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Posts Tagged ‘Korea’
Conservation, Politics, Wildlife & Flora, Apr 20th, 2012,
The demilitarized zone that makes up the borderlands dividing North and South Korea is an unlikely (and unintentional) wildlife reserve. The DMZ is home to many species that are extinct on the remainder of the Korean peninsula. Full of landmines and guarded by armed soldiers from both the north and south, the area is obviously unwelcoming to human visitors. But this has allowed the forest to grow and wildlife to thrive for nearly 70 years. The rest of Korea is a different story: international competition over the country’s resources and a 40-year Japanese occupation stripped and devastated the peninsula. What…
Tags: DMZ, Korea, wildlife
Climate Change, Apr 9th, 2012,
Will the youth of China and Brazil lead the way in the new environmental ‘Great Leap Forward’ while British and American young people languish in egomaniacal tweets and preposterous dreams of stardom, not giving two cares about the future of the planet? A recent survey by the Carbon Trust attempts to measure concern about CO2 and climate change in young populations around the world – and the results may surprise you. The scope of the survey focuses on the awareness and consumer values of young adults in 6 different countries on 5 continents – The US, UK, China, South Korea,…
Tags: Brazil, Carbon Trust, China, Climate change, Korea, survey, UK, USA, young, youth
Nature, Videos & Documentaries, Wildlife & Flora, May 15th, 2010,
Demilitarized Zone is sometimes referred to as Korea’s ‘accidental paradise’; a 155-mile (249 km) long buffer zone between North and South Korea’s heavily militarized borders. CNN Eco Solutions follows some local wildlife enthusiasts as they search for tigers in the DMZ. Tigers are generally believed to be extinct in Korea, but the DMZ offers a uniquely peaceful and human-free environment for native wildlife, including rare birds, water deer, and perhaps even endangered bear and leopard populations. So perhaps there are tigers hiding in this unintentional wildlife sanctuary. CNN Eco Solutions reports: The chief eco-warrior is Sun Nam “Tiger” Lim. (In…
Tags: CNN, DMZ, eco-warrior, endangered, extinct, Korea, tiger, wildlife, woods
Nature, Videos & Documentaries, Wildlife & Flora, May 9th, 2010,
‘Tell me, is there another jungle beyond the forbidden zone?’ queries Charlton Heston in the classic Cold War era science fiction film Planet of the Apes. Well one forbidden zone and Cold War relic, which still remains, is actually a jungle of sorts. The Korean Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ, has unintentionally become a wildlife sanctuary. An area stretching 155 miles (249 km) long, the DMZ is a buffer zone between the heavily militarized borders of North and South Korea, keeping it almost entirely free of humans. The lack of people – combined with the rich geographical diversity of the zone…
Tags: CNN, Cold War, DMZ, Korea, Korean, wildlife
Climate Change, Politics, Apr 23rd, 2010,
The Gates Foundation is a philanthropic organization founded by Bill and Melinda Gates with the principal aims of improving healthcare, fighting poverty and improving education. It has an endowment of over $30 billion (€22.5bn/₤19.5bn). On Thursday the foundation announced that it would contribute $30 million (€22.5m/₤19.5m) to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program, an international fund set up to aid for farmers in the developing world. From an AFP report: The fund was first discussed at the G8 meeting in L’Aquila, Italy last year, where 14 wealthy nations committed to contributing some 22 billion dollars to invest in agriculture…
Tags: agriculture, bill, Canada, countries, farmers, foundation, fund, funding, G8, Gates, Korea, Melinda, philanthropists, poor
