests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131203161735.htm) | |
| 202 | - [Tipping points: Where may abrupt impacts from climate change occur?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131203124739.htm) | |
| 203 | - [Continuing with pledge pathways to 2030 could push climate goals out of reach](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131203110318.htm) | |
| 204 | ||
| 205 | #### Monday, December 2, 2013 | |
| 206 | ||
| 207 | - [Microplastics make marine worms sick](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131202121447.htm) | |
| 208 | ||
| 209 | #### Thursday, November 28, 2013 | |
| 210 | ||
| 211 | - [Preventing, remediating degradation of soils in Europe through land care](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131128133919.htm) | |
| 212 | ||
| 213 | #### Wednesday, November 27, 2013 | |
| 214 | ||
| 215 | - [EU fishing fleets reap profits while taxpayers foot the bill](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131127225449.htm) | |
| 216 | - [World population mapping helps combat poverty, poor health](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131127110347.htm) | |
| 217 | ||
| 218 | #### Monday, November 25, 2013 | |
| 219 | ||
| 220 | - [Methane emissions vastly surpass previous estimates](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131125164442.htm) | |
| 221 | - [The reality behind Europe's response to climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131125101108.htm) | |
| 222 | ||
| 223 | #### Sunday, November 24, 2013 | |
| 224 | ||
| 225 | - [Even if emissions stop, carbon dioxide could warm Earth for centuries](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131124200552.htm) | |
| 226 | ||
| 227 | #### Friday, November 22, 2013 | |
| 228 | ||
| 229 | - [Expert assessment: Sea-level rise could exceed one meter in this century](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131122103853.htm) | |
| 230 | ||
| 231 | #### Wednesday, November 20, 2013 | |
| 232 | ||
| 233 | - [Financial decision-makers need weather and climate information to manage risks](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131120100621.htm) | |
| 234 | ||
| 235 | #### Tuesday, November 19, 2013 | |
| 236 | ||
| 237 | - [Quantifying Earth's worth to public health](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131119141953.htm) | |
| 238 | ||
| 239 | #### Monday, November 18, 2013 | |
| 240 | ||
| 241 | - [Coal continues to dominate global carbon emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131118193131.htm) | |
| 242 | - [Global carbon emissions set to reach record 36 billion tons in 2013](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131118193127.htm) | |
| 243 | ||
| 244 | #### Sunday, November 17, 2013 | |
| 245 | ||
| 246 | - [Environmental toxins linked to heart defects](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131117155456.htm) | |
| 247 | ||
| 248 | #### Friday, November 15, 2013 | |
| 249 | ||
| 250 | - [Success of climate talks vital for 2�C target](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131115104702.htm) | |
| 251 | ||
| 252 | #### Thursday, November 14, 2013 | |
| 253 | ||
| 254 | - [Key links between consumption, climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131114193245.htm) | |
| 255 | - [Has the idea of 'zero deforestation' lost its meaning](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131114142127.htm) | |
| 256 | - [First detailed map of global forest change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131114142123.htm) | |
| 257 | - [World's most irreplaceable protected areas identified](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131114142121.htm) | |
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