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CONSERVATION RESULTS






Waves of Deforestation Ripple Across East Africa






Imagine waves of forest degradation advancing like ripples in a pond; that's


exactly what has happened across 75 miles in East Africa in just 14 years.


Scientists from 12 organizations in Europe, Africa and the U.S. recently


demonstrated that forest exploitation begins with the removal of the most


valuable products first, such as timber for export, followed by the extraction


of less valuable products, such as low value timber and charcoal. More findings


from this report.


http://wwf.worldwildlife.org/site/R?i=jU5GJKOaiYwR82Ex0X38MQ..






More on Forests

- Why forests are vital to life on Earth


http://wwf.worldwildlife.org/site/R?i=GkgFa8YX9UqJO3_jRup0zw..


- What you can do for forests


http://wwf.worldwildlife.org/site/R?i=_7rz4cM4McYSzfq-bDkfHQ..


- The 2,900 miles of Coastal East Africa


http://wwf.worldwildlife.org/site/R?i=Z5engM4ZfPiiJAD_l7FMLQ..










Major Victory for Arctic






WWF's long campaign to protect Alaska's Arctic seas and coastlines from oil and


gas development won a major victory at the end of July when a federal court put


a hold on recent leases that would have opened up the Chukchi Sea to new


drilling. Read more about this important win for the species and communities


along Alaska's North Slope.


http://wwf.worldwildlife.org/site/R?i=hJ2mC_GOpmodsCS9-FMUtg..