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Natural
Posts in this category are about Natural Capital, which includes the core and crust of the earth, the biosphere itself, and the upper layers of the atmosphere. Natural Capital provides a wide variety of valuable Ecosystem Services including flood control, climate stabilization, and maintenance of soil fertility. Also, ecosystems provide a wide variety of valuable benefits that have significant economic value.
Ecosystem health can be maintained by applying appropriate land-use planning, encouraging businesses to recycle materials, and engaging federal and state land administrators to manage lands in ways that adhere to objectives for sustainability.
(Adapted from ConservationEconomy.net)
Drought sends farmers rushing to rescue rice - Vietnam Net
VietNamNet Bridge - Unusually hot, dry weather has put thousands of hectares of rice in the country's central and Mekong Delta regions at risk of a poor harvest. Residents and local leaders are now undertaking drastic measures to ensure the winter-spring crop does not go to waste.
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(0)Maldives warns on climate change, Berlin for tough action - New Kerala
Berlin, March 9 : Germany called for tough action to combat climate change Monday following a new warning from Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed about the threat posed to his nation by global warming.
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For Developing Nations, Exports Boost CO2 Emissions - NPR
China is criticized for being the world's largest producer of carbon dioxide, but a new report shows that a quarter of that is emitted while making things for Western consumers. Researchers say that climate policy must account for emissions resulting from trade.
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