China bans pasturing at eight scenic locations in Xinjiang - 4 Aug 2011 | |
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To help mitigate severe land degradation caused by long-term overgrazing, the government of China bans pasturing at eight scenic locations in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, with 100,000 hectares of land being returned to grassland over the next five years starting in August 2011.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-08/01/content_13019040.htm http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20110801000007&cid=1103&MainCatID=11 Âu Lạc (Vietnam) celebrates International Tiger Day on July 29, 2011, to raise awareness about the dwindling numbers of the extremely rare animal, with just 30 estimated to remain in the country, along with a US$50 million national program established in the hope of doubling the population in the wild by 2020. http://vietnamnews.vnanet.vn//Environment/213888/Tiger-population-hits-crisis-point-.html http://www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?sec=1&id=20304 http://www.thanhniennews.com/2010/Pages/20110730132953.aspx |
Habitat loss imperils monarch butterflies across the US Midwest - 5 Aug 2011 | |
Reducing deforestation has resulted in a doubling in the number of butterflies - 3 Aug 2011 | |
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