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Big Trees, Like the Old-Growth Forests They Inhabit, are Declining Globally Already on the decline worldwide, the world's "biggest and most magnificent" trees face a dire future due to habitat fragmentation, selective harvesting by loggers, exotic invaders, and the effects of climate change, warns an article published this week in New Scientist magazine. [ Go To Article ]

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New Forest Planning Rule Seeks to Restore the Nation's Forests
Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the US Department of Agriculture's intent to issue a new planning rule for America's 193-million ...
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Obama Embeds Environment in Economy During State of the Union Address
US President Barack Obama vowed that the United States would receive 80 percent of its electricity from clean energy sources by ... Read More...

Time for a New Social Contract
Desperate times call for desperate actions, and the German Advisory Council on Global Change (Wissenschaftliche Beirat der Bundesregierung Globale Umweltveränderungen) thinks ...
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This Week in V-Carbon: Governments Trying on the Voluntary Carbon Hat
As developed and emerging economies alike are moving to take on CO2 targets, this issue of V-Carbon News reports on a ... Read More...

This Week in Biodiversity: EU Deletes Biodiversity from Agriculture Policy Reforms
To kick off the new year, we're bringing you the results of our reader poll as well as news from all ... Read More...

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Mangroves and coastal wetlands have long protected the Mississippi Delta from floods, but the degradation of those wetlands leaves the region ... Read More...

DC Durban Debrief: Same Song, Second Verse-or a Whole New Tune?
It was standing room only at this week's DC Durban Debrief event, co-hosted by local carbon contemplators Ecosystem Marketplace, Climate Focus ... Read More...

Survey Finds High Expectations for Stacking
Paying land managers for all the services generated by an ecosystem - instead of just one, like carbon or water quality ... Read More...

This Week in Forest Carbon: Ushering in a New Year
With 2012 comes a new chapter in the forest carbon market. This week's Forest Carbon News takes a look at how ... Read More...

Economic Incentives could Reduce Deforestation Emissions in Indonesia and Yield Billions
A national and comprehensive carbon payment incentive system within Indonesia could generate an estimated 22-26% reduction in national greenhouse gas emissions ...
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Can Namibia Balance Mining and Nature?
Humans have impacted the Namib for millennia, but only now are their activities impacting ecosystems on a large scale. That's why ... Read More...

This Week in V-Carbon:
Ringing in the New Year
One year ago, our inaugural New Year edition took you back to the top stories of 2010 with predictions for the ... Read More...

Supreme Court to Hear EPA Water Policy case on Monday
The US Environmental Protection Agency has long responded to violations of the Clean Water Act by issuing administrative compliance orders, which ... Read More...

Ensuring Mitigation by Insuring Banks
Mitigation bankers are on the hook financially for projects that fail to deliver the promised environmental benefits, but the systems that ... Read More...

This Week in Water: Fill 'er up!
After a brief hiatus, W.E.T. is back - and not a moment too soon! This month's newsletter brings you the latest ... Read More...

2011: The Year in Biodiversity
The first year of the United Nations Decade of Biodiversity was a busy one for Ecosystem Marketplace—including the launch of the ... Read More...

2011: The Year in Forest Carbon
It was a red banner year in forest carbon, with our research showing a new record high in 2010 and climate ... Read More...

2011: The Year in Water and Wetlands
It was a turbulent year for water markets, with efforts to standardize offsetting procedures across jurisdictions gaining traction even as opponents ...
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Kenyan Cattlemen Map Watershed Services
Ranchers understand the importance of watershed services as well as anyone and better than most, which is why the Nairobi-based International ... Read More...

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Climate in Asia and the Pacific: A Synthesis of APN Activities
The present synthesis report is part of the APN’s larger aim to contribute, from the science perspective, to the development of ... [ Go to Resource ]