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All items tagged deforestationGlobal Must Read ArticlesApril 8, 2010 | Reasons for Green OptimismThe UN FAO’s last survey of the world’s forests reveals positive news on mother Earth’s health: deforestation, including human-related deforestation, is slowing. ++ However, massively replanted forests such as those in China, do not preserve biodiversity as well as old forests and are not as resilient to natural disasters. ++ Gathering relevant data for a world comparison is another difficulty ... MoreMarch 1, 2010 | To Be Green or Not to Be Green? Biofuels in QuestionAccording to a report from the British government, “using fossil fuel in vehicles is better for the environment than so-called green fuels made from crops.” ++ Firstly, because clearing rainforests for biofuel plantations releases carbon stored in trees and soil. ++ And secondly, because most of the European biofuel industry does not meet the European minimum sustainability standards. ++ The ... MoreJanuary 20, 2009 | Placing Hopes in TechnologyThe annual Science Congress 2009 has taken place in India, following a tradition which started in 1967 and projected technology as the means through which to achieve greater ‘’social, gender and economic equality.” ++ Indeed, in the northeast region of India, where rich bio-resource exploitation is impaired by poverty and unemployment, development may depend on technological progress. ++ ... More |
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