UK urged to protect heathlands
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Science & environment: New survey warns six plant and animal species are facing extinction as lowland heath is being lost
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Britain&#39;s chief vet on Saturday again urged farmers to be vigilant after another case of foot and mouth disease was confirmed in cattle in south-east England.
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Fearful that growing pressure for development could cause the loss of vital plants and animals, biologists and conservationists are trying to rally new interest in protecting tropical forests and the keys they may hold for vital medicines.
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Rural campaigners say stricter planning controls are needed on mobile phone mast sites to reflect public concerns.
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A Royal Commission warns species are at risk unless steps are taken to close up to a third of UK fishing grounds.
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THE worldâs highest peak should be put on a danger list because of the threat posed to it by climate change, campaigners urged today.
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Britain's Tony Blair must make aircraft pollution a priority in his drive to confront the problems of climate change, an expert parliamentary committee of peers said on Wednesday.
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By ANDREW FORGRAVE Rural Affairs Editor  A WELSH wildlife charity is to launch its biggest ever conservation scheme to protect upland landscapes and communities.
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Environmental groups are calling on the Welsh Assembly Government to strengthen the law to help prevent damage caused by growing genetically modified crops in Wales.
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Welsh Secretary Peter Hain urges people to be "extra vigilant" after two attempted attacks in London and Scotland.
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More action is needed to prepare the UK for any future foot and mouth outbreak, a senior Tory MP says.
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Science & environment: RSPB calls for urgent action to cut greenhouse gas emissions and avoid 'calamitous' impact on birds
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown must ensure the protection of the UK's marine wildlife, the RSPB urges.
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By Heath, David  Seagrasses, an ecologically important group of flowering plants that have adapted to life submerged in seawater, are in dire need of a targeted global conservation effort to protect them and lhc services they provide, according to an international team of scientists.
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Sir, I hope that all city councillors saw the Country Calendar programme, Saturday January 27. The programme graphically showed the importance of wetlands. Such areas were prolific around our estuaries in 1961. The destruction of our wetlands around Tahunanui, Annesbrook and Stoke horrifies me.
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Â· Brown says burden must be shared out better  Â· US secretary of state's concern at threat in south
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Water meters should be introduced in drought-hit parts of England to help save water, the environment secretary says.