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Year of the Panda

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China's central government has taken an initiative to enhance the population of panda by increasing the number of reserves and banning logging of natural forests. Pandas might be taken off the International Union for the Conversation of Nature and Natural Resource's (IUCN's) Red List of endangered species, as their population is increasing steadily.

Author: Guo, Jerry
Publisher: Scientist Inc.
Publication Name: The Scientist
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0890-3670
Year: 2007
Demographic aspects, Protection and preservation, Giant panda, Wilderness survival, Natural resource policy

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The green wall of China

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China is planning to plant trees in 35 million hectares by 2050, which is the world's largest reforestation campaign, in order to control erosion. Though, Beijing will continue to suffer sandstorms despite these antidesertification campaigns.

Author: Guo, Jerry
Publisher: Scientist Inc.
Publication Name: The Scientist
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0890-3670
Year: 2007
Management dynamics, Management, Environmental policy, Control, Company business management, Desertification, Reforestation, Erosion control

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A summer of statues

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The article discusses the earlier view that settlers on Easter Island led to the destruction of the lush-tropical forests and concluded that rodents were responsible for the destruction.

Author: Guo, Jerry
Publisher: Scientist Inc.
Publication Name: The Scientist
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0890-3670
Year: 2007
Chile, Science & research, Oceania, Research, Environmental aspects, Human beings, Human-environment interactions, Natural resources, Easter Island, Rain forests, Human settlements

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