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Yet it also includes two other factors: ecological diversity (the variety of ecosystems and ecological communities) and genetic diversity (the range of genetic differences found within and between species).]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-planet/rss-comments-entry-6521457.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Philippines braces for El Nino Phenomenon</title><dc:creator>Gaia Discovery</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:15:26 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-planet/philippines-braces-for-el-nino-phenomenon.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">223911:2215785:6443058</guid><description><![CDATA[Not too many Filipinos are aware that we are now experiencing the El Niño phenomenon, which will last until middle of 2010. This is the reason why the Department of Agriculture (DA) has already created a task force which would carry out mitigating measures to avert the adverse effects of the dry-spell on food production of the country.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-planet/rss-comments-entry-6443058.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Outcome of COP 15 in Copenhagen: A Review and Analysis</title><dc:creator>Gaia Discovery</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:27:53 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-planet/outcome-of-cop-15-in-copenhagen-a-review-and-analysis.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">223911:2215785:6442327</guid><description><![CDATA[Outcome of COP 15 in Copenhagen: A Review and Analysis By Saleemul Huq, Achala Chandani and Simon Anderson.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-planet/rss-comments-entry-6442327.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>President Horta: Let's Have An Asian Climate Change Summit</title><dc:creator>Gaia Discovery</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:13:41 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-planet/president-horta-lets-have-an-asian-climate-change-summit.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">223911:2215785:6432663</guid><description><![CDATA[The President of Timor Leste, Dr Jose Ramos-Horta told Gaia Discovery in an exclusive interview at his residence in Dili on 27 December 2009 that countries should get over the stalemate that strangled positive outcomes at the Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen in December 2009. 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