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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 11 February 2007 In Kenya, a United States-led coalition of governments, conservation groups, industries and scientists Saturday launched a global initiative to fight the $1 billion illegal trade in wildlife. Cathy Majtenyi
South Africa Game Parks Wage New Battles Against Poachers 南非狩猎公园向偷猎者宣战 HOEDSPRUIT, SOUTH AFRICA South Africa is known around the world for its breathtaking wildlife. The country is home to an astounding number of mammal specie
By Daniel Schearf Singapore 19 September 2006 The first day of the annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund have ended in Singapore. Leaders of the two organizations expressed concern that high oil prices, global trade imbal
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 13 January 2006 watch Frog Global report A new study published in a prominent scientific journal has provided the first concrete evidence that global warming is contributi
By Tendai Maphosa Harare 09 August 2006 Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa The trial of Zimbabwe's justice minister for attempting to obstruct the course of justice finally got under way after a retired magistrate was appointed to preside over the c
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 27 January 2006 A top U.N. official is warning that action must be taken to prevent conflicts in several African countries from turning into genocide. Juan Mendez tells VOA the
Public Hearings on Popular Pesticide Spotlight Safety Concerns Every year, U.S. farmers apply more than 35 million kilograms of the pesticide atrazine on their fields of corn, sugarcane, sorghum and other crops. But a growing body of scientific evide
Project to Save Endangered Orchids Blossoms in Florida 佛罗里达开始拯救濒危兰花花种的计划 Many gardeners around the world consider orchids among the most beautiful flowering plants. There are more than 20,000 species of orchids, and
Carter Center Marks Progress in Fight Against Guinea Worm, River Blindness CHICAGO Guinea worm disease and river blindness are among 17 tropical diseases the World Health Organization considers neglected. Thanks to the efforts of the Atlanta-based Ca
Where purple martins had once laid their eggs in hollow threes, in time, they came to rely almost totally on people to provide nests for them. These artificial nests were made from dried out squashes known as gourds. The shape made them perfect nesti
By Teri Schultz Brussels 06 April 2007 It took a contentious all-night session to bridge gaps between scientists and policy-makers, but participants at a U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changeconference in Brussels emerged with a document tha
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 03 May 2007 Leading environmental experts who are meeting in Bangkok this week are hammering out details of a report on ways to fight climate change. Several leading US scientists say the report, to be released Friday,
By Paul Sisco Washington 09 April 2007 Watch World Climate report Thousands of climate scientists and government policy administrators from more than 120 countries worked on the report for six years. After a reported all night session on April 5, the