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The nation which is home to the world's largest marine protected area is also a key player in the marine ornamental industry.

Team Earth is an unprecedented public-private partnership committed to sustainability while, at the same time, maintaining global economic growth.

Joint project provides support for farmers to provide shade-grown coffee from the rainforests of El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve in Chiapas while protecting its environment.

Witnessing an emergence of bats from the maternity colony at Bracken Cave is an awesome experience that may soon be available to the public.

Doomsday vault, an offshoot of the ambitious international food crop variety conservation programme is celebrating its first anniversary.

Papua New Guinea is home to some rare and endemic species. The drawback to this date was lack of a suitable conservation reserve. The new National Park rectifies this.

DreamWorks Animation and McDonald's are hooking up to produce Kung Fu Panda-themed Happy Meals.

The Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS) has declared 2009 to be the 'Year of Science'.

Ecuador's "Oriente" is reputed to contain more diverse plant and animal life than any other jungle in the world. With its ratio of species per area, it ranks number one.

Around the world, bats provide vital services such as pollinating desert and tropical plants, eating insects, and helping to distribute seeds - but bats are in danger.

The Center for Biological Diversity reports that about 15,000 medicinal plants across the globe are at risk from habitat destruction, overharvesting, and big business.

This new edition of a classic text offers a guide to the incredible diversity of subtidal and intertidal plants and animals in the temperate coastal waters of Australia

Colorful frog is one of 24 new species found in world's largest undisturbed rainforest. Droughts and illegal gold mining may affect their continued existence.

Bats are coming out of the dark. Awareness of their pest control benefits and separating fact from fiction is leading to their acceptance and desirability as yard guests.

In an area rich with endemic and threatened species, a new owl has been added to the growing list of reasons to protect the endangered wildlife of this unique ecosystem.

Traditional healing methods based on local native plants have come back into use throughout the world while increasing land use is reducing botanical biodiversity.

Starbucks' immense popularity is partly the result of its integrated marketing communications initiatives. Lessons can be learned from Starbucks' marketing success.

Ample summer rains in many areas of the country is giving rise to large mosquito populations, making outdoor activities, especially at night, downright unpleasant.

Erecting a bat house involves many considerations, from habitat to location. Following some simple guidelines can help attract bats, nature's own natural pest control.

Controversial biologist Marc Van Roosmalen's discovery of two more species of titi monkey are another reason conservation groups call for better rainforest protection.

An inexpensive butane lighter can indicate the underground presence of invisible, odorless carbon dioxide and can help cavers avoid death by asphyxiation.

The Colbert Report's satirical pseudo-conservative host Stephen Colbert has inspired experts, fans-- and himself-- to name objects animate or inanimate after him.

President Bharrat Jagdeo is willing to exchange supervision of environmentally sound rainforest usage for economic incentives to help Guyana's impoverished people.

Krabi, Thailand's tropical paradise, is home to stunning beaches, Phang Nga Bay and Maya Beach the best known. Now Koh Yao Islands emerge into the limelight to join them.

Ten years after reintroduction, captive-born black and white ruffed lemurs doing well. Madagascar continues to work on protecting habitat and reducing illegal poaching.

Every summer evening, millions of bats emerge from Devil's Sinkhole near Rocksprings, Texas. Guided tours of the phenomenon being at the Rocksprings visitor center.

The drug lords of Cambodia are operating in the rainforests of Cambodia procuring raw material for Ecstasy, causing irreparable damage to the rainforests in the process.

750,000 pregnant Mexican free-tail bats arrive in Austin in March and give birth in June. Their spectacular nightly emergence draws droves of tourists through October.

Endangered primate conservation specialists use the list to raise awareness and to monitor progress in each species' recovery. Five species are only recently discovered.

In order to offset the effects of the global credit crunch on businesses, some US companies are using more and unconventional ads to keep exiting customers and win more.

The biosphere that supports all human activity has been valued at $33 trillion and yet most balance sheets ignore this asset.

Find great teaching tools that can introduce children to bats through observation, online resources, and children's books.

Chalalán, located in the Amazon, is Bolivia's first eco-tourist venture run by an indigenous group, the Quechua-Tacana community of San José de Uchupiamonas.

The five member band Pearl Jam, in addition to providing musical entertainment, are activists donating their free time and money to environmental issues.

Originally started in Seattle, Starbucks has risen to be the largest coffeehouse in the world. They offer over 30 kinds of coffee and other drinks, foods and merchandise.