Ecosystems of Vietnam's long coastline are in peril
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NHA TRANG, Vietnam  - It was the destruction of coral reef and over-fishing that moved artist Nguyen Lieu to paint brightly coloured canvasses warning Vietnamese that their coastal environment is in peril.
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Scientists have discovered 11 new species of plants and animals in Vietnam, including a snake, two butterflies and five orchid varieties, the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) said Wednesday.
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Scientists witness vast swathes of marine life collapse in "dead zones" off the east coast of the US.
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Science & environment: Mangrove ecosystems should be better protected, the UN's food agency has warned
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Environmentalists are thinking ahead to the effect of tourists and investors on a landscape of crucial habitats.
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Tidal waves like those that wreaked havoc across Asia can travel at hundreds of kilometres (miles) per hour and even gain strength as they cross the ocean -- often causing disastrous results far from their origin.
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Rising seas, an inevitable result of global warming, will almost certainly inundate those important historical sites located along coastlines. And at this point, there's very little to be done about it.
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A new map of human impacts on marine ecosystems shows that more than half of the world's ocean area has already been profoundly affected by humans -- and just four percent is still in pristine condition.
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Unique and endangered wildlife living on spectacular limestone outcrops in Southeast Asia face the threat of extinction due to mining and other human impacts, according to a new study.
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The final toll of tropical storm Durian in Vietnam could be close to 100, with at least 70 people killed and another 23 missing, officials have said.
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Science & environment: A perilous three-way hunt is under way as rival eco-warriors pursue a Japanese fleet
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PARIS, Feb 1 (IPS) - Environmental and scientific experts agree that  degradation of biological diversity has reached historical  dimensions, but a North-South divide is emerging over action to  counter this crisis.
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For much of his life, Viroj Dedsongprak paid little attention to the mangrove forests that surrounded his Thai village. He thought nothing of it when neighbors chopped down trees for firewood or plowed them under for shrimp ponds.
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Vast fishing no-go zones are needed to save the world&#39;s marine ecosystems from irreparable harm, say British scientists. After climate change, scientists consider the wrecking
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The loss and degradation of habitat pose the most significant threats to hundreds of Florida wildlife species. Lack of funding and enforcement and staff turnover represent the biggest
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Scientists are embarking on a project which will explore how global warming is devastating one of the world's most diverse ecosystems, coral reefs.
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Hundreds of medicinal plants are at risk of extinction, threatening future cures for disease, experts warn.