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As forests are cleared and species vanish, there's one other loss: a world of languages
7 Jun 2014:A new report shows a direct link between disappearing habitats and the loss of languages. One in four of the world's 7,000 spoken tongues is now at risk of falling silent for ever as the threat to cultural biodiversity grows
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Guardian Professional,
5 Sep 2014:
Join our live chat on Monday 8 September 12 - 1pm BST to discuss the role of companies and consumers in protecting forests
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3 Sep 2014: Vast network of rivers, lakes and mountains in Finland, Sweden and Norway at risk from being exploited for rare earth and other minerals
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Guardian Professional,
25 Aug 2014:
A new species of snail is believed only to exist in a limestone quarry mined by cements giant Lafarge, Tony Juniper challenges the company to protect it from extinction
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16 Aug 2014:
Researchers in Wales are using cutting-edge techniques to catalogue species from tiny sections of genetic material, writes Nicola Davis
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14 Aug 2014:
GrrlScientist: A recently published study finds that competition for ecological niches limits the evolution of new species. Further, this study finds that speciation rate slows or even stops as available ecological niches fill up.
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1 Aug 2014:
Arachnids are essential for biodiversity and we are only starting to understand the medical and scientific benefits they could bring
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1 Aug 2014:
George Monbiot's recent article criticised the natural capital agenda as "gobbledygook" and a "road to ruin". We asked a selection of experts whether they agree
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28 Jul 2014: A plan to reintroduce native species battles with a mesquite known as 'the mad one' planted by a maharajah in the 1930s
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25 Jul 2014:
New 'light touch' rules on bank's $50bn annual lending have been gutted to remove protections, watchdogs claim
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24 Jul 2014: George Monbiot: The failure of the markets hasn't stopped the rise of the gobbledygook-filled Nature Capital Agenda. We can
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22 Jul 2014: Australian science scheme to run for three more years after government and BHP Billiton each contribute $6m
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22 Jul 2014:
Five times a year Bush Blitz expeditions document and map Australian plants and animals. From the wilds of Tasmania to the scorched interior, the program pinpoints the habitats of different species. To date, researchers have documented more than 20,000 known species as well as 700 new species.
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26 Jun 2014: Guardian Australia: Forty camera traps capture shots of previously unknown wallaby, giant-eared mouse and shrew-like marsupial
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15 Jun 2014: Editorial: Offsetting schemes to replace habitat lost to development need to be rigorously monitored
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8 Jun 2014:
A new report shows a direct link between disappearing habitats and the loss of languages. One in four of the world's 7,000 spoken tongues is now at risk of falling silent for ever as the threat to cultural biodiversity grows
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