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 Stories About: land degradation AND US Virgin Islands AND wetlands AND wildlife
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Virgin Rebirth
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27 Mar 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Virgin Rebirth Meanwhile, wetlands are also a matter of concern in a place that could scarcely be more different from Iraq: the island of St. Croix in the Virgin Islands. The Virgin Islands Indigenous and Endangered Species Act of 1990 specifies that the policy of the territory is to "prevent a net loss of wetlands to the maximum extent possible," but about half of the mangrove wetlands on ... |
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| Topics: land degradation, US Virgin Islands, wetlands, wildlife (all these topics) |
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