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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:31:09 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Nature &amp; Biodiversity</title><link>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/nature-biodiversity/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:17:51 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-GB</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>Singapore Biodiversity Encyclopedia Launched</title><category>Biodiversity</category><category>Biodiversity</category><category>Biological Sciences</category><category>Encyclopedia</category><category>NUS</category><category>Singapore</category><category>Sustainable Development</category><dc:creator>Gaia Discovery</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:36:24 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/nature-biodiversity/singapore-biodiversity-encyclopedia-launched.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">223911:8609009:12306692</guid><description><![CDATA[Spearheaded by NUS researchers, Singapore's first ever biodiversity encyclopedia is published, covering over 200 years of Singapore's rich natural history]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/nature-biodiversity/rss-comments-entry-12306692.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>New Species Discovery in Papua New Guinea Remote Mountains</title><category>Biodiversity</category><category>Conservation International</category><category>New Species Discovery</category><category>Papua New Guinea</category><category>ants</category><category>damselflies</category><category>frogs</category><category>katydids</category><dc:creator>Web Wizard</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 04:45:52 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/nature-biodiversity/new-species-discovery-in-papua-new-guinea-remote-mountains.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">223911:8609009:9626252</guid><description><![CDATA[Some 200 news species of animals and plants, including an orange spider, a jabbing spiny-legged katydid (bush cricket) and a minute long-nosed frog, have been discovered in Papua New Guinea's remote jungle-clad mountains.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/nature-biodiversity/rss-comments-entry-9626252.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Gulf of Mexico Environmental Disaster: A Subsea Blowout Not Oil Spill, And Other Hard Facts</title><dc:creator>Gaia Discovery</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:08:30 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/nature-biodiversity/gulf-of-mexico-environmental-disaster-a-subsea-blowout-not-o.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">223911:8609009:8361621</guid><description><![CDATA[What happened in the Gulf was a subsea blowout. There is a world of difference between a spill and a blowout, says George H.Croy, who also points out other facts missed by most critics.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/nature-biodiversity/rss-comments-entry-8361621.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>How The Threatened Species Rafflesia Grows</title><dc:creator>Gaia Discovery</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 04:08:48 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/nature-biodiversity/how-the-threatened-species-rafflesia-grows.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">223911:8609009:7637130</guid><description><![CDATA[Rafflesia was first discovered in the Indonesian rainforest by a guide working for Dr. Joseph Arnold in 1818.  So far, 27 species has been found of the plant that was named after Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, who headed the team which discovered the unique plant.  They can only be found in southeastern Asia, particularly Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, and the Philippines.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/nature-biodiversity/rss-comments-entry-7637130.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Responsible Management of Geoparks and Geotourism: Second Global Geotourism Conference</title><dc:creator>Gaia Discovery</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 14:34:56 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/nature-biodiversity/responsible-management-of-geoparks-and-geotourism-second-glo.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">223911:8609009:7595943</guid><description><![CDATA[Geologists, eco-tourism operators and academics from 13 countries at the conference offered concepts, shared success stories and related challenges faced in geotourism.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/nature-biodiversity/rss-comments-entry-7595943.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Saving Tarsier From Extinction due to Deforestation, Illegal Logging</title><dc:creator>Gaia Discovery</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:47:05 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/nature-biodiversity/saving-tarsier-from-extinction-due-to-deforestation-illegal.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">223911:8609009:6651741</guid><description><![CDATA[The Philippines tarsier is under threat due to deforestation and other factors.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/nature-biodiversity/rss-comments-entry-6651741.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Why Biodiversity Is Important: Sustaining Ecosystems with Ecological Diversity and Genetic Diversity</title><dc:creator>Gaia Discovery</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:15:44 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/nature-biodiversity/why-biodiversity-is-important-sustaining-ecosystems-with-eco.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">223911:8609009:6521457</guid><description><![CDATA[Biodiversity – coined from biological diversity – is most often thought of as the variety of organisms on earth. 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