A third of the planet’s 5,700 amphibian species are under threat of extinction, according to fifty of the world’s leading conservation experts who are calling for an urgent rescue mission to save frogs, newts and other amphibians. Up to 122 amphibian species have become extinct since 1980. Climate change, loss of habitat and infectious diseases … Read More
Day: July 7, 2006
The Race Is On To Grab World’s Last Oil Hotspots
The Guardian reports today that “money [is] no object as the big players grab what is left of a diminishing resource”, quoting the recent decision by Sinopec of China to pay $1bn for the right to explore for oil in deep water off Angola. This has “shocked” the west, “which fears it could be left … Read More