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Central American shrimp, lobster fast disappearing (AFP) 12 Mar 2010, 12:47 am

AFP – Illegal fishing and climate change are decimating shrimp and lobster populations in Central America, threatening a two-billion-dollar industry and 136,000 jobs, regional experts said Thursday.

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Climate change pushing bird species ‘towards extinction:’ US (AFP) 12 Mar 2010, 12:36 am

AFP – Climate change is pushing some bird species “towards extinction,” US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar warned Thursday as a new report on the threats facing North American birds was released.

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Interior: Climate change threatens migratory birds (AP) 11 Mar 2010, 11:50 pm

AP – Global climate change poses a significant threat to migratory bird populations, which are already stressed by the loss of habitat and environmental pollution, according to a report released Thursday.

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More Americans say global warming exaggerated: poll (Reuters) 11 Mar 2010, 10:08 pm

Reuters – A growing number of Americans, nearly half the country, think global warming worries are exaggerated and more people doubt that scientific warnings of severe environmental fallout will ever occur, according to a new Gallup poll.

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Meeting on deforestation boosts morale, budget (AP) 11 Mar 2010, 8:14 pm

AP – A conference bringing together more than 60 nations Thursday added $1 billion to the fight against deforestation and boosted the morale of those hoping to save the world’s forests — a key defense against global warming.

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Kenya thanks Japan prince for climate support (AFP) 11 Mar 2010, 5:33 pm

AFP – Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki thanked Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito Thursday for his country’s support in programmes to combat climate change, the government said.

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Sarkozy calls for UN reform, blasts Copenhagen summit (AFP) 11 Mar 2010, 12:11 pm

AFP – French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday demanded reforms of the United Nations and urged negotiations under a small group of countries to accelerate efforts to fight climate change.

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Independent body to review climate panel (AFP) 11 Mar 2010, 3:39 am

AFP – A respected international scientific body will review the UN’s Nobel prize-winning climate panel, under fire for errors in a key report on global warming, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said.

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World’s top scientists to review climate panel (AP) 10 Mar 2010, 10:32 pm

AP – At a tumultuous time in U.N.-led climate negotiations, one of the world’s most credible scientific groups agreed Wednesday to plug the recent cracks in the authoritative reports of the United Nations’ Nobel Prize-winning global warming panel.

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U.N. launches review of criticized climate panel (Reuters) 10 Mar 2010, 9:44 pm

Reuters – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that a group of national science academies would review U.N. climate science to restore trust after a 2007 global warming report was found to have errors.

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