Meanwhile, the destruction of the forest and pollution from the farm will result in a loss of ecosystems worth 35,000 dollars/ha per year. Nor does the market value the vital role mangroves play as a nursery habitat for marine life, crucial to the health of offshore fisheries, or the service they provide filtering pollutants which in turn protect coral reefs, another important nursery for fish. All economies depend on the natural capital lying within nature's lands, waters, forests, and...

The online shopping comparison marketplace that helps you find discount shopping and compare prices on products and services in your city and around the country. The heat will persist Sunday, but the air likely won't be as dirty as previously expected. Boise tied the record for a high temperature today and appears likely to tie tie another record Sunday, forecasters say. It's likely to stay in green territory overnight and rise again when the sun cooks pollutants and brews more ozone...

Wildlife agents set a trap for the bear at Weyerhaeuser on Wednesday afternoon after a Weyerhaeuser security guard reported seeing the bear on nearby trails around 10 a. With 600 acres of wooded area, the Weyerhaeuser campus typically attracts a variety of wildlife including eagles, coyotes and geese, he said. This is a really great habitat for all kinds of critters, he said. On Thursday morning, officials shot tranquilizer darts into the bear, examined it, tagged it and transported it to...

Pakistan Indus Water Commissioner Syed Jammat Ali Shah, who is arriving here to participate in the bi-annual Indus Commission meeting on Tuesday, is believed to have told his Indian interlocutors that he was perturbed to see the scale of pollution in the Jhelum river during his visit to the Kashmir Valley last March to inspect the Uri and Kishanganga hydro-power projects. Pakistan Indus Water Commissioner Syed Jammat Ali Shah, who is arriving here to participate in the bi-annual Indus...

Arkansas News Bureau - Ouachita management plan took some doing. It is notable that the plan was hammered out despite two warring factions The recently approved Ouachita plan was the latest product of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's use of citizens advisory committees to focus on problems and solutions on a particular body of water. It is notable that the plan was hammered out despite two warring factions The recently approved Ouachita plan was the latest product of the Arkansas...

As part of air pollution plans designed to meet federal deadlines, South Coast Air Quality Management District officials have proposed a ban on wood-burning fireplaces in all new homes in Los Angeles, Orange and portions of Riverside and San Bernardino counties. As part of air pollution plans designed to meet federal deadlines, South Coast Air Quality Management District officials have proposed a ban on wood-burning fireplaces in all new homes in Los Angeles, Orange and portions of...

Health experts visit Madagascar Greg Livadas Staff writer (June 2, 2007) Three medical students and a veterinarian resident from the University of Rochester are leaving this weekend for Madagascar, where they'll team up with a veterinarian from the Seneca Park Zoo to monitor the health of villagers as well as endangered lemurs. Health experts visit Madagascar Greg Livadas Staff writer (June 2, 2007) Three medical students and a veterinarian resident from the University of Rochester are...

But something O'Keefe offers for that price that few do is a realistic embroidered game fish of almost any saltwater or freshwater species above the left breast pocket (along with grouse, deer and other game animals) O'Keefe also sells a $57 version of the shirt with a bigger game fish on the back along with the breast embroidery, but it would make me feel like a member of a bowling team. I wondered what he'd have said if he could look in my closet today at a dozen guide shirts made...

Link Ohio drug agents discovered the largest marijuana crop ever found on a state wildlife area and one of the top five marijuana busts in the state's history. In addition, new boaters are also demanding more comforts of home aboard their boats and, as a result, manufacturers are installing additional features and amenities, allowing a boater to use their boat in a variety of ways including all-day excursions, multiple water sports and group entertaining. The program features Game and Fish...