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 Stories About: Africa AND marine life AND wildlife
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My Abalone Has a First Name
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06 Mar 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| My Abalone Has a First Name The word "abalone" probably doesn't bring to mind the same connotations as, say, "heroin" -- but conservationists in South Africa say that illegal trade in the ocean mollusk has wreaked the kind of havoc usually associated with narcotics, bringing guns, gangs, and violence to previously peaceful communities. Abalone is a prized gourmet food in much of Asia, and the market for it ... |
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| Topics: Africa, marine life, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Invasion of the Habitat Snatchers
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06 Feb 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Invasion of the Habitat Snatchers Invasive species are wreaking havoc on African wetlands to the tune of billions of dollars per year, according to a new study by the World Conservation Union (IUCN). For example, the water hyacinth, introduced from the Amazon Basin as an ornamental plant, has spread to most of Africa's lakes and rivers, choking out ... |
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| Topics: Africa, lakes, marine life, rivers and watersheds, Texas, wetlands, wildlife, World Conservation Union (all these topics) |
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Mozam-piqued
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16 May 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Mozam-piqued Mozambique has decided to proceed with a $520 million plan to build a harbor and industrial free-trade zone on its pristine southern coast, a decision that has outraged environmentalists. The plan seems likely to put an end to efforts to establish a transnational conservation area stretching from St. Lucia in South Africa through Swaziland and into the Maputo Elephant ... |
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| Topics: Africa, land stewardship, marine life, Mozambique, placemaking, wildlife (all these topics) |
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What Would Costas Christ Do?
Preaching the gospel of ecotourism |
Lisa Jones |
03 Mar 2000 |
Main Dish |
| Costas Christ has a knack for handling sticky situations. I got a glimpse of this as I was making my way home from an ecotourism conference in Senegal in the early 1990s. Along with a number of other conference participants, I was stuck in the airport in the capital city of Dakar. For some unknown reason, the ticket agents had stalled us, so we were doing what American ecotourists often do when the Third Wo ... |
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| Topics: Africa, education, marine life, pollution and waste, rivers and watersheds, travel, Uganda, wildlife (all these topics) |
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