Polar bears tracked in Arctic study by Amstrup team
Biologist Steve Amstrup leads a field mission over the Beaufort Sea to tag, weigh, and sample polar bears. The effort aims to establish baseline population data amid risks, costs, and dangerous conditions, with Alaska hosts of 3000 to 5000 bears and global totals 25,000 to 40,000.
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Japan pledges environmental aid boost at summit
Japan plans nearly 1.5 billion dollars yearly for five years for environmental programs, a 500 million increase, while the United States expects a 66 percent rise to about 830 million next year. Prime Minister Miyazawa stayed in Tokyo for a parliamentary debate and transmitted a taped speech that was not shown. The Group of 77 pressed for concrete aid timetables as Europe agreed in principle to boost development funding but without a deadline.
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Rio Earth Summit Teeters Between Progress and Doubt
The Rio Earth Summit aimed to place environmental concerns in global affairs and shape a new economic order for the South. Agreements on global warming and biodiversity emerged, but enforceable action remained uncertain and wealthier nations were pressed for funding.
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Plants on the hike reveal native finds in Lorain County
Thompson wants Bissell to assess Black River flood plain lands bought by Metro parks and advise on habitat preservation. He notes mowing every three years and pond water level changes can shape plant communities. Bissell sees many undocumented pockets of diversity in Lorain County with new finds like skunk cabbage and a sedge never recorded there before.
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