Call for wildlife reserve to cover 30% of oceans
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Scientists have called for almost a third of the world's oceans to be turned into protected areas for marine wildlife - to maintain food supplies and stop damage to underwater habitats and wildlife.
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From the lowland gorillas of Africa to corals of the Galapagos Islands, more than 16,300 species are threatened with extinction, the World Conservation Union said on Wednesday in its annual Red List.
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Science & environment: The majority of the world's coral reefs are in danger of being killed off by rising levels of greenhouse gases
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It is trying to protect its world-famous bounty of fish with marine protected areas.
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US conservationists say nearly two-thirds of the Caribbean's coral reefs are threatened by human activities.
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Science & environment: Proposals to protect almost 10,000 sq km of sea around Britain will fail, conservationists say
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Long a forum for protecting endangered species like whales or tigers, a U.N. meeting in Bangkok next month will seek a wider role in regulating the billion-dollar trade in timber, fish and medicinal plants.
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Campaigners petition the UN to take urgent action to protect iconic natural sites from climate change.
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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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A federal proposal would slash the critical habitat in Oregon, Washington and California set aside under the Endangered Species Act for the marbled murrelet, a threatened sea bird, by about 95 percent, to 221,692 acres.
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Environmentalists urged fishing nations Thursday to do more to protect the rare Patagonian toothfish, dubbed the "white gold" of the sea which is being driven to extinction by rampant poaching.
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New agreement on whales and dolphins conservation    WELLINGTON, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- A new international framework to conserve Pacific Island whales and dolphins (cetaceans) and their habitats has been endorsed by nine countries.
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Science & environment: UK, France and Russia plan to exploit new UN rules to claim huge swaths of ocean.
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More than 30% of North America's bird populations are in "significant decline" according to conservationists.
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Small and inexpensive steps could go a long way towards rescuing the Western Pacific&#39;s dwindling population of giant sea turtles, an expert has said.
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A total of 15,589 species of animals and plants are threatened with extinction, according to the so- called Red List of endangered species produced by the IUCN World Conservation Union.
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The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution says 30% of UK waters should be closed to commercial fishing.