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Deadly ‘brown cloud’ over South Asia caused by wood and dung burning

Wildlife trade creating ’empty forest syndrome’ across the globe

China delays massive water scheme to redirect rivers from south to north

China successfully cut pollution during Olympics finds NASA

Japanese scientists use goldfish to screen for freshwater pollution

Photos of new species discovered in the Greater Mekong

TV footage leads to discovery of strange and rare monkey

Korean demilitarized zone has become pristine wildlife habitat

Industrialized countries slow to reduce emissions

CO2 emissions penalties may cost 20 countries $46 billion

Limiting global warming to 2-degree rise will require $180/t carbon price says energy think tank

South Africa auctions last of ‘legal’ elephant ivory to China, Japan

20 convicted for poaching Asiatic lions in their last refuge

Sharks in trouble after nations fail to create sustainable management programs

Obama may bring leadership, rather than obstruction, to climate change talks

Elephant ivory auction produces low prices, controversy

How to Save Snow Leopards

Illegal wildlife trade devastating Asia’s pangolins

Trafficking of tiger parts is rife in Myanmar

New Beijing law cuts 800,000 cars from roads per day

CO2 emissions accelerate 400% as world turns to dirtier fuels

Rare monkeys double in number in China but remain under threat

Indonesian raids on tiger traffickers yielding arrests in Sumatra

China’s log imports fall 19% in first half of 2008 due to high prices

The extinction of the baiji a ‘wake-up call’ to conserve vaquita and other cetaceans

Shift from poverty-driven to industry-driven deforestation may help conservation

Often overlooked, small wild cats are important and in trouble

Corporations become prime driver of deforestation, providing clear target for environmentalists

Chinese prefer tigers in the wild over tigers on their plates

Nepal’s tiger population plummets due to poaching

China’s log imports fall in Q1 2008

Rainforests face array of emerging threats

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