A BBC article published today reports on the declining biodiversity of tropical forests in Asia, Africa, and South America, and how ongoing degradation to forest and land outside of protected areas poses a grave threat to biodiversity in broader landscape areas.
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Published: 25 July 2012
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Date: 25 July 2011
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA (25 July 2011)- Community-based eco-tourism (CBET) among forest communities in Cambodia is now gaining popularity as the country gears up to meet its target of reaching the mark of 5.5 million international tourist arrivals by 2015.
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Date: 12 December 2012
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES (12 December 2012) – The next phase of Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) investments should expand the program into new areas such as multisector investments towards urban development, connecting remote areas with growth centers, and extending existing corridors into Myanmar, ministers attending the 18th GMS Ministerial Conference in Nanning, People’s Republic of China (PRC) said today in a joint statement.
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