U.S. SURPRISES CITES WITH SUPPORT OF IVORY TRADE

SANTIAGO, Chile, November 11, 2002 (ENS) - Members of the international nongovernmental coalition Species Survival Network were "shocked" to hear the United States offer a plan today that would allow for a renewed international commercial trade in stockpiled elephant ivory within the next three years.

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NEW HOPE FOR RENEWAL OF AFRICA'S DESERT MARGINS

NAIROBI, Kenya, November 11, 2002 (ENS) - Traditional, indigenous knowledge and modern land management techniques will be wedded in a new $50 million program to heal dying and degraded lands on the margins of Africa's deserts. These lands account for about five percent of Africa's` land area and are home to an estimated 22 million people.

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BOTSWANA DENIES DIAMONDS FORCED BUSHMEN OFF RESERVE

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, November 11, 2002 (ENS) - The Botswana government has denied that diamonds were behind the controversial relocation of the Basarwa bushmen from the Central Kgalagadi Game Reserve, and has accused British advocacy group Survival International of a "campaign of deception."

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DEADLY PARASITES INFECT DARWIN'S FAMOUS FINCHES

CAMBRIDGE, UK, November 11, 2002 (ENS) - Darwin's finches, made famous by Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, are facing a new threat. Parasitic fly larvae are feeding on nestling birds in Ecuador's Galapagos islands, BirdLife International is warning. BirdLife International is a global alliance of national conservation organizations of which the Ecuadorian Ornithological Foundation is a partner.

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS SERVICE AMERISCAN

Red Legged Frog Habitat Protections Overturned

Caviar Smuggler Headed for Prison

Anacapa Island Blanketed With Rat Poison

Researchers Look at Contaminants in Human Milk

Oil Contaminates Marsh 30 Years After Spill

Universities Fined for Hazwaste Violations

NIEHS Director Wins Public Health Award

Grant Funds New York City Environmental Education

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