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The Forum regularly posts news articles of interest here from a variety of sources and news outlets. You can check back here or view the most recent ones from the homepage. We also archive these articles here, for those doing research, with news going back to 2006. Use the menu on the right to explore the archived articles.

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Plastic Waste Causes Financial Damage of $13 Billion to Marine Ecosystems Each Year

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Plastic Waste Causes Financial Damage of US$13 Billion to Marine Ecosystems Each Year as Concern Grows over Microplastics

June 23, 2014
United Nations Environment Programme

Nairobi - Concern is growing over the threat that widespread plastic waste poses to marine life, with conservative estimates of the overall financial damage of...

Renewing our Relationship with the Earth

May / June 2014

Spirituality & Health

Interview with John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker

Interview by Sam Mowe

Read this article at:
http://www.journeyoftheuniverse.org/storage/Tucker_Grim_Interview.pdf

Fate of Iconic Species in the Balance as Key Wildlife Conservation Conference Countdown Commences

June 11, 2014
United Nations Environment Programme

Green Yatra Action Network Newsletter

June 2014

http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=7464c18007d8b27795cb0e8ed&id=d441d839aa&e=aa01df4122

United Nations Environment Assembly Newsletter

June 9, 2014

http://unep.org//unea/newsletter/newsletter-issue-02.html

From the Mountains to the Sea: investing in Haiti's environmental resources - a cause for optimism

Executive Director visited Haiti at the invitation of President Martelly to celebrate World Environment Day and to profile the country’s ecological potential as key elements for future growth and resilience.

United Nations Environment Programme
June 8, 2014

Review of Religion and Ecological Sustainability in China

James Miller, Dan Smyer Yu and Peter van der Veer, eds. 2014. Religion and Ecological Sustainability in China. New York: Routledge.

Review by Gene Anderson on Amazon.com
June 8, 2014

SAFCEI - South African Faith Communities Institute Newsletter

June 2014

http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=887c3de8b0&id=55b4104381&e=d85b57a294

Green Church Newsletter

June - July 2014

http://egliseverte-greenchurch.ca/green/index.php?option=com_acymailing&ctrl=archive&task=view&mailid=50&key=062330fdbe1782907c6da323be91f9e1...

176% Rise in Metal Prices, 260% Rise in Energy Prices Marks Era of Soaring Costs

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176% Rise in Metal Prices, 260% Rise in Energy Prices Marks Era of Soaring Costs as Resources Decline

New Resource Productivity Opportunities Can Save World up to US$3.7 Trillion Annually and Protect Future Economic Growth – Study by International Resource Panel

United Nations Environment Programme
June 7, 2014

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