Conservation & Environment News - Week 05/02/08 - 11/02/08

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Consumers must stop forest destruction - BBC News 11/02/08

Some people may not sit so comfortably on their patio furniture if they knew where the wood came from, argues John Nelson. In this week's Green Room, he says the demand for wood products is threatening the long-term survival of communities around the globe.

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Urban Ecological Study Measures The Impact Of The Coming Megacity - Medical News Today 08/02/08

If you are reading this, chances are that you live in a city - one, perhaps, on its way to becoming a megacity with a population that exceeds 10 million or more. If not, you and most of the world's population soon will be, according to global population demographics projections.

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Destroying Native Ecosystems For Biofuel Crops Worsens Global Warming - Medical News Today 10/02/08

Turning native ecosystems into "farms" for biofuel crops causes major carbon emissions that worsen the global warming that biofuels are meant to mitigate, according to a new study by the University of Minnesota and the Nature Conservancy.