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New emissions goal could make Japan climate leader
— 9 Sep 2009 09:46 | Environment'The decision by an important player like Japan to do more and get serious about low carbon future can help break the deadlock between developed and developing countries'... — full story
Scientists trace evolution of butterflies infected with deadly bacteria
— 8 Sep 2009 10:12 | LepidopterologyScientists at the University of Liverpool have traced the evolution of a species of tropical butterfly, infected with a bacterium that kills males, by comparing current butterfly populations... — full story
G20 ministers must fund climate change solutions
— 3 Sep 2009 11:40 | EnvironmentWWF is calling on G20 finance ministers to commit to providing $160 billion per year of public funding, to help the world's developing nations to adapt to climate change and set them... — full story
Moths cloaked in colour
— 1 Sep 2009 11:38 | LepidopterologyTravellers to the neotropics - the tropical lands of the Americas - might be forgiven for thinking that all of the colourful insects flittering over sunny puddles or among dense forest... — full story
Family planning a major environmental impact
— 1 Aug 2009 16:04 | EnvironmentSome people who are serious about wanting to reduce their 'carbon footprint' on the Earth have one choice available to them that may yield a large long-term benefit - have one less... — full story
121 breeding tigers estimated to be found in Nepal
— 27 Jul 2009 18:14 | EnvironmentThe first ever overall nation-wide estimate of the tiger population brought a positive ray of hope among conservationists. The figures announced by the Nepal Government's Department... — full story
Australia pledges big funds for small whale conservation
— 24 Jun 2009 15:16 | EnvironmentAustralia's top environmental official on Wednesday pledged AU$500,000 (EUR284,927) to help save the world's small whales as part of a major contribution to the International Whaling... — full story
Researchers publish the discoveries that saved Maculinea arion in the UK
— 16 Jun 2009 00:02 | LepidopterologyOn the 25th anniversary of the project that brought the large blue butterfly back from extinction in the United Kingdom, ecologists are for the first time publishing the decades of... — full story
Biologist discovers pink-winged moth in Chiracahua Mountains
— 10 Jun 2009 08:36 | LepidopterologyUniversity of Arizona biologist Bruce Walsh has identified a new species of moth in southern Arizona. Normally, this is not a big deal. The region is one of the most biologically rich... — full story
'Mountains of the Moon' get nod for international wetlands protection
— 14 May 2009 08:14 | EnvironmentPart of the Rwenzori Mountains - home to some of the last glaciers in Africa and likely Ptolemy's 'Lunis Montae' - received international recognition on Wednesday as a protected wetland... — full story