American Bird Conservancy (July 24, 2008) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a proposed decision that residues of carbofuran, a toxic pesticide that is used on a variety of crops, will no longer be allowed on food. This effectively means that carbofuran will have to be removed from the U.S. market, benefiting consumers and farm workers, as well as birds, which are frequently poisoned by the deadly chemical. Read more… (http://www.abcbirds.org/newsandreports/releases/080724.html)
Bio-Medicine (February 18, 2008) — Protected forest strips buffering rivers and streams of the Amazon rainforest should be significantly wider than the current legal requirement, according to pioneering new research by scientists at the University of East Anglia. This is the first wildlife study on remnant riparian tropical forest corridors. Read more… (http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-1/Amazon-corridors-far-too-narrow--warn-scientists-2255-1/)
American Bird Conservancy (February 12, 2008) - Ironically, in a push for a "greener" economy in Colombia, Brazil, Indonesia, and other countries, the demand for biofuels is accelerating tropical forest destruction, eliminating habitat and releasing their vital carbon store, thereby accelerating global warming. Read more... (http://www.abcbirds.org/newsandreports/information/080212birdcalls.html)
