h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

~~~*Louis Armstrong croons sweetly about a wonderful world.

heres some links from recent postings to the notice board in a handy list. thanks to wazungu and case for thier postings, and please add lots more.

Check out the h2g2 article:

Trees of Time and Place http://www.h2g2.com/A454655

Or go directly to the Trees of Time and Place website: (URL removed by moderator)

Cultivating and propagating plants takes up little time, is easy, and makes a contribution that, in the case of a large and long-lived tree, can last for a thousand years or more!

if anyone wants a quick intro (with pictures) into some of this planets food, bio-diversity, and irresponsible TNC problems, check this link.

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Here are two more related sites. The first is "Green maps", a site for co-ordinating urban greening activities and dedicated to producing maps that show the links and interdependencies between "human" and "natural" areas:

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The second site is about environmental change. It has satellite images of regions taken some years apart to show the kind of changes that happen over time. It does not have a very strong "biodiversity" and ecological focus, but it is interesting all the same:

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Wazungus watering hole is a beautiful place to be...

http://www.h2g2.com/U123301

there are some environment and ethical consumer links there too.

Here are links about wildlife and nature conservation:

CRES - The Centre for the Reproduction of Endangered Species:
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This centre is part of the San Diego Zoo and it is geared towards the breeding of endangered animal species. There is interesting information about these species and news of positive programs.

The African Wildlife Foundation:
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News about conservation initiatives in Africa. They also publish very interesting online articles from their magazine, 'African Wildlife News'.

The Canadian Organization for Tropical Education and Rainforest Conservation:
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They operate from Canada and Costa Rica and have a programs geared towards research, education, ecotourism and rainforest conservation

Conservation International:
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Scientific programs, awareness-raising campaigns, economic initiatives, sustainable development. Check it out!

The Tapir Conservation Fund:
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They have a very large gallery with lots and lots of fascinating pictures of tapirs. If you don't know what a tapir is, it is a piglike creature related to horses and rhinos. Go have a look! These fellas are doing great work to help conserve these little-known creatures.

Info about the global extinction crisis:
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Endangered Species:
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Extinct Species:
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And lastly a page with lots and lots of links to conservation-related websites:

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Notice how the BBC has rendered my posting almost entirely useless!

Yes!

I wonder if I could ask one of the italics nicely to send me the posts via email, so I could make them into an article?

I'll see what I can do...

pj