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30 January

• Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts: Media Release – Grassroots Support Protects Tassie Habitat
  An island refuge in Tasmania’s Huon River will now be added to Australia’s National Reserve System – our nation’s most secure way of protecting native habitat. Environment Minister Peter Garrett and Member for Franklin Julie Collins today launched the Tasmanian Land Conservancy’s Egg Islands Reserve in Franklin, 45 kilometres south west of Hobart. Mr Garrett said the Australian Government provided $200,000 to help establish the reserve, with hundreds of donors from around Australia pitching in to donate the rest.

• Leading scientists from all over the world call for immediate action to stop ocean acidification
  More than 150 leading marine scientists from 26 countries are calling for immediate action by policymakers to reduce CO2 emissions sharply so as to avoid widespread and severe damage to marine ecosystems from ocean acidification. They issued this warning in the Monaco Declaration, released on 30 January. The scientists note that ocean acidification is already detectable, that it is accelerating. They caution that its negative socio-economic impacts can only be avoided by limiting future atmospheric CO2 levels.

23 January

• Sharing Successes. Article by Alex MacLennan
  During the past year, your support has enabled Conservation International to protect people, species and landscapes across the world. As we look toward a new year, we know that many challenges remain before us, but that by working together we can turn the environmental tide for our families, our children and the irreplaceable biological diversity that makes our world complete.

• Rainforest Alliance’s SmartWood Program Certifies Largest Forestry Group to FSC Standards
  The Rainforest Alliance's SmartWood program announced today its certification of the largest forest management group ever to be certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' Managed Forest Law (MFL) group of family forest landowners has the most landowners of any single certified group, with over 40,000 privately-owned forest parcels. "This is a significant achievement," said David Bubser, SmartWood regional manager for the Rainforest Alliance. "Demonstrating that certified responsible forestry on private land is within practical reach on a large and meaningful scale is truly a milestone for the forestry community and sets the stage for others to follow."

• Namibia Seals the Deal Making Sperrgebiet a National Park
  Namibians have made it to the end of the long journey to establish the Sperrgebiet National Park, a 2.6 million-hectare protected area that is the largest single-area proclamation in Africa in the past 20 years. If Namibian conservationists have their way, the development will be a stepping stone toward a multi-nation coastal protected area. The Sperrgebiet, a portion of the Succulent Karoo biodiversity hotspot that runs along the southwestern part of the Namibian coast, has been largely under the control of the mining industry for the past 100 years, and its designation of the area as off-limits to most people kept much of it pristine.

• Don’t wait to produce renewable energy sustainably, urges IUCN
  A hands-on guide to producing bioenergy without harming the environment was launched today by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to coincide with the World Future Energy summit in Abu Dhabi.

• Conservation International: The Foja Mountains Expedition
  Our first expedition to the Foja Mountains of Indonesia revealed a treasure trove of new species. This second time we came back with even more. Explore the Foja Mountains with us.

22 January

• 2009: Year of the Gorilla (YoG)
  Dr. Jane Goodall as the official campaign patron
  The UNEP Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), the UNEP/UNESCO Great Ape Survival Partnership (GRASP) and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) have joined hands to declare 2009 the Year of the Gorilla (YoG). Gorillas and great apes in general play a key role in maintaining the health and diversity of tropical forests, which people depend upon. They disperse seeds throughout the forests, for example, and create light gaps in the forest canopy which allow seedling to grow and replenish the ecosystem. A reduction in ape numbers is a sign that the forests are being used unsustainably.

19 January

• Spreading the message of conservation
  The Weeramantry International Centre for Peace Education (WICPER) conducted a four day residential workshop in association with the Sri Lanka National Commission for UNESCO, the South Asia Co operative Environment Program (SACEP) and the Public Diplomacy Section of the American Centre on inculcating in the minds of the young that “We are all trustees for the future and not the owners of the earth’s resources but only stewards and custodians for future generations.” Outstanding students nominated by the Vice Chancellors of universities participated in the programme. A video message from the founder of the World Future Council and the Right Livelihood Award –Alternative Nobel Prize, winner Jacob Von Uexkull set out in detail our obligations to the environment and to future generations.

14 January

• CVA Monthly e-News: January Conservation Volunteers e-News
  Conservation Volunteers e-News is the monthly email newsletter that is filled with information about upcoming conservation projects, nature holidays, opportunities to volunteer overseas and special offers.

13 January

• “Heritage Forest” ONF Project (France)
  The project “Forest Heritage” attempts to develop a shared proposal (elect positions, associations, socio-professional, and users) of valuation and management of the forest in different emblematic sites. Among the 1,427 forests of public property, some have indeed a strong notoriety or a recognized heritage value: they must become the models of a policy of excellence of sustainable management of the forest, their landscape and biodiversity dimension, its economic and territorial function, its social atmosphere.

5 January

• PDF Tribute to Dian FOSSEY by Maria Susana PATARO (Argentina)