CI and GW publish new manual on creating ecotourism destinations
...es field practitioners with tools to perform rapid assessments and analysis of potential ecotourism destinations. Titled "Linking Communities, Tourism and ConservationA Tourism Assessment Process," the new manual offers practitioners with a practical guide for planning ecotourism sites that safeguard a destinati...First clinical results reported for Sangamo's ZFP therapeutic
...f the subjects had type 2 diabetes. In addition to assessments of clinical and laboratory safety, subjects were evaluated for changes in pain, numbness, perception of vibration, strength, sensation, reflexes and nerve conduction studies. Pain was assessed using one of the most frequently used measurement scales...Nature can help reduce greenhouse gas, but only to a point
... all published research to date, challenges recent assessments and model projections from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that anticipated large increases in soil carbon with rising carbon dioxide. "The discovery implies that future carbon storage by land ecosystems may be smaller than previously t......cross cultures and to what extent men's paternity assessments reflect actual biological paternity. "The issue of paternity--whether a man really is the biological father of his supposed children--has long been a topic of interest to anthropologists, as well as a staple subject of idle gossip," writes Kermyt G....Patients at greater risk if mother has coronary heart disease
...amily Medicine in Stockholm, Sweden. "Current risk assessments mention family history of CHD, but do not necessarily take into account the sex of the parent or if both parents have the disease. We wanted to discover another piece of evidence that can help determine which of these intermediate patients are at hig...National Academies advisory: May 22 meeting on OMB Risk Assessment Bulletin
...ance the technical quality and objectivity of risk assessments that are used by federal agencies in regulatory decision-making. A Research Council committee will evaluate the scientific and technical merit of the proposed guidance, identify elements possibly missing from the guidance, and determine whether OMB ...NIH panel urges more informed approach to multivitamin/mineral use for chronic disease prevention
.... The EPCs develop evidence reports and technology assessments based on rigorous, comprehensive syntheses and analyses of the scientific literature, emphasizing explicit and detailed documentation of methods, rationale, and assumptions. The evidence report on Multivitamin/Mineral Supplements and Prevention of C...Brazil creates buffer zone around coral reefs off Atlantic coast
...toring at Abrolhos National Marine Park, including assessments of the effects of oil and gas exploration and possible oil spills that helped motivate the effort by IBAMA to get the buffer zone declared. Under the government declaration, oil and gas activities are prohibited in 75 percent of the buffer zone, and ...Most extensive survey ever of world's tropical forests shows upward trend in sustainable management
...vernment officials, industry, and NGOs, as well as assessments made by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Global Forest Watch and other international organizations. The report evaluates forest status country-by-country, as well as by region, and globally. "A fact is worth five theories ...ACS News Service weekly press package -- June 5, 2006
...mum standards for the scientific quality of agency assessments of risks to human health, safety or the environment. It would apply to risk assessments involving everything from the approval of new drugs to flights of the space shuttle. Written by Cher...Thawing soil in permafrost a significant source of carbon
...shed this week in the journal Science. Preliminary assessments by scientists from Russia, the University of Florida, and the University of Alaska Fairbanks indicate that loess permafrost, which covers more than a million square kilometers in Siberia and Alaska, is a large carbon reservoir with the potential to b...Science offers 'state of the planet 2006-2007' to explore global challenges
...ew book that provides clear, accessible scientific assessments of the environmental threats confronting Earth. "Science Magazine's State of the Planet 2006-2007" [Island Press, June 2006, 201p; $16.95 soft/$32 hard] contains three dozen essays and news stories written some by some of the world's most respected r...Ancient raindrops reveal the origins of California's Sierra Nevada range
...ors say their findings could lead to more accurate assessments of global climate change. "If you want to make a climate model and project out into the future, you need to test your model by running it back in time and seeing how it matches similar climate histories in the past," Chamberlain said. "Determinin...Mosquito spray increases toxicity of pyrethroids in creek, study finds
...nds is a whole new issue when doing pesticide risk assessments that has been largely ignored by regulators," said Weston. The findings came from water and sediment samples collected from six creeks in Sacramento, Calif., after the county's mosquito control authorities took the rare step of applying an insectic...Current conservation assessments of endangered Caribbean sea turtles are too optimi...ant nesting beaches are overlooked by conservation assessments that focus instead on the few large nesting sites that remain. The study, "Conservation implications...UMass Lowell research shows benefits of apple juice on neurotransmitter affecting memory
...etylcholine in their brains. Also, after multiple assessments of memory and learning using traditional Y maze tests, researchers found that the mice who consumed the apple juice-supplemented diets performed significantly better on the maze tests. "It was surprising how the animals on the apple-enhanced diet...Global Environmental Change: Regional Challenges
...h System Science Partnership (ESSP) to share their assessments of natural and human-driven changes to Earth. Titled Global Environmental Change: Regional Challenges, the four-day event will feature more than 40 plenary and parallel sessions devoted to topics including environmental change in China, the effect...Brave new world in life sciences
... Also in this issue of the Bulletin: Two different assessments of U.S. vulnerability to nuclear terrorism. Graham Allison, director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, warns that Americans are "more vulnerable to a nuclear 9/11 today than...UCLA study uncovers new risk factor for schizophrenia
...ture, we also may be able to produce tailored risk assessments for individuals with personal or family histories of schizophrenia," said Palmer....Pregnant drivers, football players safer thanks to a top Virginia Tech researcher
... football teams are using the system for real-time assessments of head impacts. Duma expects the study to result in designs for safer sports head gear, as well as new concussion treatment and evaluation methods. The Eye Injury Research Program established by Duma at Virginia Tech is the nation's largest resear...