VOA标准英语2009年-Conservation Groups Say Forest Carbon Mark

By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 29 September 2009 Conservation groups say creating a global market for trading carbon credits from uncut forests is critical to fighting climate change and should be part of a United Nations-backed agreement being whittled

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The concept of obtaining fresh water from icebergs that are towed to populated areas and arid regions of the world was once treated as a joke more appropriate to cartoons than real life. But now it is

2006年VOA标准英语-Conservation Efforts in Congo Basin Appear Effe

By Lisa Bryant Paris 23 June 2006 A new assessment of Africa's massive Congo Basin rain forest finds that it is less degraded than environmentalists feared. The findings were announced in Paris, where African and Western officials ended a two-day co

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First listen to June 23rd 2013 to hear about getting to Milford Sound. Dr Nick Smith, the Minister for Conservation, has now decided not to allow a tunnel to Milford Sound. Although the company wanting to build the tunnel is disappointed with this de

新西兰英语 768 Open-Cast Coal Mine

Last week, the Minister of Conservation, Nick Smith, gave permission for a new open-cast coal mine on conservation land on the West Coast. The Environment Court last month said it would probably give permission for the mine. Now the Forest and Bird o

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The city of Cape Town, South Africa has announced new water restrictions as officials warn the water supply could run dry in three months. The order to take effect February 1 - will cut city residents daily water usage by nearly half over current res

VOA常速英语2016--可口可乐与美国农业部合作恢复林地资源

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Severe Drought, Wildfires Threaten Water Resources This is Valles Caldera. Actually, it's the giant mouth of a dormant super volcano that last erupted 40,000 years ago. In the millennia since then, the terrain developed high-elevation forests, of abu

VOA标准英语2010年-Special Dogs Assist in Wild Tiger Cons

In the Asian zodiac, this is the year of the tiger but conservationists say wild tiger populations are quickly disappearing. In Cambodia, there is hope that a pair of special dogs from the United States can help save the tiger. Daniel Schearf | Mondu

VOA标准英语2015--Conservation Groups Unveil Regional Action Plan to Save Great Apes

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NPC told of increasingly safe drinking water

BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- The number of people in China's rural areas who lack access to safe drinking water has reduced by 221 million from 2004 to 2010, the vice minister of the country's National Development and Reform Commission said on Wednes

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China's Ministry of Water Resources says the country is to invest 1.8 trillion yuan, or 280 billion US dollars, in water conservation in the coming five years. The country is also aiming to double its annual investment on water projects. Shuangfeng h

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The elephant, named Zhusunya by locals, left a nature reserve last Friday and damaged more than a dozen cars parked along the road. Another nine cars were damaged during a rampage on Monday. Local workers say the elephant was probably angry after los