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Climate-smart agriculture should be livelihood-smart tooNew York NY (SPX) Dec 07, 2011 Encouraging climate-smart agriculture can lead to climate change adaptation practices in a partnership where the farmer's needs are addressed. "Climate-smart agriculture has the potential to increase sustainable productivity, increase the resilience of farming systems to climate impacts and mitigate climate change through greenhouse gas emission reductions and carbon sequestration," says Henry Neufeldt the lead expert on climate change at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF). Agroforestry - ... read more |
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  Ancient Environment Led to Earth's Current Marine Biodiversity Much of our knowledge about past life has come from the fossil record, but how accurately does that record reflect the true history and drivers of biodiversity on Earth? "It's a question that goes b ... more | .. |
 Stronger corn? Take it off steroids, make it all female A Purdue University researcher has taken corn off steroids and found that the results might lead to improvements in that and other crops. Burkhard Schulz, an assistant professor of horticultur ... more | .. |
  Abrupt permafrost thaw increases climate threat As the Arctic warms, greenhouse gases will be released from thawing permafrost faster and at significantly higher levels than previous estimates, according to survey results from 41 international sc ... more | .. |
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  Genetic buzzer-beater genes may save fish Two distinct populations of rainbow trout - one in Alaska, the other in Idaho - share a genetic trait that could have huge implications for fisheries conservation and management, an eight-member res ... more | .. |
 Herbicide may affect plants thought to be resistant Purdue University researchers have discovered a fine-tuning mechanism involved in plant root growth that has them questioning whether a popular herbicide may have unintended consequences, causing so ... more | .. |
  Shedding light on the 'dark matter' of the genome Most of the time, Stefano Torriani is a plant pathologist. His most recent research project revolved around the fungus Mycosphaerella graminicola where he analyzed a special class of genes that enco ... more | .. |
 They call it guppy love Guppies in the wild have evolved over at least half-a-million years - long enough for the males' coloration to have changed dramatically. Yet a characteristic orange patch on male guppies has remain ... more |
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US seeks deals for Alaska energy as Asia representatives visit
Czechs sign nuclear deal with S.Korea firm KHNP: PM
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 Study of wolves will help scientists predict climate effects on endangered animals Scientists studying populations of gray wolves in the USA's Yellowstone National Park have developed a way to predict how changes in the environment will impact on the animals' number, body size and ... more | .. |
 Using Radiation to Sterilize Light Brown Apple Moth A new study published in the Journal of Economic Entomology shows that radiation can be used to effectively sterilize the light brown apple moth (LBAM), an insect pest found in Australia, New Zealan ... more | .. |
  World heading for 3.5 C warming, climate talks told Current pledges for curbing carbon emissions will doom the world to global warming of 3.5 C, massively overshooting the UN target of 2 C, researchers reported at the climate talks here on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Climate talks deadlocked as ministers haggle UN climate talks on Tuesday were mired in problems as environment ministers from around the world began a four-day huddle focussed on the future of the Kyoto Protocol. ... more |
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 Fake Italian organic food sold around Europe: police Fake organic products from Italy have been sold around Europe, Italian police said on Tuesday as they announced the results of an inquiry that has led to seven arrests and the seizure of 2,500 tons of food. ... more | .. |
 405 rhinos poached in S.Africa since January Poachers have killed a record 405 rhinoceros in South Africa since the start of the year, the national park board said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Fukushima radioactive water leaked to Pacific: TEPCO Highly radioactive waste water from a crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has leaked to the Pacific, its operator said Tuesday, promising to prevent similar incidents. ... more | .. |
  US troops deploy in LRA rebel hunt: Uganda army US troops have begun a region-wide hunt for fighters from the Lord's Resistance Army, a Ugandan-born group that has been killing, raping and looting for years, the Ugandan army said Tuesday. ... more |
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Ukraine war 'existential', Russia says, launching revenge strikes
'Aces up the sleeve': Ukraine drone attacks in Russia shake up conflict
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 Ban pleads for Kyoto in warning of climate deadlock UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned climate talks on Tuesday that failure to overcome deadlock placed the world in peril, and begged countries to spare the endangered Kyoto Protocol. ... more | .. |
 Climate dilemma: Has Kyoto run its course? Should the Kyoto Protocol, the only international curb on greenhouse gases, be allowed to die? ... more | .. |
 Mekong nations to meet on controversial Laos dam Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam hold high-level talks on Thursday to decide whether to approve a controversial proposed dam on the Mekong River fiercely opposed by environmentalists. ... more | .. |
  Human rights, press freedom on OSCE agenda Protection of journalists and human rights are on the agenda of Tuesday's Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe meeting. ... more |
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 Australian fish adapts to hotter waters: study Some tropical fish can adapt quickly to living in warmer waters, according to a new Australian study which found they have a greater capacity to survive rising sea temperatures than previously thought. ... more | .. |
 Swiss Re estimates Thai floods cost at $600 mn Reinsurance giant Swiss Re on Tuesday said that Thailand's worst flooding in decades would cost it around $600 million, but warned that the estimate could be revised. ... more | .. |
Russia sends troops to Moscow after protests: official Russia has sent interior ministry troops to Moscow and increased the alert level of security forces after a protest of thousands of people opposing Vladimir Putin, officials said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Chinese go online to vent anger over pollution Millions of Chinese went online Tuesday to vent their anger over the thick smog that has blanketed Beijing in recent days, raising health fears and causing hundreds of flights to be cancelled. ... more |
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Trump-Musk showdown threatens US space plans
Japanese company aborts Moon mission after assumed crash-landing
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  Japan whaling fleet off to Antarctica Japan's whaling fleet left port Tuesday for the country's annual hunt in Antarctica, press pictures showed, with security measures beefed up amid simmering international protests. ... more | .. |
  Japan baby formula shows radiation contamination Radiation contamination has been found in a leading brand of Japanese baby formula, most likely fallout from the country's crippled nuclear plant, its manufacturer said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  New reports identify impacts of climate change on world's highest mountains Findings from the most comprehensive assessment to date on climate change, snow and glacier melt in Asia's mountainous Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region - site of Mount Everest and many of the world ... more | .. |
 Simultaneous ice melt in Antarctic and Arctic The end of the last ice age and the processes that led to the melting of the northern and southern ice sheets supply basic information on changes in our climate. Although the maximum size of t ... more |
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 Plant seeds protect their genetic material against dehydration Plant seeds represent a special biological system: They remain in a dormant state with a significantly reduced metabolism and are thus able to withstand harsh environmental conditions for extended p ... more | .. |
 Rise of atmospheric oxygen more complicated than previously thought The appearance of oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere probably did not occur as a single event, but as a long series of starts and stops, according to an international team of researchers who investiga ... more | .. |
  Newly discovered heart stem cells make muscle and bone Researchers have identified a new and relatively abundant pool of stem cells in the heart. The findings in the December issue of Cell Stem Cell, a Cell Press publication, show that these heart cells ... more | .. |
 Residents live semi-submerged in Madagascar capital Razafindramanga is a prisoner in her own home. ... more |
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