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Borneo’s Forests Face Dire Future from Global Warming

January 14, 2013
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Already wracked by extensive deforestation and forest degradation, the future looks grim for Borneo’s tropical rainforests, reports a new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences. Combining historical records with field observations and global climate models Tomo’omi Kumagai and Amilcare Porporato of Duke University find that an sharp increase in drought...

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Anwar Ibrahim States as Prime Minister He Will Shelve Controversial Plans for Mega-dams on the Baram River

January 9, 2013
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MARUDI: Polls in Malaysia are due to be held before April 2013 when the current government’s five-year term will end.  The Malaysian opposition leader and potential future Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, has recently made a public statement very significant to Sarawak’s indigenous peoples.  During a gathering at Marudi, a town on...

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