How do forests recover after logging? New network seeks to find out
Researchers aim to understand better the dynamics of the vast forest areas that are managed for timber production
EU pledges 140 mln euros in Ebola aid as W.Africa toll tops 2,100
More than 6 months into the crisis, the disease is spreading faster than ever and organisations across the world are scrambling cash and supplies to the region
UN to set up Ebola crisis center, aims to stop spread in 6-9 months
U.N. chief calls on the international community to provide $600 million needed for supplies in West Africa
Kenyan president's Hague trial halted in blow to war crimes court
President Uhuru Kenyatta is accused of stoking lethal inter-ethnic violence after Kenya's 2007 presidential elections in which 1,200 died
One in 10 girls raped or sexually abused worldwide - UN
"Violence against children occurs every day, everywhere"
World's Last Remaining Forest Wilderness at Risk
By Stephen LeahyUXBRIDGE, Canada, Sep 5 2014 (IPS) - The world's last remaining forest wilderness is rapidly being lost – and much of this is taking place in Canada, not in Brazil or Indonesia where deforestation has so far made the headlines. A new satellite study reveals that since 2000 more than 104 million hectares of forests – an area three times the size […]
Humans damaging wild forests at "alarming" rate, maps show
Logging and road building in pristine forests increases loss of biodiversity and intensifies climate change
U.N. says $600 mln needed to tackle Ebola as deaths top 1,900
The pace of the infection has accelerated, and there were close to 400 deaths in the past week
Canada Ebola vaccine shipment to Africa stymied by logistics
HEALTH-EBOLA/CANADA:Canada Ebola vaccine shipment to Africa stymied by logistics
U.N. says $600 mln needed to tackle Ebola as toll tops 1,900
HEALTH-EBOLA (WRAPUP 1, TV):WRAPUP 1-U.N. says $600 mln needed to tackle Ebola as toll tops 1,900