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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Shell Shock: Sounding the Alarm for Freshwater Turtles
As World Water Week continues in Stockholm and CI expands our focus on freshwater security and species contributions, the results
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Finding ‘Lost’ Species: Renewed Hope for Hawksbills
As you read this, researchers in tropical forests around the world are searching for the most endangered – and possibly
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From Beer to Blue Jeans, Calculating the Freshwater ‘Footprint’ of Consumer Products
Did you know that it takes roughly 160 pints of water to make one pint of beer? Or that if
Threats to freshwater species highlighted at World Water Week
One out of five freshwater species in Africa is threatened with extinction, putting at risk millions of people whose food
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Continuing issues with oil and coal mining strengthen case for alternative energy solutions
Another oil rig off the Gulf Coast of the United States suffered an accident last week when it caught fire
CI at World Water Week
The CI freshwater team has arrived at World Water Week 2010! This meeting, organized by the Stockholm International Water
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If you look in the upper left of this page, you’ll see that Conservation International has updated our ‘organizational identity’
Ecuador’s Government Agrees to Protect Manta Rays
Looking for good environmental news? You’ll find it in Ecuador, where the government has committed to protecting some of the
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