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Partnerships for community-based ecotourism
Chalalan Ecolodge, in the Bolivian jungle five hours upriver from the town of Rurrenabaque, is a model project. It is far along in an experiment that partners indigenous communities with tourism businesses and nonprofit organizations to develop and operate successful ecotourism programs.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-31/s_9204.asp

World's farmers struggle with globalization issues
Iowa farmer Chris Petersen is one of many small and regional farmers in America and abroad struggling with complex issues of agricultural subsidies, global trade and environmental sustainability.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-31/s_11631.asp

U.S. scientist says anti-mad cow measure ignored
A U.S. scientist said Tuesday a simple treatment combining high pressure with heat could neutralize the proteins that cause mad cow disease, but federal officials had shown little interest in it.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-31/s_11638.asp

Senegal's traditional fishers watch foreigners haul in the catch
Senegalese fishers say that Western boats that have left depleted fishing grounds in the North Atlantic are now depleting African waters, leaving little for the locals.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-31/s_11632.asp

China working to bring water to its north
China has started building a new section of a multibillion-dollar project to bring water to Beijing and other parts of its dry north, the government says.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-31/s_11640.asp

Smithfield unit may rethink feed policy due to mad cow
The nation's largest pork producer said it uses ground up animal carcasses to feed its turkeys, but would review the practice if there was a "public outcry."
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-31/s_11636.asp

NSA slow to share info on Fort Meade cleanup
The National Security Agency has been reluctant to share information about environmental conditions on its property, much to the frustration of environmental groups and government regulators, activists say.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-31/s_11633.asp

Chinese herbalists laud U.S. ephedra decision
When U.S. regulators said they would ban the use of ephedra in weight-loss supplements they allowed an exemption for practitioners of Chinese medicine who have been using the herb for thousands of years to treat ailments ranging from asthma to fevers.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-31/s_11639.asp

NASA probe heads for close enounter with comet
After a five-year voyage of 2 billion miles NASA's spacecraft Stardust is finally nearing the climax of its mission: a close encounter with a comet to grab dust samples that could yield clues to the origins of the solar system.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-31/s_11637.asp

Court says Alaska can't add fish to protected lake
A U.S. federal appeals court said that national wildlife rules bar the stocking of salmon in a protected Alaskan lake, even if little harm comes from multiplying the fish.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-31/s_11635.asp

Today's Press Releases (Become an Affiliate)
Direct from non-profit environmental and educational organizations.

The Trust for Public Land:
TPL's 2003 Conservation Achievements

Open Space Institute:
Open Space Institute Acquires Estate That Was Home of First Castskills Fishing Club

University of North Carolina at Wilmington:
Shifting Baselines Releases Rotten Jellyfish Awards