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Situation At Orangutan Station Suaq Balimbing Critical. 17 March, 2007. PDF. 80 KB.
Orangutan viability in the wild is increasingly questionable.Out-of-control illegal logging threatens the survival of the research station Suaq Balimbing, and its unique population of orangutans.
Indonesia Poised for World Record as Fastest Destroyer of Forests. 16 March, 2007. PDF. 25 KB.
A Greenpeace activist dressed as a logger chainsawed a 20-meter wooden wall symbolizing the Indonesian forests for a "happening art" symbolically depicting the alarming rate of Indonesian forest destruction during Greenpeace Indonesia's launching of the Forest Defenders campaign.
Fast Food Outlets Asked to Cut Down Trans Fat Usage. 12 March, 2007. PDF. 52 KB.
The Federal Government has asked fast food companies to voluntarily reduce artificial trans fatty acids in their products. The Government says the industry has indicated it is willing to act.
Seeing Red - Palm Oil Biodiesel. 5th February, 2007. PDF. 149 KB.
In the enthusiasm for renewable energy and taking care of our environment, it is easy to assume that making fuel from plants {biofuel) must be by definition "green" and renewable. However when it comes to energy issues, easy assumptions can be dangerous assumptions. In previous years some politicians and advocates in Europe have made these assumptions without sufficient thought and research and secured government subsidies for companies importing palm oil from South East Asia to make biodiesel for transport and for use in electricity generation.
Indonesia's Push for Biofuels. 1st February, 2007. PDF. 15 KB.
Life is a lot sweeter for Mangat Nuan these days. This used to be my land," he said, waving an arm at the rows of oil palms. "But I rented it to a plantation company a little while ago. It was a good price - all the landowners round here did the same."...The threat to the forests today comes from palm oil because in clearing the land, they have to cut everything, they leave nothing behind - Pak Noordin, Oil Palm Watch.
The Good And Bad News About Peat Moors. 2nd February, 2007. PDF. 47 KB.
Wet peat moorlands form a sustainable storage place for the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide but are also a source of the much stronger greenhouse gas methane. According to Dutch researcher
Wiebe Borren, peat moorlands will counteract the greenhouse effect under the present climatic conditions. If the climate becomes warmer, the greenhouse effect can temporarily be enhanced. Borren
investigated the carbon exchange between West-Siberian peat moorlands and the atmosphere.
Truth about biofuels. 26th January, 2007. PDF. 54 KB.
The urgent need for action to avoid the worst effects of climate change is leading to an ever wider range of proposed solutions. Some are potentially problematic, however. In seeking to solve
one environmental problem, we could make others worse.
Leaders endorse Heart of Borneo declaration. 12th January, 2007. PDF. 36 KB.
A historic agreement to conserve the "Heart of Borneo" was officially endorsed today by the heads of the three Bornean governments - Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia and Malaysia. A statement by leaders attending the Summit of the Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines - East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) outlined the importance of one of the most important centres of biological diversity in the world, covering approximately 220,000km2 of equatorial rainforests and numerous wildlife species.
Scientists Find over 50 New Species in Borneo 20th December, 2006. PDF. 87 KB.
Dozens of new species of animals and plants including a catfish with protruding teeth and a tree frog with striking bright green eyes have been found in the past year in the forests of Borneo. The discoveries include 30 unique fish species, two tree frog species, 16 ginger species, three tree species and one large-leafed plant species.
Two-Thirds of Congo Basin Forests Could Disappear. 18th December, 2006. PDF. 87 KB.
Two-thirds of the forests in the Congo River Basin could disappear within 50 years if logging and mineral exploitation continues at current rates, environmental group WWF said in a report. The Congo Basin, the world's second largest tropicaforest after the Amazon, loses some 3.7 million acres a year to agriculture, logging, road development, oil exploitation and mining.
Uganda Warned Over Forestland Giveaways. 14th December, 2006. PDF. 85 KB.
THE International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) has warned that the current natural forest reserve giveaways to private investors contravene the Convention on Biological Diversity to which
Uganda is a signatory. Proposed natural forest clearance by Bidco Oil Refineries on Bugala Island, Kalangala District is worrying for reasons which concern us internationally," James Myers, the head of the Natural Resources Group at IIED. "I am appalled by the recently reported push to remove natural forests to establish oil palm in Uganda, and the resulting resignations of the board and senior staff at the National Forestry Authority."
Uganda's Museveni Defends Plans to Destroy Forests. 14th December, 2006. PDF. 89 KB.
President Yoweri Museveni has defended plans to destroy some of Uganda's last few rainforests to give land to plantation owners, saying his country urgently needs to industrialise, local media reported on Wednesday.Museveni has clashed with politicians and environmental groups for months over offers to agro-industry tycoons that would allow them to destroy thousands of acres of virgin rainforest to grow palm oil and sugar crops
Endangered Gorillas Prosper in Heart of Africa. 14th December, 2006. PDF. 91 KB.
One hour's trek into the Rwandan rainforest, a crunching sound breaks the silence that hangs over the misty thick bush. Slow and loud, it lasts for a few minutes, then stops abruptly. Suddenly a gorilla's face peers through the giant nettles to look at the tourists who have sweated long jungle trails to catch a glimpse of him and his family.
The 200-kg (440-lb) male, the silver-grey saddle on his back signalling maturity, studies his visitors.
Climate Change Catching Voter Attention Around World. 14th December, 2006. PDF. 91 KB.
"It's the environment, stupid!" Just as Bill Clinton used the battle cry "It's the economy, stupid!" to keep his 1992 presidential campaign focused, political leaders worldwide are chanting a new mantra based on growing alarm about lobal warming. Mainstream parties in Germany, Britain, France, Canada, the United States and Austria believe tackling climate change is a vote winner while established Green parties in Germany and Austria are experiencing a renaissance.
Testing times. 13th December, 2006. PDF. 13 KB .
Public attitudes to experimenting on animals are changing - but we must stop kidding ourselves their suffering does not really count. In this country, experimentation on apes is banned. But it is still legal to
use chimpanzees in medical research in other countries, and we in the UK cannot take the moral high ground - British scientists wishing to work with these apes have often used those in the colony established by the EU for HIV/Aids research in the Netherlands (although this lab is now closed).
California Wildfires May be Making Children Sick: Study. 11th December, 2006. PDF. 91 KB.
The wildfires that swept through Southern California in 2003 may have caused wheezing and other respiratory problems in many children, even those without asthma, according to a new study. Asthmatic children, being particularly susceptible to the effects of the smoky air, suffered the most symptoms, the study found.
But non-asthmatic children were also struck by attacks of wheezing, coughing, sore throats, eye irritation and colds during the October 2003 wildfires that burned more than 1,000 square miles in Southern California.
Ebola has Killed 5,000 Gorillas, Study Suggests. 8th December, 2006. PDF. 88 KB.
The Ebola virus may have killed more than 5,000 gorillas in West Africa -- enough to send them into extinction if people continue to hunt them, too. The virus is spreading from one group of the already
endangered animals to another and it appears to be spreading faster than is among humans.
Malaysia Calls for Sustainable Expansion of Palm Oil Plantations. 5th December, 2006. PDF. 18 KB.
Expansion of palm oil industry - which many hope will provide the fuel of the future - must be sustainable, environmentally-friendly and protect local communities, Malaysia's deputy prime minister
said in a speech Tuesday. Since the 1990s, the area under palm oil cultivation globally has increased by 43 percent, mostly in Malaysia and Indonesia, the world's No. 1 and No. 2 exporters of palm oil respectively.
Vast tracts of rainforest in Brazil are to get a new protected status. The segments of land in the northern Para state together cover 15 million hectares (57,915 sq miles), an area of land that is bigger than
England.
Orangutans Must be Taken Back to Nature. 30th November, 2006. PDF. 53 KB.
In his letter dated Nov. 24, Joe Spartz expressed his views about the return of 48 orangutans from Thailand to Indonesia, stating among others that "Realistic thinking should have prevailed over
emotional nationalism and other considerations. The question may be asked whether some if not all orangutans would have been better off in Thailand." and "Allowing orangutans to live out their remaining lives under proper care in Thailand would have been in their best interest." I beg to disagree...
Caged In. 21st November, 2006. PDF. 97 KB.
It is getting crowded at orangutan rescue and rehabilitation centres in Indonesia as the Asian great ape continues to lose its forest homes to farms, settlements and fires. Fleeing forest fires, angry farmers, machete-wielding plantation workers and rescued from smugglers, orangutans are trooping in large numbers into rescue centres across Kalimantan.
Groups Urge Government to Take Action to Protect Orangutans. 21st November. 2006. PDF. 54 KB.
Local and foreign environmental groups have urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to issue an official order on the protection of orangutans. The call was made following a three-day environmental conference, with around 200 participants, in Medan, North Sumatra.
US, Indonesia Sign Pact to Fight Illegal Logging. 20th November, 2006. PDF. 86 KB
The United States has signed a pact to help stop illegal logging in Indonesia, home to most of the world's orangutans and many other endangered species, the US Trade representative's office said on Friday. A core part of our international trade agenda must be combating illegal trade, including protecting endangered species," US Trade Representative Susan Schwab said in a statement.
Forty-eight orangutans smuggled into Thailand and which have been stranded in the country following a military coup will be repatriated to Indonesia this week, an official said on Sunday.
Pay It Forward. What Can Carbon Markets do for Economic Development? 15th November, 2006. PDF. 48 KB .
"Climate change is not just an environmental issue, as too many people still believe. It is an all-encompassing threat," declared UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the opening today of
the so-called High Level Segment of the 12th conference of the parties to the UN Framework convention on Climate Change.
UK's RWE npower has shelved plans to set up a palm oil-fired power plant due to supply concerns. This is an early sign that palm oil's ability to break into European energy market is not as easy as expected, due to lack of sufficient volumes of "environmentally sustainable" palm oil at reasonable prices to make the project viable.
El Nino May Spell Trouble for Indonesian Orangutans. 14th Novemember, 2006. PDF. 89 KB.
Indonesia's orangutan population, under threat from smog-producing forest fires this year, could be in graver danger in 2007 when dry El Nino conditions are expected to intensify in the region, an ecologist said on Monday. About 1,000 orangutans are estimated to have died in Indonesia during the dry season this year in which raging forest fires produced thick smoke across huge areas of Southeast Asia.
Logging Nations Set Tough Agenda for Action. 14th November, 2006. PDF. 88 KB.
Timber exporting and importing nations set themselves a tight agenda for action on Monday, giving themselves barely 18 months to produce tough new tactics to tackle illegal logging.
Peter Gabriel Jams with Bonobos. 12th November, 2006. PDF. 23 KB
The Great Ape Trust of Iowa is world-class research center dedicated to studying the behavior and intelligence of the great apes: bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans. Researcher Susan Savage-Rumbaugh at the University of Iowa has been using bonobo apes to explore language acquisition. The apes have a board with many different symbols and point to the words as asked or
needed. "Juice" "gum" "mushroom." They have developed a vocabulary of over 4000 words. There is a video clip of the apes doing this on the iowagreatapes web site.
New US$130m Biodiesel Plant in Singapore to Serve Asian, US markets. 8th November, 2006. PDF. 74 KB.
Australian renewable energy firm Natural Fuel is spending US$130 million to build the world's largest proposed biodiesel refinery on Jurong Island in Singapore. The plant will help the company better serve its markets in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and the west coast of the US.
Indonesia Forest Fires, Attacks Kill 1,000 Orangutans. 7th November, 2007. PDF. 84 KB.
About 1,000 orangutans are estimated to have died in Indonesia during the dry season this year in which raging forest fires have produced thick smoke across huge areas of Southeast Asia, a conservationist said on Monday.
Tropical Peat Bogs Stoke Global Warming. 6th November,2006. PDF. 89 KB.
Drainage of tropical peat bogs is a vast uncharted source of greenhouse gases that may be doing more to stoke global warming than fossil fuels, a conservation group and a Dutch research institute said on Friday. "The figures are alarming... This issue has been overlooked," said Marcel Silvius, senior programme manager at Wetlands International, a non-profit group whose backers include 60 governments and 15 conservation groups.
World Premiere of Important Film: Freedom Fuels. 6th November, 2006. PDF. 49 KB.
This important film addressing palm oil and biofuel and their environmental impacts, was made with input from BOS UK and author of the Oil for Ape Scandal Report, Helen Buckland (of the Sumatran Orangutan Society). "Our documentary takes an in-depth look at renewable fuels like biodiesel, ethanol & vegetable oil from a global perspective. It explores how the petroleum industry and alternative fuels have interacted over the last 150 years, and what impact biofuels can have on our future."
Emissions Fund 'Just Hot Air'. 26th October, 2006. PDF. 15 KB
There were fresh calls yesterday for the Australian federal Government to develop a national carbon trading system as the long-awaited rollout of its $500 million low-emission fund drew criticism from the
renewable energy industry for not doing enough to encourage the take-up of clean technologies. At the launch of the first project awards under the fund in Melbourne, federal Resources Minister Ian
Macfarlane warned that a carbon tax or carbon trading would "cripple" industry.
Climate Change: Our Green Paper. 26th October, 2006. PDF. 19 KB
Tony Blair says global warming is among the biggest threats of our age. But are his plans for a Climate Bill ambitious enough? Here, we offer a more radical manifesto.
Climate change could tilt the world's economy into the worst global recession in recent history, a report will warn next week. Sir Nicholas Stern, a former chief economist with the World Bank, will warn that governments need to tackle the problem head-on by cutting emissions or face economic ruin.
Indonesian Forest Fires May Fuel Global Warming: Experts. 26th October, 2006. PDF. 92 KB.
The annual recurrence of carbon-rich haze caused by illegal fires in Indonesia's vast tropical peatlands may help fuel global warming if left unchecked, experts warn. Saying there are no easy solutions, they called for an international effort to combat the problem, ranging from fire-fighting to prevention.
Civic Groups Call for Name and Shame on Asia's Haze. 20th October, 2006. PDF. 88 KB
Southeast Asian civic groups on Thursday urged governments to name and shame those responsible for the haze that has blanketed the region, and warned that losses could top US$9 billion.
Refugees, Disease Big Risk from Global Warming. 20th October, 2006. PDF. 89 KB
The world is not doing enough to combat global warming which, left unchecked, could trigger a mass movement of people and have serious consequences for security, the United Nation's environment chief said on Thursday.
Southeast Asia's Clean Air Conundrum. 19th October, 2006. PDF. 131 KB
Burning of Indonesian forests is causing widespread pollution. But it's done to grow crops for environment-friendly -- and lucrative -- biofuels. If you live in Singapore or Kuala Lumpur, the last several weeks have been hellish for you. A miasma of choking haze has sent pollution readings off the charts and health authorities are warning of much worse to come. As in years past, the foul air is the direct result of raging forest fires across the waters in Indonesia's Sumatra region as villagers and farmers clear land for logging and the export of tropical timber and planting of a variety of agricultural products.
Haze from Forest Fires Paralyses Indonesia Airports. 19th October, 2006. PDF. 88 KB
Thick smoke from forest fires in Indonesia has shut airports and slashed visibility to below 100 metres (330 ft) -- and there is no respite in sight, officials said on
Wednesday. The fires have been raging for weeks, spreading smoke across much of Southeast Asia and triggering fears of a repeat of the environmental disaster in 1997-98 when dry conditions linked to the El Nino weather pattern caused a choking haze that cost the region billions of dollars in economic losses.
Indonesian Fires Threaten Orangutans and other Wildlife 17th October, 2006. PDF. 35 KB
The endangered orangutan, elephants and other wildlife are acing the destruction of their habitats as fires - started by big companies and small farmers as a cheap way to clear land - burn out of control in Indonesia.
Haze-Hit Countries Meeting Ends Without Detailed Plan. 16th October, 2006. PDF. 87 KB
Southeast Asian nations failed on Friday to agree on a detailed plan to tackle Indonesian forest fires, telling Jakarta it must ratify a smog pact before it could expect large amounts of aid.
Selling snake oil with the bio-fuels. 13th October, 2006. PDF. 34 KB
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has apologized to his neighbors for the smoke that has been choking them. But perhaps apologies are owed from others too - the boosters of bio-fuels, including western environmentalists and palm oil companies owned by investors in Malaysia and Singapore. There is of course nothing new about the Indonesian government's failure to control forest and scrub burning in Kalimantan and Sumatra, whether for clearance by corporate loggers or by local farmers. What is new is the global passion for bio-diesel on the alleged grounds that it will be a major contributor to reduction in greenhouse gases and global warming.
MPOA Says No Paraquat Residues In Palm Oil. 13th October, 2006. PDF. 25 KB
The Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) has
refuted claims that palm oil may contain traces or residues of paraquat.
"Palm oil has been thoroughly tested for traces of paraquat in oil extracted from oil palm
treated with paraquat. At the limit of detection of 0.02 mg/kg, no paraquat residues were
found in the oil," MPOA chairman Datuk Sabri Ahmad said in a statement here Friday.
He was responding to a recent comment by the Federation of Malaysian Consumers
Association's (Fomca) health consultant that paraquat was one of the most hazardous
poisons in the world and had no antidote.
CPO prices may fall further on cheaper oil. 10th October, 2006. PDF. 22 KB
CRUDE palm oil prices (CPO), which have weakened 6 per cent over the past three months, may soften further, dragged by depressed crude oil prices when compared with palm oil-based biodiesel. Malaysia's palm oil-based biodiesel producers are also getting jittery because when crude oil-based diesel price is cheaper than palm oil's methyl esther, it becomes no longer competitive to be in the business.
A dire threat to rainforests. 30th September 2006. PDF. 21 KB
KAPUAS HULU, Indonesia -- Deep in the pristine rainforests of Borneo are places that have never heard the sound of a chainsaw. The region is one of three remaining great Rainforests, along with the Amazon and Congo. But the forests are facing destruction by illegal loggers, settlers planting crops and, most seriously, the relentless spread of oil palm, a lucrative crop that produces a cheap vegetable oil used in margarine, ice cream, biscuits and, ironically, biodiesel fuel -- the cleaner-burning choice for motorists.
No date yet for gorillas' move to Cameroon. 28th September, 2006. PDF. 58 KB
No firm date has been set for the four sub-adult gorillas at Pretoria's National Zoological Gardens to be relocated to a wildlife sanctuary in Cameroon.
Govt told to leave Taman Safari out of orangutan repatriation. 27th September, 2006. PDF. 55 KB
Four foreign non-governmental organizations specializing in wild animal protection have reportedly urged the Indonesian government to review the involvement of Taman Safari Indonesia (TSI) in the planned repatriation of 41 orangutans from Thailand.
10 illegal logging suspects arrested. 26th September. PDF. 53 KB
The Jambi Police have arrested 10 people for their involvement in illegal logging in Jambi province.
Activists protest intimidation. 26th September, 2006. PDF. 53KB
Environmental activists are demanding the government do more to end the intimidation and violence against people who report illegal logging.
48 Orangutans to Return to Indonesia. 20th September, 2006. PDF. 49 KB
Thailand will send 48 orangutans back to Indonesia later this month. The animals have been hanging in a legal limbo for more than two years, back to Indonesia, government officials confirmed on Monday.
Congo Creates New Wildlife Protection Areas . 18th September, 2006. PDF. 103 KB
The Republic of Congo announced plans Monday to create two protected areas to safeguard more than 3,800 square miles of sand dunes, wooded savannas and forests.
Major illegal logging suspect arrested in China. 10th September, 2006. PDF. 52 KB
The Indonesian Embassy in China handed over a major illegal logging suspect, Adelin Lis, to the Attorney General's Office (AGO) on Saturday, after arresting him a day earlier in Beijing.
Orphan Gorillas to Return to Cameroon. 6th September, 2006. PDF. 117 KB
The dust over the complex diplomacy involving four Cameroonian gorillas urrently in South Africa has begun to settle, with South Africa agreeing to return the animals to their land of origin.
Hanging On. 16th Aug. 2006. PDF. 109 KB
In Indonesia, orangutans are fighting for survival. Extinction would not only deprive the world of a cuddly primate but remove a vital link to man's past.
Environmental damage a multifaceted problem. 9th Aug. 2006. PDF. 85 KB
A grim illustration of the rapid degradation of Indonesia's environment is recorded in 2005 State of Environment, a document published recently by the Office of the State Minister of the Environment.
Roundtable Forum targets market access for sustainable palm oil 8th Aug. 2006. PDF. 45 KB
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) meets this month to discuss the critical issue of moving from a definition of 'sustainable palm oil' to defining its uptake and use in the market. The roundtable, a global association created by organisations carrying out activities in and around the entire palm oil supply chain, aims to make sustainable palm oil a reality.
Indonesian forests need 120 years to recover. 7th Aug 2006, PDF. 50 KB
Jakarta - Deforestation in Indonesia has been so severe that it will take 120 years to regain tens of millions of hectares of lost forest.
Wild orangutans are found in just two places on the globe: the Indonesian island of Sumatra in Southeast Asia, and in neighboring Malaysia. Some scientists believe the orangutan -- a Malay word that translates to "man of the forest" -- may soon become extinct, wiped out by the humans it so closely resembles.
Frankenstein fuels. 7th August 2006. PDF. 74 KB
Pioneered by bearded hippies running clapped-out vans on recycled chip fat, biofuels now mean big business, sold to us as a solution to global warming. We must not be fooled, argues Mark Lynas
Smuggled orangutans confiscated. 25th July, 2006. PDF. 51 KB.
Forestry protection department officials recently confiscated two orangutans from the Tanh Canh Hotel near Ho Chi Minh City in Southern Vietnam. The two orangutans were smuggled into the country, respectively seven and 12 months ago, from the Indonesian province of Kalimantan and were kept as tourist attractions.
Rise in Number of Animals Used in UK Medical Research. 25th July, 2006. PDF. 89 KB.
LONDON - Animals were used in 2.9 million medical experiments in Britain in 2005, an increase of 1.4 percent from the previous year, the government said on Monday.
Mining endangers species in national park, say officials. 24th July, 2006. PDF. 98 KB.
The operations of a gold mining firm in the Batang Gadis National Park in Mandailing Natal, North Sumatra, is threatening the survival of more than 500 species of rare plants and animals, local officials said on Friday.
Illegal Orangutans from Vietnam to fly home. July 21st, 2006. PDF. 10 KB
In a superb show of international cooperation in wildlife law enforcement between governments and NGO's, the Vietnamese authorities have agreed to repatriate two young orangutans back to Indonesia, their home, as soon as possible. The two apes were smuggled into Vietnam only months ago and confiscated in a raid on the 11th of July at the Tanh Canh Hotel near Ho Chi Minh City.
Sabah oil palm mills cannot discharge waste into rivers. 20 July, 2006. PDF. 44 KB.
Kota Kinabalu: Oil palm mills in the State can no longer discharge treated or partially-treated effluents into rivers or any waterway.
About 15 years after a process was initiated to create a Protected Area for the conservation of one of the worlds best studied bonobo populations, the Ministry of Environment and Conservation of Nature, Waters and Forests has announced today the gazettement of the Faunal Reserve of Lomako-Yokokala.
Faced with soaring oil prices, Indonesia turns to biodiesel. 5th July, 2006. PDF. 138 KB.Indonesia should be well-situated for the production of biodiesel. With Malaysia, it controls nearly 85 percent of the production of crude palm oil (CPO).
Africa's apes 'are being eaten to extinction'. 3rd July, 2006. PDF. 104 KB.
Bush-meat trade is threatening a possible depletion of Africa's great apes, warned Jane Goodall.
Demanding rights for great apes. 27th June, 2006 PDF. 88 KB.
Spain's parliament is to declare support for rights to life and freedom for great apes on Wednesday, apparently the first time any national legislature will have recognized such rights for non-humans.
Landslides, floods kill over 200 in Indonesia. 22nd June, 2006. PDF. 23 KB.SINJAI (Reuters) - Indonesian rescuers scoured mud-filled homes for bodies and some survivors suffered diarrhoea and skin diseases after landslides and floods on eastern Sulawesi island killed 210 people, officials said on Thursday.
Apes have ability to think ahead. 21st June, 2006. PDF. 104 KB.
New research suggests that two species of great apes have the ability to think ahead.
Grumble in the jungle. 18th June, 2006 PDF. 69 KB.
The rampaging hunger of western food giants means the jungles of Indonesia and Malaysia - home to the charismatic orang-utan - are being razed in order to grow more oil palms.
Global warming and biodiversity. 5th June, 2006 PDF. 62 KB.
Biodiversity (or loss of it), global warming and climate change are inter-linked — as part of the clear evidence of severe stress that the planet’s ecosystems are now experiencing, caused by unsustainable patterns of human consumption.
Apes 'extinct in a generation'. 1st Sept., 2005. PDF. 108 KB.
Some of the great apes - chimps, gorillas, and orangutans - could be extinct in the wild within a human generation, a new assessment concludes.
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