The EU’s overseas territories may seem small, but they are ecological giants.
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In Galápagos, Sharks Worth More Alive Than Dead
We don’t eat our sharks in the Galápagos Islands, though they are — so to speak — our bread and butter.
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From Idealism to Action: My Road from Rio 1992 to Rio+20 (Part 2)
Rio+20 is not the end of a process. It is the beginning.
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What the World Needs from the Bonn Climate Talks
Next week CI staff from 10 countries will be traveling to participate in the continuing international climate change talks in
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Disastrous Forestry Bill Offers Brazil’s President a Critical Test
Yesterday was a sad day in Brazil. An environmental activist and his wife were shot dead in the Amazon by
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Last Chance for Climate Action in Cancun
Here in Cancun, it’s been a long two weeks of negotiations, meetings, discussions and disagreements. Negotiators have been working such
The U.N. Climate Talks Begin: Once More unto the Breach
As the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations begin today in Cancun, Mexico, I find myself thinking
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For Climate Change Action, a Key Opportunity in Cancun
Last year around this time, all eyes were on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting in
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State-level Climate Change Action: California, Chiapas, Acre Get REDD-y
As the world prepares for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting in Cancun later this month,
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Harrison Ford and Peter Seligmann Urge U.S. Leadership on Biodiversity
What do a tiny country in the Pyrenees, the seat of the Catholic Church, and one of the world’s most
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