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SCIENCE / NEWS Thu May 22, 2008 @ 8:22am neoform

BBC News -- Governments are being urged to agree measures for protecting open ocean and sea floor habitats at a major United Nations conservation meeting in Bonn. Argentina and Brazil are among the countries objecting to proposals put forward at the Convention on.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Wed Apr 23, 2008 @ 8:19am neoform

BBC News -- Gordon Brown has pledged to examine the impact of biofuels on world food prices, at a meeting with aid agencies, scientists, supermarkets and farmers. The prime minister said Britain had to be "selective" in supporting biofuels and change its approach.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Tue Mar 4, 2008 @ 8:25am neoform

BBC News -- Japan is looking for new supporters of its pro-whaling stance ahead of a major meeting on the future of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). A one-day seminar on Monday brought delegates from 12 developing countries, most of them not IWC members.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Mon May 28, 2007 @ 5:49pm neoform

BBC News -- Japan has hinted at significant compromise at the opening of the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Alaska. Deputy whaling commissioner Joji Morishita said Japan would consider abandoning proposals to hunt humpback whales i.. Read More