Daily Archives: July 8, 2014

Satellite Reveals Indonesia’s Fast Dwindling Forests

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Satellite images have found that Indonesia’s ancient forests, a treasure of biodiversity and also a buffer against climate change, have shrunk much faster than thought, scientists said. Between 2000 and 2012, Indonesia lost around 6.02 million hectares of primary forest, … Continue reading →

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Fossil of World’s Biggest-ever Flying Bird discovered

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Science Daily reports  that scientists have identified the fossilized remains of an extinct giant bird that could be the biggest flying bird ever found. read here

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