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The Ecologist]]></title>
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 <title><![CDATA[How rhino horn poaching fuels criminal gangs in UK and Europe]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 10:09 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Rhino poaching hits record high as criminal gangs target museums and exhibitions in UK and Europe to cash in on lucrative trade]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/natural_world/1367651/the_global_cost_of_chinas_destruction_of_the_roof_of_the_world.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[The global cost of China's destruction of the 'roof of the world']]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 08:13 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[China's least talked about crime against Tibet is the damage to the Tibetan plateau: dams, deforestation, mining, poaching and the dumping of nuclear waste. And it is impacting on all of us]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/natural_world/1341070/activists_return_to_defend_tasmanias_forests_as_logging_resumes.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Activists return to defend Tasmania's forests as logging resumes]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:32 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[An agreement that would end 30 years of verbal, and often physical, confrontation over the future of the forests in the Australian state of Tasmania is teetering on the edge of collapse. Ollie Milman reports]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/natural_world/1184638/cetaceans_under_siege_as_manmade_perils_blight_the_oceans.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Cetaceans under siege as man-made perils blight the oceans]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:28 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Whales, dolphins and porpoises have no respite from oil and chemicals, fishing nets, shipping, noise pollution and a host of other dangers brought about by man's unrelenting destruction of the oceans, says Anthony Wall ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/natural_world/1162609/how_ecologging_and_livestock_grazing_can_protect_uks_natural_landscape.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[How eco-logging and livestock grazing can protect UK's natural landscape]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:14 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[A web of environmental, economic and social forces have shaped UK landscapes for years. Environmental awareness has slowed encroachment on natural areas, but serious threats persist. Is it time for a fresh approach?]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/natural_world/1152619/is_there_room_for_wildlife_as_africa_grapples_with_development.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Is there room for wildlife as Africa grapples with development?    ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:36 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[How poaching for the illegal wildlife trade, intensive farming, climate change and population growth all threaten Africa's unique wildlife     ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/natural_world/1139355/the_conservation_quandary_can_wildlife_ngos_save_africas_animals.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[The conservation quandary: can wildlife NGOs save Africa's animals? ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:57 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Conservation is a huge industry in Africa but wildlife populations across the continent are declining. So why isn't it working?]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/natural_world/1092581/tourism_has_a_negative_impact_on_laos_wildlife.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Tourism has a negative impact on Laos' wildlife  ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:14 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Tourists eager to try exotic meat and buy wildlife souvenirs in Laos are helping destroy the country's natural heritage. The consequences for both people and environment are worrying, reports Dawn Starin<br/> <br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/natural_world/1039065/red_squirrels_under_siege_as_conservation_groups_suffer_financial_squeeze.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Red squirrels under siege as conservation groups suffer financial squeeze   ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 10:03 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[In the second of our 'wildlife at risk' series, Sam Campbell reports how habitat loss, disease and funding cuts leave the iconic red squirrel facing a bleak future]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/natural_world/1027590/endgame_for_polar_bears_as_arctic_habitat_melts_away.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Endgame for polar bears as Arctic habitat melts away ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:49 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The recent polar bear attack in Norway is the latest reminder that time is running out for these iconic mammals, with runaway climate change and habitat loss. Gavin Haines reports]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/natural_world/995647/how_the_boom_in_climbing_biking_and_sailing_is_costing_the_earth.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[How the boom in climbing, biking and sailing is costing the earth]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:50 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[In the first of a two-part sport and environment special, Isabella Kaminski reports on how habitat damage, waste, nanotechnology and persistent organic pollutants are increasingly linked to our favourite outdoor pursuits ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/natural_world/959809/chemical_companies_misleading_gardeners_over_toxic_pesticides.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Chemical companies 'misleading' gardeners over toxic pesticides       ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:38 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Despite a surge of interest in organic gardening, green fingered consumers continue to favour toxic chemicals to combat pests. But are they being exploited by clever marketing and inaccurate labelling? Sarah Bentley investigates      ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/natural_world/925054/britains_rainforests_in_danger_as_gardeners_love_affair_with_peat_continues.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA['Britain's rainforests' in danger as gardeners love affair with peat continues]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:35 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[While the proposed sell off of UK forests attracted a chorus of criticism, the destruction of peat bogs continues almost unnoticed. Sam Campbell reports from current flashpoint Chat Moss, near Manchester<br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/natural_world/822460/why_invasive_plants_are_the_second_biggest_threat_to_biodiversity_after_habitat_loss.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Why invasive plants are the 'second biggest threat to biodiversity' after habitat loss]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:06 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[As experts gather in London for a major conference addressing the often overlooked threat of invasive species to biodiversity, Carrie Madren gets a briefing from those on the frontline in the battle against 'pest plants'  ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/natural_world/772252/the_great_wolf_debate_hunt_them_down_or_let_them_flourish.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[The great wolf debate: hunt them down or let them flourish?  ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:01 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Long a symbol of the US wilderness - and a totem for the environmental movement - wolves are now the focus of a bitter conflict between those who want to increase the species' numbers and those that want to kill them  ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/natural_world/803808/how_one_young_activist_is_challenging_the_oil_industry_over_great_bear_rainforest_pipeline.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[How one young activist is challenging the oil industry over Great Bear Rainforest pipeline]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:34 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[A remarkable young environmentalist is standing in the way of a controversial Canadian oil pipeline which campaigners fear could become the next Exxon-Valdez or Deepwater Horizon disaster. Eric Keen reports   ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/natural_world/724881/revealed_how_demand_for_shark_fin_soup_fuels_bloody_harvest.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Revealed: how demand for shark fin soup fuels bloody harvest]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:02 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[As Gordon Ramsay tackles shark finning as part of Channel 4's Big Fish Fight, Nick Kettles investigates how the increasing popularity of fin soup is leading to the massacre of millions of sharks globally    ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/natural_world/710065/bonaire_the_last_healthy_coral_reef_in_the_caribbean.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Bonaire: the last healthy coral reef in the Caribbean]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 18:48 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Over the past 30 years, the Caribbean’s corals have been decimated by overfishing, disease and pollution. Last Summer’s heat spell raises the question: can the remaining corals survive global warming? The answer may lie in Bonaire, home to the region’s healthiest corals]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/natural_world/654051/will_historic_deal_to_protect_canadas_mighty_boreal_forest_work.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Will historic deal to protect Canada's mighty boreal forest work? ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:14 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The unprecedented Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement will, if all goes to plan, preserve vast swathes of the country's pristine wilderness. But as environmentalists and the logging industry begin to roll the initiative out, there are claims that not everything is as it should be, reports Christopher Pala ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/natural_world/595379/futurescapes_how_a_shropshire_land_manager_rewrote_the_conservation_rulebook.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA['Futurescapes': how a Shropshire land manager rewrote the conservation rulebook]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:52 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[With a new coalition government the opportunities for fresh thinking about managing the UK countryside are vast, reports Dan Box. And the Stiperstones nature reserve is providing plenty of inspiration...    ]]></description>
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