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WASHINGTON—In an unprecedented global call to action, more than 50 countries have agreed to co-sponsor one or more of the proposals to nominate all species of thresher shark, the silky shark, and all species of mobula ray for protection under the Convention on Interna

As a follow on to a comprehensive global Ecological Land Units map that Esri and the USGS released in December 2014, a new global Ecological Marine U

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Protected areas now get reopened so often under the pressure of population and economic growth that the trend has spawned an acronym, PADDD, for “protected area downgrading, downsizing, and degazettement.” There’s also a web site, 

The revamped Pacific Climate Change Portal is now online at www.pacificclimatechange.net.

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There is one almost completely untouched body of water on our planet -- a magical place where majestic blue whales, penguins, and mysterious squid roam free.

The very first 3-D Model of Nauru, launched A participatory three-dimensional model of Nauru was unveiled on Saturday 16 April in an official ceremony by his Excellency the President of the Republic of Nauru and Minister for Commerce, Industry ... More detail