Natural Resources

Namibia: Cooperation Review Published

allafrica.com     45 mins ago          

The National Planning Commission (NPC) and the Embassy of Sweden launched and handed over the participatory review and evaluation (PRE) publication of Swedish-Namibian cooperation on environment and natural resources to the...                

Advocates Want State Park Funding Restored

redorbit.com     9 hrs ago   3 related          

By The Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Conservationists fear that $14 million slashed from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' budget will lead to job cuts that could result in parks curtailing hours or even...                

Comment sought on wildlife plan: Threats include suburban sprawl, personal watercraft, overfishing

app.com     9 hrs ago   1 related          

Dozens of wildlife species in New Jersey need protection, according to the state's Wildlife Action Plan. And the state Department of Environmental Protection wants you to comment on the plan, which identifies threats to...                

Wyoming studying wolf-loss payment legality

billingsgazette.net     7 hrs ago   1 related          

LANDER - Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal said Wednesday that the state attorney general's office is reviewing whether it's legal for the state to continue to compensate ranchers for livestock losses to wolves even though a...                

Limited time to comment on Agoura Village

theacorn.com     6 hrs ago          

There's still time for residents to submit their comments about the revised environmental impact report for the Agoura Village plan, a city official said. Residents have until Aug. 7 at 5 p.m. to express their concerns about...                

Border towns urge levees, not fencing

washingtontimes.com     6 hrs ago   1 related          

As Hurricane Dolly's torrential rains raise fears of flooding along the Rio Grande in south Texas, the chairman of the Texas Border Coalition on Wednesday called for the Department of Homeland Security to rethink its efforts to...                

U.N. database can aid climate, food issues

themoneytimes.com     9 hrs ago          

Teaser: Rome -- A new, downloadable database on the world's soils can help tackle climate change and food production, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome said. Story: "The more information we have about soil...                

Paying to save tropical forests could be a way to reduce global carbon emissions

physorg.com     17 hrs ago   7 related          

Space & Earth science / Environment Wealthy nations willing to collectively spend about $1 billion annually could prevent the emission of roughly half a billion metric tons of carbon dioxide per year for the next 25 years, new...                

U.N. database can aid climate, food issues

upi.com     14 hrs ago   18 related          

ROME, July 23 (UPI) -- A new, downloadable database on the world's soils can help tackle climate change and food production, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome said. "The more information we have about soil...                

Southern Company and Environmental Partners Award Wetland Restoration Grants Through Five Star...

yahoo.com     20 hrs ago   3 related          

Southern Company, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, National Association of Counties and Wildlife Habitat Council announced today that 10 new wetland, riparian and coastal...                

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