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Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 225
2013-03-20 08:56:18| Springer Environmental Sciences titles
series:Reviews of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologyCONTENTSForewordPrefaceMicrobial Transformation of Trace Elements in Soils in Relation to Bioavailability and RemediationNanthi S. Bolan, Girish Choppala, Anitha Kunhikrishnan, Jinhee Park, and Ravi NaiduBiological Effects of BoronMustafa Kabu and Murat Sirri AkosmanEnvironmental Fate and Ecotoxicology of FenpropathrinEmerson Kanawi et al, Robert Budd, and Ronald S. TjeerdemaUse of Land Snails ...
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Planet organic: achieving sustainable food security and environmental gains
2013-03-19 19:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The global farmland area certified organic has expanded more than threefold to 37 million hectares since 1999, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute. The Institute argues that organic farming has the potential to contribute to sustainable food security by improving nutrition intake and sustaining rural livelihoods, while reducing vulnerability to climate change and enhancing biodiversity. "Organic farming is now established in international standards, and 84 countries...
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Environmental woes could reverse global development
2013-03-18 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Climate change and other environmental disasters could put 3.1 billion people into extreme poverty by 2050, if no significant steps are taken, says an annual United Nations report on the state of global development. While environmental threats such as climate change, deforestation, air and water pollution, and natural disasters affect everyone, they hurt poor countries and poor communities most, noted the reports authors. Though the world has become fairer overall, environmental threats...
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Environmental Threats Could Push Billions into Poverty
2013-03-17 19:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The number of people living in extreme poverty could increase by up to 3 billion by 2050 unless urgent action is taken to tackle environmental challenges, a major UN report warned on Thursday. The 2013 Human Development Report hails better than expected progress on health, wealth and education in dozens of developing countries but says inaction on climate change, deforestation, and air and water pollution could end gains in the world's poorest countries and communities. "Environmental threats...
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Grand River Environmental Action Team announces annual meeting, keynote speaker
2013-03-17 18:24:47| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Grand River Environmental Action Team is bringing a marine biologist and Michigan Department of Environmental Quality specialist to its annual meeting Wednesday, March 20.
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