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Paperitalo Environmental News ( Last updated Monday, December 10, 2018 5:06 pm EST)

Smelling the forest not the trees: Why animals are better at sniffing complex smells Prof Nowotny, Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange in the University of Sussex's School of Engineering and Informatics, sampling the complex smell of a glass of red wine. Credit: University of Sussex/Stuart Robinson. Animals are much better … Monday, December 10, 2018 5:17 pm EST

Predicting disease emergence from forest fragmentation A map of the predicted hotspots of pandemic disease emergence. Credit: Massey University A Massey University team has developed new ways of predicting disease-hot spots, created by humans changing the environment, to help identify where and how society … Monday, December 10, 2018 5:17 pm EST

Restored Bukit Piton can be model forest reserve Restored Bukit Piton can be model forest reserve Published on: Monday, December 10, 2018 Lahad Datu: The reforestation and rehabilitation of Bukit Piton Forest Reserve, previously known as Northern Ulu Segama Forest Reserve, can be made as the model … Monday, December 10, 2018 5:17 pm EST

‘Aarey was never shown as a forest in our records’ N V Rathod in his office. (Express photo by Dilip Kagda) After a fire in a plot adjacent to Aarey Milk Colony, residents and activists have alleged the area was purposely set on fire to clear greenery for development and that it also engulfed some of … Monday, December 10, 2018 5:17 pm EST

UPDATE 1-Brazil's Bolsonaro names lawyer Salles as next environment minister (Adds information on future minister, opposition statement, background) By Marcelo Teixeira SAO PAULO, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday tapped lawyer Ricardo de Aquino Salles to be his minister of environment, according … Monday, December 10, 2018 5:17 pm EST

Speed up implementation of cocoa and forest initiative – government urged Mr Dennis Acquah, a Project Manager at the Friends of the Earth Ghana, has called on the government to fast track the execution of the National Implementation Plan on the Cocoa and Forest Initiative. Mr Acquah said the implementation of the plan would … Monday, December 10, 2018 5:17 pm EST

Next election test of leadership on climate and the environment The next election could shape up as an important contest for centrist voters who consider climate and environmental concerns as a test of leadership according to leading social researcher Rebecca Huntley. Huntley says her work increasingly shows voters … Monday, December 10, 2018 5:17 pm EST

Planting the seeds: Exploring the benefits of forest schooling Waituna West kids have gone back to the wild with a bush class that has taken them out of their comfort zone. Carly Thomas spent a morning with them. Two adults are being led through a bush path by two under fives. It is clear who is in charge and a … Monday, December 10, 2018 5:17 pm EST

Speed up implementation of cocoa and forest initiative, Govt urged By Julius K. Satsi, GNA Accra, Dec.7, GNA - Mr Dennis Acquah, a Project Manager at the Friends of the Earth Ghana, has called on the government to fast track the execution of the National Implementation Plan on the Cocoa and Forest Initiative. Mr Acquah … Monday, December 10, 2018 5:17 pm EST

Minister: Probe Aarey forest fire Kadam said that chopped trees had been found in the area where the fire erupted and there was suspicion that the incident could have been pre-planned. Mumbai: Environment minister Ramdas Kadam has demanded a probe into the massive fire which broke out … Monday, December 10, 2018 5:17 pm EST