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The Cost Effectiveness of Ecological Restoration Demonstrated

December 4th, 2010

Research recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) provides new evidence that ecological restoration can provide a cost effective response to environmental degradation.
The research focused on the dryland forests of Read more…

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Challenge of Feeding the World

November 21st, 2010

In the previous article it was stated that the world’s population should rise by another 3 billion people by the middle of the century – to 9 billion. So how are we going to feed them considering the present food shortages in many countries? Read more…

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Ecological Impact Of African Cities

September 11th, 2009

African cities are growing faster than anywhere else in the world. This is having a major impact, but few ecologists are studying the urban environment and effect of cities on rural areas. One of the most important ecological changes in Africa’s history is being over-looked. Read more…

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