Duke Ecologist Says Logging Is Creating 'Mahogany Deserts'
...now threatened with extinction maybecome so unless trade in specimens of such species is subject to strictregulation..." Such a listing would not restrict trade, but would require that mahoganiesbe monitored and that producing nations define sustainable harvesting levelsand issue logging permits, she said......hemicalpesticides, it may contribute to a mounting trade war in Europe and othercountries over genetically modified organisms (GMOs). At a workshop in Washington, D.C., July 17-18, the EPA restated that itseeks to regulate substances that plants produce to protect themselves againstpests and diseas...American Fisheries Society Conference Attracting 2,000 Plus Scientists To Explore "Interfacing"
...duledfor Monday, August 25, from 8 a.m. to noon. A trade show of more than 40companies and agencies runs concurrently with most of the conference, and AFSmembers install new officers and vote on any policy statements or resolutionsduring the annual business meeting August 26. Based in Bethesda, Maryland, t...Peptic Ulcer Treatment Improves Health, Saves Money
... recurring," says Fendrick. "Now we have a way to trade that drug use with a very short and safe medical regimen that will lead to a peptic ulcer disease cure."...Remote Cloud Observatory Tracks El Niño Changes
...nd worldwide events. Normally the Pacific trade winds blow from east to west and push warmwater ac... America. When El Niño begins, the trade winds slacken and the water stays put.The west coast water becomes 3 to 5 degrees Celsius warmer tha...Virologists Track New Influenza Threat
...merged in a major international trade center such as Hong Kong raises fears about rapid transmission, she said. Scientists also need to learn whether this "all-bird" influenza type is acquiring any genes from influenza viruses co...This Year, Earth Day Is All Wet
...ut the ocean's importance to theenvironment and to trade on Earth Day, April 22. Secretary Daley will be in the Florida Keys to help honor NOAA's EnvironmentalHeroes. Every year, NOAA singles out people whose dedication of time and energyhave helped the environment. Eighth-grade students from the Florida ...... derivative commonly prescribed for acne under the trade nameAccutane. Most dramatic of all were results for a combination of the two treatments: 55%of the children who received bone marrow transplants survived free of relapsefor three years after beginning follow-up treatment with retinoic acid. Thatrat...Malaysian State Of Sarawak Bans Commercial Hunting Of Wildlife
...aken in the wild. Up to this point, the wild meat trade was considered one ofthe greatest factors contributing to the decline of Sarawak's wildlife. Otheraspects of the new law will make it easier to establish sanctuaries, and toinvolve local people in their management. Sarawak, one of two Malay...Genetic Study Reveals Sumatran Tigers Are A Distinct Species From All Mainland Tigers
...s they seek to protect. Regulation of the illegal trade in tigers isalso bolstered by the discovery, because the use of newly discovered geneticmarkers ensures reliable identification of products produced from Sumatrantigers. Finally, since conservation plans for wild populations depend onsupport from th...Destructive Algae Overtaking Mediterranean Waters
...vised that European nations prohibit the aquarium trade or anyone else from selling or housing the invasive algae....USGS To Present Diverse Research At ESA Annual Meeting
... toAmerican natural resources. Expansion of global trade and increasing movement ofhumans across boundaries underlie the spread of these exotics, which includemiconia in Hawaii, gypsy moths in the eastern United States, leafy spurgethroughout the western rangelands, and zebra mussels in the Great Lakes. T...Aquaculture: Not An Easy Answer To Overfishing
... mechanismto improve production practices might be trade restrictions through the WorldTrade Organization that addressed the processes of production, not just qualityof products....Ecological Society Of America To Host Symposia At AAAS
...uary 24, 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Expansion of global trade and increases in human mobility have led to unprecedented invasion by nonnative species. These biological invasions produce severe, often irreversible impacts on agriculture, recreation, and our natural resources. Introduced species often find no n...NIAID-Supported Scientists Discover Origin Of HIV-1
...for cross-species transmission because thebushmeat trade -- the hunting and killing of chimpanzees and other endangeredanimals for human consumption -- is still common practice in west equatorialAfrica. This new report suggests that preserving the wild chimpanzee populations will becrucial for further ca...Invading Pests Harm People, Plants And Animals
California's bustling international trade and tourism combined with itsmoderate climate and diversity of crops create opportunities for exotic pests toinvade the state and take up residence. In this issue of California Agriculture,scientists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Californi...... gallons of oil alongmiles of pristine beaches, or trade long-term coastal oil pollution forshort-term air pollution by burning off the oil before it could spill. Afterweighing the consequences, the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard conducted one of thefirst in-situ oil burns ever in the lower 48 states. Before jo...Echinacea Symposium Presents New Research On Chernobyl Victims
...al Products Association,a Silver Spring, Md.-based trade association for the herbal products industry.Sponsors include Nature's Way, Botanicals International, Bioforce USA,Finzelberg North America, Rexall Sundown, Indena USA, and Plantation Medicinals. "The symposium brings together in one place the world'...Invasive fishes pose increasing threat to U.S. waters and native fishes, says USGS
...rglades. These fish, which aresold in the aquarium trade and which may have escaped or been released into thestate's waters by aquarists, are voracious predators that could threaten anumber of native species. While many state agencies still stock nonindigenous species for sport fishing,Fuller says there ...... bigger threat to African elephants than the ivory trade andthe conventional wisdom is that declines in elephant populations mirrorincreases in human populations. But this is not true--rather, elephants persistup to a certain point and then suddenly disappear, say Richard Hoare and Johan Du Toit of the Uni...