dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com - 10/2/2009
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Countries in Africa's Congo basin press for more help from Washington for conserving their vast forests.
reuters.com - 9/30/2009
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Reuters: Environmentalists on Tuesday welcomed Indonesia's pledge to
substantially cut the growth of its greenhouse gas emissions,...
saying the promise could help talks on crafting a broader global pact to fight climate change. Indonesia is the world's ...
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Saving Tarzan's Home
Conservation Value Notes —
Good piece by Andy Revkin about saving Africa's Congo rainforests of Tarzan mythology... I grew up watching Tarzan cartoons and reading probably the first 11 or 12 books in the Tarzan series. Edgar Rice Burroughs' tales of jungle magic left me mesmerized, and are probably a big reason that I grew up to become so passionate about conservation of the earth's biological diversity. We have to save these forests, and build the mechanisms required to effectively make sure that African peoples can support their families on the back of conservation. ...
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