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Papua New Guinea gets first conservation area

It's a country where tribal divisions and allegiances are deep-seated and has more than 700 native tongues, but with the help of conservation groups local communities and the government of Papua New Guinea have come together to create the country's first national conservation area.

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What could be more powerful than the tears of a Native American Indian?

New species found in Colombian forests

A recent scientific expedition in Colombia's mountainous Darien region has unearthed 10 new species of amphibians, an environmental organization said.

Fortune: Corporate ties bedevil green groups

Some environmentalists attack bottled water. Not Conservation International, a Virginia-based nonprofit that aims to protect the earth's biodiversity.

Asian countries move to save coral reefs

Six Asian countries are considering proposals to protect the Coral Triangle, one of the world's richest marine areas, from pollution and harmful fishing. The proposals include charging beneficiaries the cost of conserving the fragile ecosystem.

Time.com: The Last of the Tasmanian Devils (and Other Critters)

How habitat loss and degradation are driving down the numbers of thousands of mammalian species

Fortune: Green Gold?

The Bingham Canyon open-pit mine is the biggest hole dug by man anywhere in the world - about 2 1/2 miles long and nearly a mile deep, according to its owner, Kennecott Utah Copper. Miners have been digging copper, silver, and gold out of Bingham Canyon, just outside Salt Lake City, since 1906. These days huge trucks that cost up to $3 million each work around the clock, hauling about 450,000 tons of dirt out of the earth each day. More than 99% is waste. But by expending vast amounts of energy - the mine operates its own coal-fired power plant - Kennecott is able to extract an average of about 795 tons of copper, 12,000 troy ounces of silver, and 1,400 ounces of gold a day.

Fortune: Dell's plan to help save Earth

Dell is announcing Wednesday that it has become carbon neutral by turning out the lights in its offices, buying wind power and protecting endangered forests in Madagascar.

Time.com: Good News: Gorillas Thrive

Conservationists find 125,000 undiscovered western lowland gorillas in Africa, suggesting the species is safe

Report: Nearly half world's primates face extinction

Almost 50 percent of the world's primates are in danger of extinction, according to a report from an international conservation group that cites habitat destruction and hunting as the two greatest threats.

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