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Feedback Unit to seek public's views on its new mission
By Farah Abdul Rahim Channel NewsAsia 31 Aug 06

Even Yao Ming is sidelined as China shark fin debate falls flat Channel NewsAsia 31 Aug 06

Slaughter in the water Sharks abound off the West Coast, but for how long? By Scott LaFee SignonSanDiego.com 31 Aug 06

China to relocate 240,000 people to protect environment
Channel NewsAsia 31 Aug 06

Pledges of $3.1 Billion for Environment Project 'Too Little'
By Clare Nullis, Associated Press ENN 31 Aug 06

Rebuild New Orleans Wetlands, Architect Suggests
Story by Peter Henderson PlanetArk 31 Aug 06

'Natural' disasters are often man-made
IUCN 30 Aug 06

In Large-Scale Study, NC State Scientists Show Landscape Corridors Promote Plant Diversity By Preventing Species Loss Science EurekAlert 31 Aug 06

Malaysia to spend millions on promoting solar energy
Yahoo News 30 Aug 06

Forest land in Indonesia may be reduced to 10 % by 2020
Antara 31 Aug 06

Scientists tag turtle to track its movements
New Straits Times 30 Aug 06

Beaufort's Proboscis Monkey
By Muammar Kamarudin Bernama 29 Aug 06

Thailand halts 'elephant swap' with China
Yahoo News 30 Aug 06

Deforestation rates slashed in Paraguay
WWF 30 Aug 06

Poachers Kill 100 Elephants in Chad - Survey
Story by Ed Stoddard PlanetArk 31 Aug 06

Greenpeace demands bluefin tuna moratorium
Yahoo News 30 Aug 06

Report: Chicago Sushi Suffers from Mercury Overload; 'A Toxic Threat to Food Safety' Underwater Times 30 Aug 06

EU Blamed for Demise of World's Sharks
Story by Jeremy Lovell PlanetArk 31 Aug 06

Engineers race to steal nature's secrets
John Vidal, environment editor The Guardian 29 Aug 06

Rebuild New Orleans Wetlands, Architect Suggests
Story by Peter Henderson PlanetArk 31 Aug 06

Volunteers honoured at President's Social Service Awards
By Noor Mohd Aziz Channel NewsAsia 30 Aug 06

Rising population density needs to be looked at
Letter from Yew Yeong Long Straits Times Forum 29 Aug 06

Indonesian govt to confiscate land of forest fire culprits
Antara 30 Aug 06

Green groups press Jakarta to impose sanctions on companies starting forest fires
By Sujadi Siswo Channel NewsAsia 29 Aug 06

Indonesia Orders All Forest Fires Be Extinguished Before President's Visit to Singapore
By Associated Press ENN 29 Aug 06

Philippines oil spill raises spectre of major disaster
by Cecil Morella Yahoo News 30 Aug 06

Green Wave Surges Onto Pop Culture's Shores
Story by Jeffrey Goldfarb PlanetArk 30 Aug 06

Study shows significant coral reef regeneration in the Arabian Gulf WWF 29 Aug 06

Saved from extinction: conservationists hail recovery of 16 threatened bird species
By Maxine Frith The Independent 28 Aug 06

Indonesia, PNG, Solomon Islands agree to conserve leatherback turtles Antara 28 Aug 06

Record summer for marine turtles
Ansa 28 Aug 06

Japan Makes Plans for Greener Cars, Batteries
Planet Ark 29 Aug 06

SembCorp should improve the way it collects recycleables to promote habit Letter from Elaine Ong Mei Lin Straits Times Forum 28 Aug 06

Haze seems worse ... ... but PSI reading indicates 'good' air quality Christie Loh Today Online 28 Aug 06

Lebanese Oil Slick Perhaps not as Bad as Feared
Story by Gideon Long PlanetArk 28 Aug 06

Oil Platforms, Deep Seas Mined for New Drugs
John Roach National Geographic 25 Aug 06

Black rhino numbers on the rise in Kenya
WWF 25 Aug 06

Warming 'more severe' for cities
By David Shukman BBC 25 Aug 06

Race held to increase awareness of green transport
By Wong Siew Ying Channel NewsAsia 27 Aug 06

Indonesian minister urges local governments to battle haze Channel NewsAsia 27 Aug 06

What's their problem?
The Straits Times 27 Aug 06

Volunteerism is one of key pillars of National Education: Lui Tuck Yew By Pearl Forss Channel NewsAsia 27 Aug 06

Hong Kong to promote eco-tours to rural islands
By Channel NewsAsia's Hong Kong Bureau Chief Roland Lim
Channel NewsAsia 27 Aug 06


Water abuse is costing the Earth
Viewpoint by Ahmed Djoghlaf BBC 24 Aug 06

Philippine oil slick threatens rich fishing grounds
by Joel Nito Yahoo News 25 Aug 06

Indonesia to deploy cloud-seeding planes to fight haze
Yahoo News 25 Aug 06

Woodlands library gets environment corner for children
By Valarie Tan Channel NewsAsia 25 Aug 06

Diesel, hybrid cars becoming attractive options for motorists
By Dominique Loh Channel NewsAsia 25 Aug 06

We're doing our best to keep S'pore beaches clean: NEA, MPA Today Online 25 Aug 06

In S'pore's countryside, a buzz is brewing
by Tan Hui Yee The Straits Times 25 Aug 06

Don't shoot the crows. Just give them contraceptives
Letter from Jonathan Cheng Hern Sinn
Straits Times Forum 25 Aug 06


Indonesia says forest fires to disappear in two years
Story by Ahmad Pathoni PlanetArk 25 Aug 06

Malaysia: Sarawak releases baby turtles
The Star 23 Aug 06

Where Have All the Shark Attacks Gone?
Humans Are Killing More Than 100 Million Sharks Every Year
By Dan Beckmann ABC news 24 Aug 06

Ocean is slowly claiming village in Papua New Guinea
By Evan Osnos Macon.com 24 Aug 06

Lebanon oil slick 'hits seabed'
By Chris Morris BBC 23 Aug 06

Illegal Trade in "Get Rich" Algae Expands Deserts
Story by Emma Graham-Harrison PlanetArk 24 Aug 06

Indonesia stops sand export to Singapore
The People's Daily 17 Aug 06

Fish 'n' herbs
Sheralyn Tay Today Online 23 Aug 06

World taps on Singapore
PUB system wins recognition
Loh Chee Kong Today Online 23 Aug 06

New Shrimp Farm Rules Aim to Save Asian Mangroves
Story by Clarence Fernandez PlanetArk 23 Aug 06

Javanese long-tailed monkeys threatened with extinction
Antara 19 Aug 06

Sumatra tiger's habitat reported to have drastically shrunk
Antara 21 Aug 06

Entangled whale tracked by satellite
Yahoo News 23 Aug 06


Venomous Fish Outnumber Snakes
Robert Roy Britt Yahoo News 22 Aug 06

It Is Easier to Be Green, but Does It Matter?
By J.M. Hirsh, Associated Press ENN 22 Aug 06

Malaysia: RM10mil to build reefs for turtles
The Star 18 Aug 06

Malaysia's Development Race Puts Mangroves at Risk
Story by Clarence Fernandez PlanetArk 22 Aug 06

Wish You Were Here? Mediterranean Jellyfish Pose Problem Story by Robin Pomeroy PlanetArk 22 Aug 06

"Red Devil" Squid, Jellyfish Point to Ocean Upsets
Story by Alister Doyle PlanetArk 22 Aug 06

Shifting into green gear
Lee U-Wen Today Online 21 Aug 06

Offer incentives for 'green' cars to cut down air pollution
Letter from Toh Wen Shien Straits Times Forum 21 Aug 06

Continued efforts for the conservation of small carnivores in Vietnam BirdLife International--Vietnam Programme IUCN 28 Jul 06

Artificial Reefs Made With Sunken Subway Cars, Navy Ships John Roach National Geographic 18 Aug 06

IUCN report recommends building capacity for better management, monitoring and law enforcement to maintain populations of humphead wrasse in Indonesia IUCN 14 Aug 06

Norway Whalers Land Only Half of Quota
Story by Alister Doyle PlanetArk 21 Aug 06

Is Marine Mining the Wave of the Future?
Story by Anna Stablum PlanetArk 21 Aug 06

Loss of just one species makes big difference in freshwater ecosystem, study finds Dartmouth College Office of Public Affairs Darmouth News 18 Aug 06

Food, biofuels could worsen water shortages: report
By Alister Doyle PlanetArk 21 Aug 06

We are becoming a Garbage City
by Sarah Ng The Straits Times 20 Aug 06

Mr Joseph Lai and Chek Jawa
The Straits Times 19 Aug 06

Two islands in Malaysian tourist region hit by oil spills
Channel NewsAsia 19 Aug 06

Clean-up crews recover some of massive Lebanon oil spill
Yahoo News 19 Aug 06

'Poachers' demand Australian fishing rights
By Nigel Adlam News.com.au 19 Aug 06

Visitors flock to temple's old tree
by Tan Hui Yee The Straits Times 19 Aug 06

Race to save oldest Chinese tombs here
by Radha Basu The Straits Times 19 Aug 06

Snake harvest threatens Cambodian lake
By Denis D. Gray, Associated Press Yahoo News 19 Aug 06

Lighting is still in the Dark Age
Viewpoint by Darren Baskill BBC 17 Aug 06

Protective ozone layer to remain thin for longer: UN
Yahoo News 18 Aug 06

Green Transport Week starts on Sunday
By Joanne Leow Channel NewsAsia 17 Aug 06

A litter-free Singapore is a collective effort
Reply from NEA Today Online 18 Aug 06

Haze in Malaysian Borneo poses threat to air operations
Yahoo News 17 Aug 06

Key Facts About Oil Spills
PlanetArk 17 Aug 06

Lebanon to receive 'urgent' assistance with massive oil spill
by John Hadoulis Yahoo News 17 Aug 06

Pollution, overfishing is killing East China Sea: paper
Yahoo News 17 Aug 06

World Bank asks Philippines to curtail fishing to save marine ecosystem Yahoo News 17 Aug 06

Stench of fuel hangs over Philippine marine park
By Dolly Aglay Yahoo News 17 Aug 06

Record Ivory Cache Traced to Zambia Elephants, DNA Shows
Susan Brown National Geographic 17 Aug 06

Rations? Lightbulbs? How to Fight Climate Change
PlanetArk 18 Aug 06

Singapore turns to biodiesel to fight rising fuel costs
By Jessica Jaganathan Yahoo News 17 Aug 06

Lurking at the Aquarium, Brilliant Houdinis of the Deep
By Darragh Johnson The Washington Post 16 Aug 06

'Test-tube coral babies' may mend reefs
Yahoo News 17 Aug 06

Malaysian Minister: Controversial Sipadan Clubhouse was Given OK in 2003 Underwater Times 15 Aug 06

US suffers world's first climate change exodus: study
Channel NewsAsia 17 Aug 06

Rich and poor countries alike face water crisis
Yahoo News 16 Aug 06

China draws line in sand to end pollution for good
By Chris Buckley Yahoo News 16 Aug 06

Don't blame cats for the fall in bird population
Other factors may be the cause
Letter from the Cat Welfare Society
Straits Times Forum 16 Aug 06


'Kill the cats' strategy won't save the birds at Botanic Gardens Letter from Judith Lindley Straits Times Forum 16 Aug 06

Manila Appeals for Help Over Major Oil Spill
PlanetArk 15 Aug 06

Indian Ocean oil spill after Japan ship crash
Channel NewsAsia 15 Aug 06

China denies plundering world's rain forests
Yahoo News 15 Aug 06

Scientists urge deep-sea cure for climate change
By Jason Szep Yahoo News 15 Aug 06

Haze returns to Singapore
By Wong Mun Wai Channel NewsAsia 14 Aug 06

Taiwanese parents opting for less stressful "forest" schools for children By Ken Teh Channel NewsAsia 15 Aug 06

Seven days to green your life
The Independent 14 Aug 06

Illegal wildlife trade takes heavy toll in Vietnam
by Frank Zeller Yahoo News 14 Aug 06

Lebanon to Start Mopping Up Oil Spill this Week
Story by Lin Noueihed PlanetArk 15 Aug 06

Whales Strike Out in Collisions With Ships
Story by Jon Herskovitz PlanetArk 15 Aug 06

Australian Official Says Japan Breached Tuna Quota
PlanetArk 14 Aug 06

China Delays Animal Hunt Licence Auction
PlanetArk 14 Aug 06

Schools waste a lot of paper
Letter from Glorijoy Tan Shi En (Miss)
Straits Times Forum 14 Aug 06


Killer cats pose a real problem to birds and small mammals Letter from Lau Chee Kin Straits Times Forum 14 Aug 06

New weapon in war on dengue being tested
by Meng Yew Choong Straits Times 14 Aug 06

'Harvesting' nearly every drop
Tor Ching Li Today Online 14 Aug 06

Birds and ants cause pest problem in Choa Chu Kang
Letter from Josephine Fong Hau Wan (Mdm)
Straits Times Forum 14 Aug 06

Haze returns to Indonesian part of Borneo island
Channel NewsAsia 13 Aug 06

Take the bridges to the hills
By Teh Jen Lee The New Paper 12 Aug 06

Grandmother grows fruits and vegetables in Clementi HDB flat corridor By Matthew Ko Channel NewsAsia 12 Aug 06

Colombia's big-butt ants entice gourmets
By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Yahoo News 12 Aug 06

Garden City spruced up for IMF/World Bank meetings
By Hasnita A Majid Channel NewsAsia 11 Aug 06

Singapore should develop renewable sources of energy such as solar power Letter from Daryl Er Tze Hao Straits Times Forum 12 Aug 06

Chinese boomtown mandates solar power in new buildings Yahoo News 11 Aug 06

NOAA Settles Shark Case with New York Fish Dealer for $750,000; 'A Strong Message' Underwater Times 11 Aug 06

Pacific 'dead zone' said to exceed fears
By Joseph B. Frazier, Associated Press Yahoo News 11 Aug 06

Mass fish death in river puzzles Taiwan

Yahoo News 11 Aug 06

NYC professor promotes urban fish farm
By Karen Matthews, Associated Press Yahoo News 12 Aug 06

Trace source of pollution at ECP and bring culprits to book
Letter from Xiaoyi Kun Today Online 11 Aug 06

A green spot close to our hearts Gardens by the Bay plans figure big in Singapore's aim to become a global city
Tor Ching Li Today Online 10 Aug 06

Leatherbacks Not Extinct In Malaysia, Says Turtle Centre
Bernama 9 Aug 06

Indonesian Forest Fires Flare, Region Holds Breath
Story by Ed Davies PlanetArk 10 Aug 06

China to Let Tourists Hunt Endangered Species - Paper
PlanetArk 10 Aug 06

Asian poverty 'threatening environment': World Bank, IUCN Yahoo News 9 Aug 06

Revive anti-litter campaign to keep the environment clean
Letter from Ramchand Ramesh Straits Times Forum 9 Aug 06

Changing winds bring smoke haze from Sumatra fires
By Ting Kheng Siong/Julia Ng, Channel NewsAsia 8 Aug 06

Forest fire prevention in Indonesia
WWF 8 Aug 06

Lebanese oil spill could rival Exxon Valdez disaster: UN
Yahoo News 8 Aug 06

Killing pumas doesn't lessen attacks on man
By Adam Tanner Yahoo News 8 Aug 06

Tags record epic bird migration
BBC 8 Aug 06

Leatherback Turtle Declines In Number
By D. Arul Rajoo Bernama 7 Aug 06

Researchers appeal for new regulations to save coral reefs from live fish trade University of Cambridge website 4 Aug 06

Ecological effects of Gulf Coast hurricanes
Ecological Society of America EurekAlert 7 Aug 06

In Warmer World, Even Inuit Buy Air Conditioners
Story by Alister Doyle PlanetArk 8 Aug 06

Get fast food restaurants and shopping malls to join recycling exercise Letter from Tan Lay Cher (Ms) Straits Times Forum 7 Aug 06

Scientists: Warming triggers 'dead zone'

By Jeff Barnard, Associated Press Yahoo News 7 Aug 06

New shrimp nets said helping save fish stocks
By Alister Doyle Reuters Yahoo News 6 Aug 06

Japan's zeal for eel translates into a drastic decline in supply Japan Times 5 Aug 06

Wild Boar Roam Britain Once More
Story by Kate Kelland PlanetArk 8 Aug 06

Tsunami boosts illegal Indonesia logging
By Michael Casey Yahoo News 5 Aug 06

Solar-powered boat launched at London's Hyde Park
By Catherine Drew Channel NewsAsia 5 Aug 06

Welcoming Homer the tree-hugger
Viewpoint by George Meyer BBC 3 Aug 06

Chinese Consumer Key to Saving World's Sharks
Story by Ben Blanchard PlanetArk 3 Aug 06

Rare turtle to get satellite tag
BBC 3 Aug 06

Study Finds Dozens of Bering Sea Animals in Trouble

By Center for Biological Diversity ENN 3 Aug 06

Professor discovers whaling kills deep-sea life

By Ting-Cheng Wen Kaleo.org 3 Aug 06

Study says man-made reefs don't impact negatively on natural ones By Susan Cocking The Mercury News 2 Aug 06

Altered oceans: A plague of plastic chokes the seas
By Kenneth R. Weiss Los Angeles Times 2 Aug 06

Philippines declares war on invading catfish, other alien species Yahoo News 3 Aug 06

The urban gardener
By David Chew Today Online 3 Aug 06

Infrastructure Projects On Sipadan Island Cancelled
Bernama 2 Aug 06

Brooklyn fish dealer admits shark violations; fine is $750,000
By Adam Goldman Associated Press Newsday 1 Aug 06

British 'climate porn' yields passive response to problem: study Yahoo News 3 Aug 06

Major world cities team up to fight global warming
Yahoo News 2 Aug 06

All the eggs in one basket: Conserving too few sea turtle nesting sites EurekAlert 1 Aug 06

Amazon Rain Forest Not Helped by "Light" Logging
Scott Norris National Geographic 1 Aug 06

Apathetic? Not kids these days
Today Online 2 Aug 06

11 endangered sea turtles to be released, tracked
By Wong Mun Wai Channel NewsAsia 31 Jul 06

Jane Goodall Institute Advances First 'Geoblog' Featuring 'Chimp Soap Opera' By Jane Goodall Institute ENN 27 Jul 06

Venom protein may lead to brain cancer cure
Yahoo News 31 Jul 06

How global warming has thrown nature into disarray
Alan MacDermid The Herald 28 Jul 06

Japanese firms produce more eco-friendly products
Michiyo Ishida Channel NewsAsia 31 Jul 06

Recyclable items collected by SembWaste are sent for recycling Reply from SembCorp Straits Times Forum 1 Aug 06

Laying the foundations for a green industry
University of New South Wales EurekAlert 31 Jul 06

Thai elephants begin controversial journey to Australia
Channel NewsAsia 31 Jul 06

DNA Technology To Curb Illegal Timber Trade
Bernama 29 Jul 06

Solar power runs 'world's largest laundry'
By Michael Tarm, Associated Press Writer
Yahoo News 30 Jul 06


The forgotten front in war on waste
Paul Drechsler BBC 27 Jul 06

Welcome to green living
Cheah Ui-Hoon reports Business Times Singapore 29 Jul 06

Wild birds can spread bird flu to people
By Mike Stobbe Yahoo News 28 Jul 06

Shell confirms plan to build multi-billion cracker plant on Bukom By Jeana Wong Channel NewsAsia 27 Jul 06

Forest fire haze hits major city on Indonesia's Sumatra
AFP Yahoo News 27 Jul 06

Geckos inspire 'super-adhesive'
BBC 26 Jul 06

Managing Taiwan's whale shark trade
WWF 26 Jul 06

Giant fish swim into British waters
AFP Yahoo News 25 Jul 06

Global alert system set up for animal-human diseases: WHO Channel NewsAsia 25 Jul 06

Welcome to the Thunder Dome: Atlanta's Urban Heat Alters Weather Patterns Science@NASA 26 Jul 06

Polluted Hong Kong mulls laws on idling engines
AFP Yahoo News 25 Jul 06

Are items put aside for recycling actually recycled?
Letter from Nelly Yanty (Madam) Straits Times Forum 25 Jul 06

Food giants to boycott illegal Amazon soya
Felicity Lawrence and John Vidal The Guardian 24 Jul 06

Alternative approaches to marine management prove successful in reef conservation Cell Press EurekAlert 24 Jul 06

Vietnam to send two smuggled orangutans back to Indonesia Channel NewsAsia 24 Jul 06

Vietnam to halve coastal fishing fleet to protect marine resources by Frank Zeller Yahoo News 23 Jul 06

8 million pounds of trash plucked from world beaches
Associated Press News Journal online 23 Jul 06

Cooking oil cars turn the table on high fuel prices
by Virginie Montet Yahoo News 22 Jul 06

Alaskan fishermen pull up slew of squid
By Mary Pemberton, Associated Press Writer
Yahoo News 22 Jul 06


Warmer waters disrupt Pacific food chain
Yahoo News 22 Jul 06

Reduce, reuse, rejoice
Frances Ong Hock Lin Today Online 21 Jul 06

Unfair to discriminate against five-room and executive flats by suggesting they pay more for electricity to deter air-con consumption Letter from Koh Sia Hui (Ms) Straits Times Forum 21 Jul 06

Dugong rescue centres at fishing villages
Bernama 20 Jul 06

Death of the Ha Long corals
VietNamNet 19 Jul 06

Spanish Firm Claims it Can Make Oil from Plankton
PlanetArk 21 Jul 06

Engineers to build Everglades reservoir
By Brian Skoloff, Associated Press Writer BBC 21 Jul 06

Tiger Habitat Shrinks By 40 Percent in 10 Years
Story by Deborah Zabarenko PlanetArk 21 Jul 06

Malaysia, Indonesia in one-million-euro palm oil promotion
Yahoo News 20 Jul 06

Indonesia to protect native wildlife at all costs
From Loretta Ann Soosayraj 20 Jul 06

Active citizenry - the way forward for Singapore
Letter from Jerry Siah Eng Kiat Straits Times Forum 20 Jul 06

Cut down on air-con consumption for cleaner air
Letter from Betty L. Khoo (Ms) Straits Times Forum 19 Jul 06

Hazy days expected in Singapore over next few months Channelnews Asia 20 Jul 06

Scientists Want Global Body to Conserve Biodiversity
Story by Patricia Reaney PlanetArk 20 Jul 06

Greenhouse Pollution Drops in China, India Thanks to Low-Tech Fixes Mark Anderson National Geographic 19 Jul 06

Haze makes air quality "unhealthy" in parts of Malaysia Channelnews Asia 18 Jul 06

Coral's black plague
By Nikki Todd The Daily Telepgraph 18 Jul 06

Activists say coastal damage exacerbating disasters
By Tb. Arie Rukmantara, Jakarta The Jakarta Post 4 Jul 06

Direct link established between tropical tree and insect diversity EurekAlert 18 Jul 06

Ape Meat Sold in U.S., European Black Markets
Sara Goudarzi National Geographic 18 Jul 06

UN says mangroves in Pacific under threat
By Michael Casey, AP Environmental Writer
Yahoo News 17 Jul 06


Animals Inspire Next Generation of Body Armor
John Roach National Geographic 17 Jul 06

Tourism and Turtles in Turf War on Greek Island
Story by Deborah Kyvrikosaios PlanetArk 17 Jul 06

2 Humpbacks entangled off New England
Yahoo News 17 Jul 06

Malaysian state to log orangutan habitats
Yahoo News 16 Jul 06

UGA researchers find that hunting can increase the severity of wildlife disease epidemics Sam Fahmy EurekAlert 14 Jul 06

Pitched green roof at renovated part of Botanic Gardens
By Joanne Leow Channel NewsAsia 15 Jul 06

Napoleon fish threatened with its Waterloo
by Sebastien Blanc Yahoo News 15 Jul 06

Lucky draw trash bags now in funpacks for NDP 2006
By Amanda Mun Channel NewsAsia 14 Jul 06

Conservation goes back to its roots
VIEWPOINT Ashish Kothari BBC 14 Jul 06

Malaysia to track leatherback turtles by satellite: report
Yahoo News 13 Jul 06

Concern in Australia over marine debris
Indian Ocean South-East Asian Marine Turtle MOU website 13 Jul 06


Finches on Galapagos Islands evolving
By Randoph E Schmid, AP Science Writer
Yahoo News 13 Jul 06


Rare Whales Can Live to Nearly 200, Eye Tissue Reveals
John Roach National Geographic 13 Jul 06

Norway's whale catch falls short
By Richard Black BBC 13 Jul 06

Amphibian Global Action Team needed to avert an extinction catastrophe IUCN 13 Jul 06

Sumatran Rainforest not on World Heritage in danger list, despite escalating threats IUCN 12 Jul 06

Singaporeans donate less money but volunteer more time: survey By Julia Ng Channel NewsAsia 13 Jul 06

S'pore firms can now trade carbon emission credits
Valerie Law Today Online 13 Jul 06

Airport law enforcers net valuable reef fish cargo (Humphead wrasse) TRAFFIC 11 Jul 06

China Giant Panda Sanctuary Put on UN Heritage List
Story by Darius James Ross PlanetArk 13 Jul 06

Study shows that parasites form the thread of food webs
University of California - Santa Barbara EurekAlert 12 Jul 06

The Greatest Loss
contributed by Kenny @ Matt Salleh WildAsia 12 Jul 06

Eco-Centre Pulau Ubin
Email from Grant Pereira to GVN members 12 Jul 06

Fires rage in Indonesian Borneo and Sumatra
Channelnews Asia 12 Jul 06

You can't count on Singaporeans to pick up their rubbish

Letter from Chua Beng Khim (Ms) Straits Times Forum 12 Jul 06

It's everyone's responsibility to protect the environment
Letter from Ho Lih Fang (Mdm) Straits Times Forum 12 Jul 06

WWF warns over pulp giant in Indonesia
Yahoo News 11 Jul 06

Botanic Gardens fully opens it doors to visitors after four years By Noor Mohd Aziz Channel NewsAsia 11 Jul 06

Socializing Helped Ebola Wipe Out Gorillas - Study
Story by Maggie Fox Planet Ark 11 Jul 06

Endangered cuckoo spotted in Indonesia
Yahoo News 10 Jul 06

Jellyfish dominate fish in over-harvested Namibian waters
Current Biology EurekAlert 10Jul 06

Study: Ethanol won't solve energy problems
By H. Josef Hebert, Associated Press Yahoo News 10 Jul 06

A compassionate carnivore is an oxymoron and hypocritical Leter from Anthony Lee Mui Yu Straits Times Forum 10 Jul 06

Eisai launches snail venom pain drug in Britain
Yahoo News 10Jul 06

Fuel Scientists See Drawbacks to Clean Hydrogen
Story by Lucas van Grinsven PlanetArk 10 Jul 06

Not Picky: Animal Makes Skeleton From This or That
Sara Goudarzi LiveScience Staff Writer Yahoo News 8 Jul 06

7 green sea turtles gain independence
By Karin Stanton APYahoo News 5 Jul 06

States Ban Hunting of Live Animals over the Internet
LiveScience Staff LiveScience.com Yahoo News 7 Jul 06

Score a Green Goal for Singapore too
Letter from Eugene Tay Tse Chuan
Straits Times Forum 8 Jul 06


Research council approves 3 strategic areas to drive Singapore economy By S Ramesh Channel NewsAsia 7 Jul 06

Survey suggests black rhinos of west Africa extinct
By Ed Stoddard Reuters Yahoo News 7 Jul 06

More than 5 tonnes of ivory from Tanzania seized in Taiwan within three days TRAFFIC 7 Jul 06

Green group buys out fishermen to protect ocean floor
Written by Marcus Wohlsen PlanetSave 6 Jul 06

Endangered whale gets habitat protection
By Mary Pemberton, Associated Press Writer
Yahoo News 7 Jul 06


The illness in Planet Earth
Viewpoint by James Lovelock BBC 6 Jul 06

Climate change 'real and severe'
By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC 6 Jul 06

Alien Species Invading Antarctica, Experts Warn
John Roach National Geographic 6 Jul 06

Major initiative proposed to address amphibian crisis
Oregon State University EurekAlert 6 Jul 06

Tigers get a business plan
Wildlife Conservation Society EurekAlert 6 Jul 06

Singapore rescues 630 endangered turtles destined for cooking pots Channel NewsAsia 5 Jul 06

Bad taste to broadcast programme on the eating of the endangered Napoleon wrasse
Letter from Law Sin Ling Straits Times Forum 6 Jul 06

Bangladesh to desilt rivers to help conserve tigers
AFP Yahoo News 5 Jul 06

Ex-Indonesian general arrested for illegal logging
AFP Yahoo News 5 Jul 06

Bushmeat "Sold in Secret European, US Markets"
PlanetArk 5 Jul 06


African Grey Parrots "Under Threat From Pet Trade"
PlanetArk 5 Jul 06

Florida coral battered by hurricanes and disease
By Laura Myers Reuters 5 Jul 06

Greens Applaud Companies Halting High-Seas Trawls
Story by Ed Stoddard PlanetArk 5 Jul 06

Report Warns about Carbon Dioxide Threats to Marine Life
The National Center for Atmospheric Research and UCAR Office of Programs EurekAlert 5 Jul 06

The World Conservation Union recommends three new sites for inscription on World Heritage List IUCN 5 Jul 06

From yuppie to avid environmentalist about Grant Pereira
by Meng Yew Choong Straits Times 5 Jul 06

Heritage fest seeks to answer questions on heritage, identity
By Eunice Ong Channel NewsAsia 4 Jul 06

Taiwan seizes huge haul of smuggled ivory from Tanzania
Yahoo News 4 Jul 06

Huge marine wetland starts life
BBC 4 Jul 06


Navy, environmentalists battle over whales
By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press Writer
Yahoo News 5 Jul 06


Surge in shark poachers
Paige Taylor The Australian 5 Jul 06

Spain Rapidly Destroying its Coastlines - Greenpeace
PlanetArk 5 Jul 06

Illegal Fishing Threatens Survival of Europe's Tuna
PlanetArk 5 Jul 06

WWF and TNC assess climate change impacts on the Mesoamerican Reef WWF 4 Jul 06

Rules set by the Palau government on the catching of Napoleon fish highlighted in show Reply from Mediacorp Straits Times Forum 4 Jul 06

Booming Development Driving away Persian Gulf's Endangered Wildlife By Jim Krane ENN 3 Jul 06

Boycott the dolphin parks
By Jonathan Owen The Independent 2 Jul 06

Bird Extinctions More Rapid Than Thought
Bjorn Carey LiveScience Yahoo News 3 Jul 06

Indian Tidal Power Plant to Threaten Tigers - Critics
Story by Bappa Majumdar PlanetArk 3 Jul 06

Dodos Killed by Natural Disaster, Scientists Say
Story by Tim Cocks PlanetArk 4 Jul 06

Malaysia's bigfoots share human roots: scientist
Yahoo News 3 Jul 06

TV is a good medium to spread message on environment protection Letter from Xu Sufen Straits Times Forum 3 Jul 06

Majority of cars here are under three years old Trend worries green groups, car workshops and even economists
By Christopher Tan The Straits Times 3 Jul 06

Warmth sends leatherbacks north
BBC 1 Jul 06

Long-haul birds 'returning early'
By Catherine Owen BBC 2 Jul 06

Marina South Pier launched
Tor Ching Li Today Online 1 Jul 06

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