http://ssla.oneworld.net/article/archive/2737 sh_SH SEE Portal - Southern Slavic - SEE Portal/South Slavic/Topics/Okolis/Biodiverzitet Nepal's rare rhino falling prey to poachers http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160773/1/2737 The rare one-horned rhinoceros in Nepal is on a steady decline due to rampant poaching. The endangered species, also found in northeastern India, is highly prized for its horns considered to have aphrodisiac qualities, say wildlife experts. Humans wiping out wildlife http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160595/1/2737 The world's wildlife is undergoing a steady decline due to human activities, according to latest data compiled by the Zoological Society of London. The findings reveal governments failing to reduce the current rate of biodiversity loss, and climate change as a grave new threat to species. UN sets new target of 7 billion trees http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160570/1/2737 As part of the Billion Tree Campaign, United Nations Environment Programme has set a new goal of planting 7 billion trees by the end of 2009. The campaign strongly encourages individuals, civil society networks and governments to plant indigenous trees that are appropriate to the local environment. Throwing the baby out with the bath-water http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160523/1/2737 David Dickson, Director, SciDev.Net, presents the critique of a recent report on the future of modern agriculture. Even as we fight the current needs of a hungry world in an environmentally sustainable way, the contributions of science and technology deserve recognition and not merely blame, he asserts. Mining endangers caves in north-east India http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160461/1/2737 The natural caves of Meghalaya's Jaintia hills are a rich repository of climate change taking place over a million years. Indiscriminate coal mining and unsuitable extraction techniques are now imperiling the biodiversity of this archaeological heritage.