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New aquatic species found in Hawaii
Yahoo News 31 Oct 06

Scientist says large coral disappearing
By Mat Probasco, Associated Press Yahoo News 31 Oct 06

Eighth Wonder submits $5.5b bid for Sentosa Integrated Resort By S Ramesh Channel NewsAsia 31 Oct 06

Eco-friendly resort with unrivalled attractions promised by Eighth Wonder By Yvonne Yong Channel NewsAsia 31 Oct 06

Coral reefs can be saved from climate change: conservation body Yahoo News 31 Oct 06

Make customers pay to cut down use and save the earth
Letter from Phillip Ang Keng Hong
Straits Times Forum 31 Oct 06


Educate users to promote recycling, don't tax them
Letter from Nelly Yanty (Ms) Straits Times Forum 31 Oct 06

Don't be cruel to sharks
Letter from Charmaine Chong Jia Min (Ms)
Straits Times Forum 31 Oct 06


Jungle strikes back: Green is the colour of Singapore's progress Tom Cockrem The Sydney Morning Herald 29 Oct 06

Haze Could Be Worse Next Year, Experts Warn
Bernama 30 Oct 06

Decision on Sentosa IR likely in early December: Mah Bow Tan By Tan Bee Leng Channel NewsAsia 28 Oct 06

Opening of Pulau Ubin Volunteer Hub will boost nature conservation By Julia Ng Channel NewsAsia 29 Oct 06

110 volunteers share water conservation tips with North West residents By Julia Ng, Channel NewsAsia 28 Oct 06

Indonesian forest fires may fuel global warming: experts
By Martin Abbugao Yahoo News 26 Oct 06

Solar power can meet 30% of electricity needs
Letter from Christophe Inglin Chairman, Renewable Energy Committee Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore Straits Times Forum Online 30 Oct 06

Plastic Shopping Bag Kills 'Temata', Beaked Whale Stranded in the Cook Islands Underwater times 27 Oct 06

Belize Barrier Reef Suffers, Global Warming Blamed
Story by Mica Rosenberg PlanetArk 30 Oct 06

Not critical need to keep whales prisoners
Letter from Dudley Au Straits Times Forum 28 Oct 06

Hunting for conservation solutions
Viewpoint by Eugene Lapointe BBC 27 Oct 06

Wild bird trade ban 'should stay'
BBC 27 Oct 06

Republic Poly goes green with diploma in environmental tech Ashraf Safdar Today Online 27 Oct 06

Stricter emissions tests for diesel vehicles 93.8Live
Today Online 27 Oct 06

Climate change may trigger global recession, report to warn Yahoo News 26 Oct 06

Drought forces 40 pct production cut: Australia wheat exporter by Marc Lavine Yahoo News 25 Oct 06

Researchers: Half the World's Coral Reefs Could Die in 25 Years 'The Global Bunsen Burner is Cranking Up' Underwatertimes 25 Oct 06

Amazon deforestation lowest since 1991
By Tales Azzoni, Associated Press Writer Yahoo News 27 Oct 06

Activists against having a whale of a time
by Krist Boo Straits Times 26 Oct 06

Review the plans for marine park in Sentosa's integrated resort Letter from Suganya Naidu Straits Times Forum 26 Oct 06

Marine animals in captivity don't contribute to conservation efforts Letter from Goh Si Guim Straits Times Online 26 Oct 06

Whale shark researcher Brad Norman wins Rolex Award
by Ashraf Safdar Today Online 26 Oct 06

Will Singaporeans ever be footloose and car-free?
Tor Ching Li Today Online 26 Oct 06

Eco-Products Fair to accelerate 'green' market in Singapore
By Satish Cheney Channel NewsAsia 25 Oct 06

Name the companies which light fires and cause the haze
Letter from Choy Kah Wai Straits Times Online 25 Oct 06

Global forests disappearing for a pittance: World Bank
Carbon trading can save forests Yahoo News 23 Oct 06

Forget solar cells, focus on solar-thermal systems
Letter from Lee Seck Kay Straits Times Online 25 Oct 06

Humans living far beyond planet's means: WWF
By Ben Blanchard Yahoo News 24 Oct 06

Climate change could lead to more failed states: British FM Yahoo News 24 Oct 06

Sentosa IR: Just show us the money
Jasmine Yin Today Online 24 Oct 06

Comprehensive review of land transport system to be ready end 2007 By Wong Siew Ying Channel NewsAsia 23 Oct 06

Environmental law essential for future
Letter from Maryanne Maes Today Online 24 Oct 06

Singapore Environment Council raises $10,000 from charity film screening By Valarie Tan Channel NewsAsia 22 Oct 06

Most alternative energy still not cost-effective
Reply from Energy Market Authority
Straits Times Online 23 Oct 06

Refugees, Disease Big Risk from Global Warming - UN
Story by Ben Blanchard PlanetArk 20 Oct 06

Vietnam's coral reefs dying fast, marine scientists warn
Yahoo News 22 Oct 06

What is wildlife crime?
BBC 19 Oct 06

Haze Creates Regional Human-Environment Crisis
By Amrizan Madian Bernama 20 Oct 06

Malaysian intercepts 6,000 exotic animals bound for Hong Kong Yahoo News 20 Oct 06

Nature groups against oceanarium at Sentosa
Letter from SPCA, NSS and Acres
Straits Times Forum 21 Oct 06


Don't neglect ordinary S'poreans when choosing design for Sentosa's resort Letter from Christina Chan Li Kian (Mdm)
Straits Times Forum 21 Oct 06


Sentosa to get pricey makeover
Straits Times 20 Oct 06

Cultivating a Singapore identity through nature
by Ho Hua Chew Straits Times 20 Oct 06

Economic loss of the haze 'may exceed $14 billion'
Keith Lin Straits Times 20 Oct 06

Malaysian Minister: Oil palm firms the main culprit
by Leslie Lau Straits Times 20 Oct 06

Go truly green--look to the blue
Letter from Maryanne Maes Today Online 20 Oct 06

Go green for these awards
Lin Yanqin Today Online 20 Oct 06

Paper firm posing threat to Indonesian forest: WWF
Yahoo News 20 Oct 06

Lifting the haze Peat-land fires, which account for 60% of smoke, must be dealt with Fawziah Selamat Today Online 20 Oct 06

Regional NGOs want to drive an economics study on impact of haze By May Wong Channel NewsAsia 19 Oct 06

Waiting for clear days South-east Asians must act on the haze problem and not wait for govts to do something
Ooi Giok Ling Today Online 19 Oct 06

Haze begins to take its toll on business
Environmental economist puts cost at about US$50m; restaurants, tour operators suffer most
By Jean Chua and Oh Boon Ping Business Times 19 Oct 06

U.N. says number of ocean "dead zones" rising fast
By Daniel Wallis Yahoo News 19 Oct 06

UN says growing pollution threatens recovery of damaged reefs by Gerry Smith Yahoo News 19 Oct 06 UN

Rethink idea of having whale sharks in Sentosa lagoon
Letter from Thomas Paulraj Thamboo
Straits Times Forum 19 Oct 06


The secret ingredient: Culinary genius Alain Ducasse is one of Eighth Wonder's aces Val Chua Today Online 19 Oct 06

Aquarium showdown: It's a battle of gallons
The Straits Times 18 Oct 06

Kerzner, CapitaLand take on rivals ride for ride Water theme park will have 14 rides with capacity for up to 5,000 people By Arthur Sim Business Times 18 Oct 06

Pay to park in MacRitchie Reservoir? Then please don't upgrade car park Letter from Teo Jui Hang Straits Times Forum 19 Oct 06

S'pore waterfronts can be turned into an exciting landscape Letter from Ms Liu I-Chun Taipei Straits Times Forum 19 Oct 06

Fish Species Face "Double Jeopardy" Due to Overharvesting, Study Says Scott Norris National Geographic 18 Oct 06

Sea creatures, robotics major players in Kerzner-CapitaLand's Atlantis Sentosa By Yvonne Yong Channel NewsAsia 17 Oct 06

This year's Clean & Green Week campaign targets climate change By Hasnita A Majid Channel NewsAsia 17 Oct 06

Haze Distresses Orangutans in Indonesian Reserve
Story by Achmad Sukarsono PlanetArk 18 Oct 06

The haze won't go away. It's the way Indonesia works that is the problem Letter from Chin Hee Weng Straits Times Forum 18 Oct 06

Japan's tuna quota slashed as punishment
Yahoo News 16 Oct 06

Madagascar Reefs May Hold Keys to Rebirth, Despite Bleaching James Owen National Geographic 17 Oct 06

Genting International, Star Cruises reveal plans for Sentosa integrated resort By Wong Siew YingChannel NewsAsia 16 Oct 06

Kerzner CapitaLand puts in S$5.28b bid for Sentosa Integrated Resort By Johnson Choo Channel NewsAsia 16 Oct 06

Old habits die hard as Indonesia haze crisis persists
By Ahmad Pathoni Yahoo News 16 Oct 06

Booming populations threaten East Asian coasts
By Ben Blanchard Yahoo News 16 Oct 06

Malaysia turtle egg plan 'crazy'
By Jonathan Kent BBC 14 Oct 06

WWF discovers new species of orchids in Papua New Guinea WWF 16 Oct 06

Water's edge - exciting part of future landscape
By Tan Hui Yee Straits Times 16 Oct 06

Revamped Changi Point offers breathtaking views of coastline
By Satish Cheney Channel NewsAsia 15 Oct 06

Haze Puts Malaysia's Fireflies, Wildlife at Risk
Story by Clarence Fernandez PlanetArk 16 Oct 06

Fighting peatland fires the local way
Elizabeth John New Straits Times 15 Oct 06

Haze-Hit Countries Meeting Ends Without Detailed Plan
Story by Ahmad Pathoni PlanetArk 16 Oct 06

Show courtesy before felling trees
Letter from Ananda Perera Straits Times Online 16 Oct 06

Check trees more regularly
Letter from Ang Hak Heng Straits Times Online 13 Oct 06

Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Micro-Loan Pioneers
Stefan Lovgren National Geographic 13 Oct 06

OK soon to sell turtle eggs
The Star 12 Oct 06

U.S. population set to hit 300 million
By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press
Yahoo News 15 Oct 06


MPA making special arrangements for pilgrims to Kusu Island By Dominique Loh Channel NewsAsia 12 Oct 06

UiTM To Produce Futuristic, Environmentally Friendly Leaders By Zabidi Ishar Bernama 12 Oct 06

Has the fish supper had its chips?
Does overfishing mean we should stop eating fish?
Viewpoint by Rupert Howes BBC 12 Oct 06

I can see clearly now ...
Thanks to the haze, this tree-killer is now a recycling convert
by Tabitha Wang Today Online 13 Oct 06

Republic Poly breeds aquaculture successfully in captivity
By Satish Cheney Channel NewsAsia 12 Oct 06

Feedback unit to be renamed REACH
By S Ramesh Channel NewsAsia 12 Oct 06

Hatchery planned to make Pulau Gaya a turtle stopover
Daily Express 11 Oct 06

Wildlife rescue centre to be set up by April next year
By Asha Popatlal Channel NewsAsia 11 Oct 06

MacRitchie Reservoir to get makeover to make it more visitor-friendly By Noor Mohd Aziz Channel NewsAsia 11 Oct 06

Tissue Manufacturers Get Poor Environmental Marks
PlanetArk 12 Oct 06

Jakarta serious about putting a stop to annual forest fires, haze: minister Sujadi Siswo Channel NewsAsia 11 Oct 06

Protected species traded quite openly in Indonesia
Bambang Parlupi Jakarta Post 10 Oct 06

Home Wind Turbines Turn Fashionable in Britain
Story by Oliver Bullough PlanetArk 11 Oct 06

ASEAN Environment ministers planning meeting to discuss haze By Farah Abdul Rahim Channel NewsAsia 10 Oct 06

Indonesia fires rage, wind helps clear Singapore air
Antara 11 Oct 06

Southeast Asian ministers to pressure Indonesia over haze Yahoo News 10 Oct 06

SE Asia Ministers to Meet on Haze, Prayers for Rain
Story by Johan Wijaya PlanetArk 11 Oct 06

Letters to Today Online 11 Oct 06

Clear skies, where there's a will; Power to turn the tide lies in everyone's pocket
Letter from Lee Swee Kim
Press haze issue via Asean, or even the United Nations
Letter from Fok Kar Kee
Train Indonesian soldiers to be fire-fighters
Letter from P Mathavan

Is there political will in Jakarta to stop the forest fires?
Letter from Daniel Koh Kah Soon Straits Times Online 11 Oct 06

Indonesia has neglected haze problem for too long. Does it really care? Letter from Tan Chak LimStraits Times Online 11 Oct 06

Seeking the simple life in Singapore
Tor Ching Li Today Online 10 Oct 06

Rising Seas Could Leave Millions Homeless in Asia
Story by Michael Perry PlanetArk 10 Oct 06

Groups find colorful bird in Colombia
By Lauren Dake, Associated Press Yahoo News 10 Oct 06

Planet enters 'ecological debt'
BBC 9 Oct 06

Malaysia warns of resentment as air pollution worsens
by Ivy Sam Yahoo News 10 Oct 06

Malaysia urges Indonesia to be more proactive in resolving haze problem By Melissa Goh Channel NewsAsia 9 Oct 06

Time for UN to act on haze problem
Letter from Tan Shao Chong Straits Times Online 10 Oct 06

Jakarta should accept help to fight forest fires
Letter from Dr Lim Boon Hee Straits Times Online 10 Oct 06

Beat the haze. Shop less, eat less, use less to save environment Letter from Betty Lau Pway Sian (Ms) Straits Times Online 10 Oct 06

A clear solution to a hazy problem
Frances Ong Hock Lin Today Online 10 Oct 06

On haze, hot air, hauling in errant ones
Today Online 10 Oct 06

Don't feed monkeys, it does them harm
Reply from Sharon Chan (Ms) Assistant Director, Central Nature Reserve National Parks Board Straits Times Online 9 Oct 06

From DIY biodiesel to slick new venture
by Leong Chan Teik The Straits Times 9 Oct 06

Fatter green rebate drives hybrid car sales
by Christopher Tan The Straits Times 9 Oct 06

Trees cut down were infested with termites
Reply from MOE Straits Times Online 9 Oct 06

Singapore's smoke haze clears but may return: officials
Yahoo News 8 Oct 06


Singaporeans breathing easier with better air quality in Singapore By Farah Abdul Rahim Channel NewsAsia 8 Oct 06

Indonesia urged to aid smog fight BBC 8 Oct 06

Indonesia Welcomes Najib's Proposal To Pool Resources To Fight Haze Bernama 8 Oct 06

Haze Brings Misery, Health Problems in Indonesia
Story by Beawiharta PlanetArk 9 Oct 06

Pulau Ubin headman, 101, dies
The Straits Times 7 Oct 06

Haze worsens in Singapore, PSI hits new high for the year
By Rita Zahara Channel NewsAsia 7 Oct 06

Ig Nobels honors odd scientific research
By Mark Pratt, Associated Press Writer Yahoo News 5 Oct 06

Getting wild tigers to leave farm animals alone
Story and photo by Lee Yuk Peng The Star 5 Oct 06

Seek new energy sources before crunch comes
Letter from Adam Leo Isidore Tan Kay Yang
Straits Times Online 7 Oct 06

Monkey havoc: Man, not animals, the real culprit
Letter from Anthony Lee Mui Yu Straits Times Online 7 Oct 06

Hourly updates after PSI hits 80
Ashraf Safdar Today Online 7 Oct 06

Kalimantan's Sebangau national park on fire
Antara 6 Oct 06

Greenpeace urges govt to stop issuing peat land conversion permits Antara 6 Oct 06

Indonesia dousing fires causing haze: forestry official
Channel NewsAsia 6 Oct 06

Indonesia Says Working "Tirelessly" to Douse Fires
Story by Ed Davies PlanetArk 6 Oct 06

Asean Govts Should Meet Urgently To Discuss Haze Problem Bernama 6 Oct 06

The war of fog: industry insists it's fighting Asian haze
Channel NewsAsia 6 Oct 06

Take preventive measures to reduce silt from marine construction activities Letter from Nature Society (Singapore)
The Straits Times 7 Oct 06


Fishermen’s nets take deadly toll on turtles
The Star 5 Oct 06

Marine Expedition: Severe Damage to Madagascar Coral Reefs from Rising Sea Temperatures Underwatertimes 6 Oct 06

All can play part in beating global warming: expert
By Jeremy Lovell Yahoo News 6 Oct 06

Explaining the rise in your electricity bill
Letter from Ong Keng Kiat Managing Director SP Services
Today Online 6 Oct 06


Indonesian Minister says forest fires should be judged fairly Antara 6 Oct 06

Haze from Indonesia fires chokes region, spreads across Pacific by Bhimanto Suwastoyo Yahoo News 5 Oct 06

Stop Crocodile Hunts, Say Malaysian Wildlife Groups
PlanetArk 5 Oct 06

Tropics are cradle, museum of life: study
Yahoo News 6 Oct 06


Monkeys in nature reserve not a threat to people
Letter from Mrs Jackie Phillips Straits Times Online 5 Oct 06

Monkeys in parks are becoming more aggressive
Letter from Felix Wong Soon Huat Straits Times Online 5 Oct 06

On a mission: about ACRES
By Hilary Chiew The Star 3 Oct 06

Too warm for polar bears
by Hilary Chiew The Star 3 Oct 06

Brit Tourists Warned After Seahorse Smuggling Arrests
'One of the Most Serious Global Problems of Our Time' Underwatertimes 3 Oct 06

Save our seahorses
Debra Chong New Straits Times 30 Sep 06

10 rare Irrawaddy dolphins born in Cambodia
Yahoo News 4 Oct 06

More campaigns needed in Singapore to save the earth
Letter from Nandakumaran s/o Muthiah
Straits Times Online 4 Oct 06


$80 bills are possible
Letter from Rashid Osman Today Online 4 Oct 06

Shortcircuited in our efforts to save electricity, we still pay more Letter from agnes meurzec Today Online 3 Oct 06

Step up patrols to stop people feeding the monkeys
letter from Anthony Lee Mui Yu Straits Times Online 4 Oct 06

How can govt help Singapore people cope with the haze?
letter from Tricia Lye Siew Wah Straits Times Online 4 Oct 06

Indonesia: Community given opportunity to participate in forest conservation Antara 4 Oct 06

Sewage, Coastal Destruction Threaten Marine Life
Story by Anna Mudeva PlanetArk 4 Oct 06

U.N. to consider deep sea trawling ban
By Michelle Nichols Yahoo News 3 Oct 06

Turtles of the Caribbean: the curse of illegal trade
WWF 1 Oct 06


Monkeys creating havoc in Windsor Park estate
letter from Dr Reuben Wong Kong Min
Straits Times Online 3 Oct 06


Undergrad suffers brain injury after monkeys cause crash
by Nur Dianah Suhaimi Straits Times 1 Oct 06

Lice From Fish Farms Killing Wild Salmon
John Roach National Geographic 2 Oct 06

You have the power to use less
Letter from David Goh Chee Hoe Today Online 30 Sep 06

Scientist Wants Ban On Sale Of Leatherback Turtle Eggs in Terengganu Bernama 29 Sep 06

Fishermen: Seal numbers out of control
By Jay Lindsay Yahoo News 28 Sep 06

The Truth Behind the Spinach Scare: Cheap Beef
Christopher Wanjek LiveScience.com 27 Sep 06

Study: Indonesia Coral Reefs Survive Tsunami But Not Cyanide Bombs Underwatertimes 27 Sep 06

Dishes of destruction: the hidden cost of seafood
WWF 27 Sep 06

Indonesia to offer 17 mln hectares of forest concessions
Yahoo News 28 Sep 06

Indonesia won't compromise with illegal loggers
Antara 26 Sep 06

Ivorian Scandal Reveals World's Hidden Toxic Trade
Story by Oliver Bullough PlanetArk 28 Sep 06

Terengganu traders selling turtle eggs
The Star 25 Sep 06

Brunei seizes nearly 2,000 turtle eggs from suspected Malaysian smuggler The Associated Press International Herald Tribune 25 Sep 06

Rare giant turtles roam San Francisco
Glen Martin San Francisco Chronicle 26 Sep 06

Tuna: the holy grail of breeding fish
By Norimitsu Onishi The New York Times
International Herald Tribune 26 Sep 06


Conservationists blast India, China for rampant tiger trade
Yahoo News 27 Sep 06

Why cut down the old trees in Ang Mo Kio?
Letter from Jackie Lau Wai Wan (Ms)
Straits Times Forum 27 Sep 06


Dreadful if Singapore forests have to make way for urbanisation Letter from Joyce Chng Siok Hwee (Ms)
Straits Times Forum 27 Sep 05

Take action on motorists who feed monkeys at Upper Peirce Reservoir Letter from Ng Yannyann (Mdm)
Straits Times Forum 27 Sep 06


Shark Slaughter: 73 Million Killed Each Year
Ker Than LiveScience.com Yahoo News 26 Sep 06

Conservation group warns koalas face extinction
Yahoo News 26 Sep 06

Tiger Play at Private Zoo in Vietnam
Story by Grant McCool PlanetArk 26 Sep 06

Recycling bin with rubbish an eyesore and a hazard
Letter from Yu Woon Chi (Ms) Straits Times Forum 26 Sep 06

Understand and respect those around us - man or animal
Letter from Shalini Pehrinparaj Straits Times Forum 26 Sep 06

Denying links with animals allows us to treat them like mere objects Lettter from George Jacobs PhD President, Vegetarian Society (Singapore) Straits Times Forum 26 Sep 06

Scientists issue strongest coral warning for the Caribbean
By Mat Probasco Yahoo News 26 Sep 06

Scientists study decline in turtle nests in Florida
Yahoo News 25 Sep 06

Oman: Turtles tagged on Masirah Island
Gulf News 23 Sep 06

Two New Wildlife Parks Created in Congo
John Roach National Geographic 25 Sep 06

World's third highest mountain turned over to local communities in Nepal WWF 22 Sep 06

China to Release Rare Tigers to Shrinking Forests
PlanetArk 26 Sep 06

Earth may be at warmest point in 1 million years
By Deborah Zabarenko PlanetArk 25 Sep 06

Plant-fuelled cars could be Indonesia's future
by Marianne Kearney Yahoo News 24 Sep 06

Rare species ending up in Indian school labs
Times of India 22 Sep 06

Singapore now allows drinks cartons to be recycled
By Wong Mun Wai Channel NewsAsia 23 Sep 06

Reptile skin smuggler jailed, fined
by Elena Chong Straits Times 23 Sep 06

China panda "tracking" tours court controversy
Yahoo News 22 Sep 06

Turf wars escalate between people, elephants in India northeast Yahoo News 22 Sep 06

480 students survey shoppers to find out how environmentally friendly Singaporeans are
By Ng Lian Cheong Channel NewsAsia 22 Sep 06

Marina Barrage to be ready as scheduled by end 2007
By Farah Abdul Rahim Channel NewsAsia 22 Sep 06

Biofuels: Green energy or grim reaper?
Viewpoint by Jeffrey A McNeely BBC 22 Sep 06

Wal-Mart to cut packaging in environmental initiative
Yahoo News 22 Sep 06

Mobile phone industry aims to reduce pollution
Yahoo News 21 Sep 06

Floating rubbish piling up in Three Gorges Dam
Yahoo News 21 Sep 06

UN ponders ban on bottom trawling
by Anne Chaon Yahoo News 22 Sep 06

Wild Bees Make Honeybees Better Pollinators
EurekAlert 20 Sep 06

The World Bank at a Crossroads
The Stratfor 21 Sep 06

Scientists Protest Dolphin Slaughter
LiveScienceYahoo News 21 Sep 06

Tiny Krill Key to Ocean Turbulence, Study Says
Scott Norris National Geographic 21 Sep 06

Official: Over 80% of Coral Reefs in Philippine's Davao Gulf Degraded Underwatertimes 20 Sep 06

Artificial reef made of tires becomes ecological disaster
By Trenton Daniel Miami Herald 20 Sep 06

World Heritage sites may soon be off tourism map
Yahoo News 22 Sep 06

Global Warming Takes a Break
by Sara Goudarzi Yahoo News 21 Sep 06

2,000 CF Light Bulbs Distributed Free to Promote Energy-saving By West Coast Green ENN 20 Sep 06

Punggol lacks amenities and is too quiet? Please keep it like this Letter from Veronique A Dawson (Ms)
Straits Times Forum 21 Sep 06


Environment and progress can coexist
The case of Semakau and Chek Jawa
By Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
International Herald Tribune 19 Sep 06


Civil society organisations discuss environment, poverty and education By Neena Mairata Channel NewsAsia 17 Sep 06

Melting Greenland ice sheet spells more bad news on climate change By Patricia Reaney Yahoo News 20 Sep 06

Scientists shocked as Arctic polar route emerges
Yahoo News 20 Sep 06

Exxon misleads on climate change: UK Royal Society
By Gerard Wynn PlanetArk 20 Sep 06

Saudi wary of 'green' policies to reduce oil consumption
by Omar Hasan Yahoo News 20 Sep 06

Wind May Generate 30 Percent of Electricity by 2030 - Study Planet Ark 21 Sep 06

Rhino poachers released in Nepal
WWF 20 Sep 06

NEA steps up recycling drive in heartland
by Meng Yew Choong The Straits Times 20 Sep 06

Animal-Rich Limestone Towers Face Rocky Future in Asia
James Owen National Geographic 12 Sep 06

Public is Key to Solving China Pollution Woes - Expert PlanetArk 20 Sep 06

Villagers cast wary eye at sea after turtle's sudden return
New Straits Times 19 Sep 06

Philippines oil-spill tanker 'may have sunk during cargo heist'
By Bruce Lieberman Yahoo News 18 Sep 06

Illegal Logging Costing Nations Billions - World Bank
Story by David Fogarty PlanetArk 18 Sep 06

Critics Call World Bank Energy Scheme Misguided
Story by David Fogarty PlanetArk 18 Sep 06

Russia Cancels Shell's Sakhalin Ecological Approval
PlanetArk 19 Sep 06

Eco-Paradises in Crossfire of Water Scarcity Fight
Story by Laura MacInnis PlanetArk 18 Sep 06

Millions to Clean Up Cities, Beaches in Protest
Story by Alister Doyle PlanetArk 18 Sep 06

El Nino Weather Phenomenon Returns
PlanetArk 18 Sep 06

Cutting the CO2 caused by PC use
By Michael Kanellos Yahoo News 18 Sep 06

Scientists: Two Sharks Among 52 New Species Found in Indonesian Waters Underwatertimes 17 Sep 06

First success for whale project
Jo Meek BBC 17 Sep 06

Researcher studies impact of humans on the oceans
By Bruce Lieberman SignonSanDiego 17 Sep 06

Balinese Sea Turtle Conservationist To Receive 2006 Seacology Prize By Seacology ENN 15 Sep 06

IMF, WB also responsible for forest destruction in Indonesia
Antara 17 Sep 06

Environmental Commitment by World Bank Bears Watching, Says WRI Policy Note By World Resources Institute ENN 14 Sep 06

OPEC casts a dark eye on the greening of energy
by Peter Capella Yahoo News 18 Sep 06

Hope shines over solar panel boom
By Clare Davidson BBC 13 Sep 06

Smuggler found with 1,460 star tortoises
Elizabeth John New Straits Times 15 Sep 06

Rare Olive Ridley turtles seized in Agra
NDTV.com 14 Sep 06

UN Launches the Year of the Dolphin 2007 Campaign
UNEP 15 Sep 06

Governments back sustainable coastal zone management to reduce disaster vulnerability in Indian Ocean countries
IUCN 15 Sep 06


Conflict threatens rare Asian mountain sheep, experts say
by Jeemon Jacob Yahoo News 16 Sep 06

A quarter of the Mediterranean’s amphibians are threatened with extinction IUCN 14 Sep 06

Environmentally-friendly fire: BAE promoting 'green' munitions Yahoo News 17 Sep 06

253kg of endangered reptile skins seized from barge
Channel NewsAsia 15 Sep 06

Vietnam police seize truckload of illegal wildlife
Yahoo News 15 Sep 06

Vietnam Becoming Asia's Illegal Animal "Supermarket," Experts Warn Maryann Mott National Geographic 13 Sep 06

World Health Org. clears DDT spraying for malaria
By Deborah Zabarenko Yahoo News 15 Sep 06

Polar bears drown, islands appear in Arctic thaw
By Alister Doyle Yahoo News 15 Sep 06

Birth control for India elephants
By Subir Bhaumik BBC 15 Sep 06

Thai monkey business over as orangutans head home
Yahoo News 14 Sep 06

Crocodile Meat, Bush Foods Find Popularity in Aussie Stores Stephanie Peatling National Geographic 14 Sep 06

South Pacific States To Sign Whale, Dolphin Conservation Agreement By Ray Lilley, Associated Press ENN 14 Sep 06

World Has 10-Year Window to Act on Climate - Expert
Story by Mary Milliken PlanetArk 15 Sep 06

Fibreglass 'reefs' replace tsunami-damaged coral in Thailand Yahoo News 13 Sep 06

Most corals unable to adapt to warming oceans
Roxanne Khamsi New Scientist 13 Sep 06

Turtle Conservation Centre In Penang Open To Public Soon Bernama 13 Sep 06

Malaysia Denies Rain Forests Being Destroyed for Palm Oil Cultivation By Associated Press ENN 13 Sep 06

Google maps spotlight Earth's changes, wonders
Yahoo News 13 Sep 06

Youth with a global view
Derrick A Paulo Today Online 13 Sep 06

Irwin fans seek revenge, killing up to 10 stingrays
Today Online 13 Sep 06


Habitat encroachment leading to tiger-human deaths in Sumatra Yahoo News 12 Sep 06

Amateur twitcher finds new bird species in India
by Elizabeth Roche Yahoo News 12 Sep 06

Risk of bluefin tuna disappearing from Mediterranean: WWF Yahoo News 12 Sep 06

Environmentalists Propose Solutions for Florida Ocean, Coastal Problems; Urgent Action Needed Underwatertimes 12 Sep 06

The Ecology of Cities
By Earth Policy Institute ENN 12 Sep 06

The gathering storms: How man is making the wind blow
By Michael McCarthy and Abigail Townsend
The Independent 12 Sep 06


Climate change seen pushing plants to the brink
By Jeremy Lovell Yahoo News 12 Sep 06

Singapore the Garden City where nature thrives
Letter from Stella Kon (Ms)
Straits Times Forum Online 12 Sep 06


Singapore Encyclopedia launched at the Istana by President Nathan By Satish Cheney Channel NewsAsia 11 Sep 06

Singapore taps ocean for water and income
By Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
International Herald Tribune 11 Sep 06


Global warming to wash away beaches, warns Spanish study Giles Tremlett in Madrid The Guardian Unlimited 11 Sep 06

Illegal fishing empties Russian sea
By Sarah Wachter International Herald Tribune 11 Sep 06

Philippines oil slick spares 4,700 hectares of corals Underwatertimes 10 Sep 06

Local Gov't Gets OK to Build Dive Tourism Facilities on Sipadan Island 'Foreign Press Exaggerated' Earlier Reef Damage Claims Underwatertimes 9 Sep 06

Four turtles found washed ashore, two dead
Visayan Daily Star 9 Sep 06

Malaysia: Hope for near extinct turtles
The Star 7 Sep 06

Turtle trackers: Scientists plumb the secrets of elusive leatherbacks
By Emily Saarman SantaCruzSentinel.com 5 Sep 06

World must wake up to the dangers of biofuels, head of Kew Gardens warns By Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor The Independent 9 Sep 06

Biofuels Growth Seen Posing Threat to Wild Birds
PlanetArk 8 Sep 06

Zoos targets for exotic animal thieves
By Sue Leeman, Associated Press Yahoo News 10 Sep 06

County plans to vaporize landfill trash
By Brian Skoloff, Associated Press Yahoo News 10 Sep 06

Think of the animals Honour Steve Irwin the conservationist but not the provocative methods Letter from Joan D'Arcy Today Online 9 Sep 06

Three PETA activists deported from Singapore over planned protest Channel NewsAsia 8 Sep 06

Breeding is no indicator
Letter from Acres Today Online 9 Sep 06

Sumatran rhino seen in Borneo jungles
Yahoo News 8 Sep 06

The global path of pollution
By Richard Black BBC 7 Sep 06

Trap-neuter-release the long-term cat solution
Letter from Dr Tan Chek Wee Straits Times Forum 8 Sep 06

What message and values are we passing on to the young by culling cats Letter from Claudia Tan Danwei (Miss) Straits Times Forum 8 Sep 06

Claws out for cats She, and network volunteers, keep felines safe on the streets Today Online 8 Sep 06

No more animals from the Arctic: S'pore Zoo
Today Online 7 Sep 06

BOS Foundation ready to pick up orangutans from Thailand Antara 8 Sep 06

"Taiping Four" Gorillas to Return to Cameroon
Story by Ed Stoddard PlanetArk 5 Sep 06

"A Singapore Album" to share personal stories through photographs By Dominique Loh Channel NewsAsia 6 Sep 06

Design teams chosen for two Gardens by the Bay
By Julia Ng Channel NewsAsia 6 Sep 06

Satellite detects hot spots in W. Kalimantan wildlife reserve Antara 8 Sep 06

Singapore-based pulp & paper firm clears land with machinery to prevent smoke haze By Hasnita A Majid Channel NewsAsia 5 Sep 06

Baby Dugong 'Puteri Kapas' Dies
Bernama 6 Sep 06

Great Barrier Reef fish rebound in marine protected areas
WWF 4 Sep 06

Tsunami spurs interest in Asian coasts
By Michael Casey, AP Yahoo News 7 Sep 06

Inter-ministry group set up to co-ordinate energy strategies
By Loh Kim Chin Channel NewsAsia 7 Sep 06

Liquefied natural gas is at best an interim measure
Letter from Low Ee Mien The Straits Times Forum 6 Sep 06

NUS student finds new animal species
by Tania Tan The Straits Times 4 Sep 06

12-year-old students 'not spared atrocities of litterbugs'
Letter from P. Mirnalini (Ms) The Straits Times Forum 4 Sep 06

Philippines considers oil-eating microbes to tackle oil spill
Yahoo News 4 Sep 06

Elephants and villagers battle in jungles of Bangladesh
By Nizam Ahmed Yahoo News 4 Sep 06

'Crocodile Hunter' Irwin killed
BBC 4 Sep 06

Innovators seek greener PC future
By Chris Long BBC 1 Sep 06

Fun Trails
by Reema Jagtiani The Straits Times 3 Sep 06

Beaches here cleaned daily
Reply from NEA and MPA The Straits Times 3 Sep 06

Rising above Atlantis Sentosa IR hopeful Kerzner promises its new design will be something the world has never seen before Murali Today Online 2 Sep 06

Youths play important role in economic sustainability
By Asha Popatlal Channel NewsAsia 2 Sep 06

Baby boom for world’s rarest rhino species
WWF 1 Sep 06

New Chinese law aimed at curbing tiger trade
WWF 1 Sep 06

Seals killed 'to protect fishing'
Townsville Bulletin News.com.au 1 Sep 06

Birds die for decorating drums in India
By Bappa Majumdar Yahoo News 1 Sep 06

McDonald's succumbs to hedgehogs' needs
Yahoo News 1 Sep 06

Author sees science, religion saving environment
By Daniel Trotta Yahoo News 1 Sep 06

Australia to try drones to fight illegal fishing, drug running Channel NewsAsia 1 Sep 06

Alternative fuels won't fully replace fossil ones
Straits Times Forum 1 Sep 06

War on dengue was NEA chief's baptism of fire
By Meng Yew Choong The Straits Times 1 Sep 06

Butterflies in W. Irian Jaya endangered
Antara 1 Sep 06

Exotic Monkeys Find Home in South African Suburb
Story by Sarah McGregor PlanetArk 1 Sep 06

Barefoot doc who went native
Today Online 1 Sep 06

New parks to protect animals seen as feasible
BioScience EurekAlert 1 Sep 06

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