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Farm Animal Diversity Declines as Accelerating Losses Threaten Humanity

2013-05-28 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

GLOBAL - The accelerating disappearance of Earth's species of both wild and domesticated plants and animals constitutes a fundamental threat to the well-being and even the survival of humankind, warns the founding Chair of a new global organization created to narrow the gulf between leading international biodiversity scientists and national policy-makers.

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Activists: Urban Outfitters' board lacks diversity

2013-05-22 05:37:28| Apparel - Topix.net

Urban Outfitters Inc. is the high-profile local company that shareholder activists are targeting once again over a lack of diversity on its board of directors.

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Madagascar: Lemur has unexpectedly wide range, diversity of color variations

2013-05-05 23:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: An endangered lemur has a larger range than originally believed but is still at risk due to forest fragmentation and land clearing, reports a study published in the journal Primate Conservation. The study, conducted by researchers at The Aspinall Foundation and the Groupe dEtude et de Recherche sur les Primates de Madagascar (GERP) in Antananarivo, assessed the range of the endangered crowned sifaka (Propithecus coronatus) in Western Madagascar. They found the species is widely distributed across...

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Planting trees to celebrate diversity

2013-05-02 22:58:45| PortlandOnline

Last week, students from David Douglas High School planted a tree grove to celebrate the 60 different nations represented in their East Portland school!

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