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Patrick Thornton

Central America Has Highest Rate of Forest Loss in Region - IPS ipsnews.net - 0 views

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IPS Central America deforestation FAO Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala City Honduras Nicaragua Panama

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  • Patrick Thornton on 15 Feb 11
     
    Central America has suffered the highest rate of forest loss in Latin America over the last 10 years, despite a growing number of plans aimed at curbing the decline, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) reports.
Lindsay Gordon

Threats to Mangrove Species Growing Rapidly Worldwide, Report Says (Yale Environment 360) - 0 views

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shared by Lindsay Gordon on 19 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Lindsay Gordon on 19 Apr 10
     
    "One in six mangrove species faces extinction as coastal ecosystems are being destroyed or damaged by development, aquaculture, logging, and climate change, according to a new study. On the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Central America, as many as 40 percent of mangrove species are threatened, the report said."
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