http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Conservation_of_ResourcesFind stories, videos, and photos about Conservation of Resources from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:52:18 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/europe/10/13/pictet.photos.shortlist.2009/tztop.pictet.fullset.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Conservation_of_Resources14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Conservation of Resources from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/13/pictet.photos.shortlist.2009/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/13/pictet.photos.shortlist.2009/index.html#cnnSTCTextLast year's inaugural Prix Pictet photography award for environmental sustainability produced a stunning shortlist of photos.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/09/22/climate.forests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/09/22/climate.forests/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe world's tropical forests are disappearing, and one reason is simple economics: People, companies and governments earn more by logging, mining or farming places such as the Amazon jungle than by conserving them.Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/16/cnnheroes.erika.vohman/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/16/cnnheroes.erika.vohman/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the rain forests of Central America grows the nutrient-rich Maya nut. The marble-sized seed can be prepared to taste like mashed potatoes, chocolate or coffee. To those who stumble upon the nuts on the ground, they're free for the taking.Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/borneo.orangutan.new.population/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/borneo.orangutan.new.population/index.html#cnnSTCTextConservationists have found a new population of orangutans in a steep, mountainous corner of Indonesia -- a discovery that significantly adds to the number of the endangered red-haired primates.Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/07/rivers.endangered.list/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/07/rivers.endangered.list/index.html#cnnSTCTextRivers are the arteries of our infrastructure. Flowing from highlands to the sea, they breathe life into ecosystems and communities.Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/01/dolphins.irrawaddy.delta.bangladesh/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/01/dolphins.irrawaddy.delta.bangladesh/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Irrawaddy, one of the world's rarest species of freshwater dolphins, have been found in surprisingly large numbers deep in the waterlogged jungles of Bangladesh.Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/03/30/python.patrol/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/03/30/python.patrol/index.html#cnnSTCTextJuan Lopez reads meters with one eye and looks for snakes with the other. Lopez is a member of the "Python Patrol," a team of utility workers, wildlife officials, park rangers and police trying to keep Burmese pythons from gaining a foothold in the Florida Keys.Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/03/eco.papuaconservation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/03/eco.papuaconservation/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's a country where tribal divisions and allegiances are deep-seated and has more than 700 native tongues, but with the help of conservation groups local communities and the government of Papua New Guinea have come together to create the country's first national conservation area.Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:05:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/03/eco.denseliving/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/03/eco.denseliving/index.html#cnnSTCTextHow much space do we need to live happily?Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:40:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1849698,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1849698,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBy creating reserves, researchers have given animals the safehouses they need to thrive. But as climate change encroaches on that territory, they'll need escape routes to surviveMon, 13 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/08/rescued.penguins/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/08/rescued.penguins/index.html#cnnSTCTextFlying penguins are unusual. Especially when they fly on a C-130 Hercules military plane.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:21:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1846611,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1846611,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA ferocious-looking denizen of the deep that can gobble up whole urchins and crabs in a few swift chomps needs protection, according to a petition filed with the federal governmentThu, 02 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/11/congo.rare.animal.okapi/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/11/congo.rare.animal.okapi/index.html#cnnSTCTextRare images of an African animal so elusive that it was once believed to be mythical have been released.Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/05/eco.cambodiablog/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/05/eco.cambodiablog/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen you first meet Dara, you can't help but fall for him.Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1838065,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1838065,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday all but killed a federal plan nearly seven decades in the making to build the world's largest water pump in the Mississippi DeltaTue, 02 Sep 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1827000,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1827000,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSun, 27 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/11/stranded.dolphin/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/11/stranded.dolphin/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe British Royal Navy rejected claims Wednesday that one of its vessels using sonar could have caused 26 dolphins to fatally strand themselves in shallow water off the southwest coast of England.Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:03:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1811058,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1811058,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGlobal warming is not a problem for the future. We're already feeling the catastrophic effects today. Question is, is it too late to do anything about it?Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1739017,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1739017,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA group of environmentalists and the owners of a large stretch of wilderness have reached a deal that would set aside the largest parcel of land for conservation in California historySat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/07/27/congo.gorillas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/07/27/congo.gorillas/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe shooting deaths of four mountain gorillas -- three females and an alpha male silverback -- are prompting a United Nations agency to send a mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo.Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/07/24/gas.wildlife.wyoming/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/07/24/gas.wildlife.wyoming/index.html#cnnSTCTextCall it modern horse-trading. Balancing the nation's energy needs with its interests in protecting wildlife and habitats. Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:25:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1725017,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1725017,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA lead scientist at the Nature Conservancy makes the case that, for lasting success, environmentalists need to protect and foster the diversity in their own ranksSun, 23 Mar 2008 17:50:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1725015,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1725015,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn the shadow of the Beijing Olympics, New Delhi's preparations to stage the 2010 Commonwealth Games are flounderingSun, 23 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1702168,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1702168,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThree conservation groups notified the federal government Wednesday they intend to sue to get polar bears listed as a threatened species due to global warmingThu, 10 Jan 2008 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1700242,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1700242,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA northern Indian state said Thursday it planned to use unemployed youths to sterilize monkeys to try to combat aggressive primates who have been raiding farmsFri, 04 Jan 2008 17:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/03/news/companies/gunther_sustainable_fish.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/03/news/companies/gunther_sustainable_fish.fortune/index.htmAt Hook, a Washington, D.C., seafood restaurant, there's no Chilean sea bass, bluefin tuna or grouper on the menu. You can't order asparagus in the fall, or strawberries in winter.Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:25:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1671274,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1671274,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe civil war in Congo has cut off the rare silverback mountain gorilla from the conservationists who are trying to save itSat, 13 Oct 2007 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1669552,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1669552,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe rainy season in Africa has led to the drowning of 10,000 wildebeest, one percent of the animals on the continentTue, 09 Oct 2007 14:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/06/28/bald.eagle.delisting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/06/28/bald.eagle.delisting/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe bald eagle, America's national symbol, is flying high after spending three decades in recovery. On Thursday, the government took the eagle off the Endangered Species Act's "threatened" list.Mon, 16 Jul 2007 07:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1625894,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1625894,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSome say strict measures endanger ecosystems, but others say those concerns are excuses for pro-immigrant sentimentWed, 30 May 2007 12:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/04/23/pacific.turtles/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/04/23/pacific.turtles/index.htmlThe tortoise famously beat the hare, but now conservationists are turning to racing turtles in a bid to raise awareness and learn more about the plight of one of the planet's oldest species.Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/04/13/cheetah.race/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/04/13/cheetah.race/index.htmlIt sounded like a joke from the start -- an almost primeval joke. Come watch a 100-meter race on a grass track pitting the world's fastest land mammal, the cheetah, against one of Africa's fastest human beings.Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/04/09/magnolias.threat/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/04/09/magnolias.threat/index.htmlUp to half of the world's magnolia species are in danger of extinction, according to a new study by conservationists.Mon, 09 Apr 2007 09:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/12/27/polar.bears/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/12/27/polar.bears/index.htmlPolar bears may be listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act because of a loss of habitat that jeopardizes their survival, the Interior secretary said Wednesday.Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:15:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/10/01/8387292/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/10/01/8387292/index.htmWith energy costs rising and poised to stay stratospheric, small companies are finding innovative ways -- beyond solar panels and ski hats -- to cut their electricity bills.Thu, 21 Sep 2006 09:55:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/06/news/economy/pluggedin_gunther.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/06/news/economy/pluggedin_gunther.fortune/index.htmHere's some good news about energy conservation: Americans are a lot more efficient than we used to be.Wed, 06 Sep 2006 14:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/irwin.death/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/irwin.death/index.html"Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, the Australian naturalist killed by a stingray on Monday, was filmed removing a poisonous barb from his chest just before he died, according to news reports.Tue, 05 Sep 2006 03:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/australia.irwin.remembered/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/australia.irwin.remembered/index.htmlTributes from around the world are flowing in for Steve Irwin, the enthusiastic Australian "Crocodile Hunter" who enthralled audiences around the world with his wildlife adventures.Mon, 04 Sep 2006 22:29:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/08/07/8382593/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/08/07/8382593/index.htm"Doesn't it feel good to have this kind of commitment made by the company that you are part of? Don't you feel proud?"Mon, 31 Jul 2006 18:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/06/16/hawaii.monument/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/06/16/hawaii.monument/index.htmlIt is a monument like no other -- 1,400 miles long and 100 miles wide.Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/05/23/snowleopard/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/05/23/snowleopard/index.htmlFor the first time in more than 40 years, scientists have spotted the elegant and endangered snow leopard on the southern slopes of Mount Everest.Mon, 23 May 2005 16:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/01/20/volunteer.vacations/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/01/20/volunteer.vacations/index.htmlImagine returning from vacation with tales of excavating mummies in the Atacama Desert in Chile or tracing the history of the planet's fresh water back nearly 20,000 years in Mongolia's Gobi Desert.Thu, 20 Jan 2005 21:40:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/12/11/alaska.oilspill/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/12/11/alaska.oilspill/index.htmlAuthorities struggled Saturday against adverse weather conditions to determine the extent of an oil spill from a Malaysia-flagged cargo vessel that foundered in frigid waters off Alaska's Aleutian Islands.Sat, 11 Dec 2004 22:03:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/05/06/smartgear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/05/06/smartgear/index.htmlFrom sea turtles to whales to dolphins and birds, hundreds of thousands of animals die each year because they become entangled in fishing gear.Thu, 06 May 2004 17:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/22/campaign.earthday/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/22/campaign.earthday/index.htmlMarking Earth Day, President Bush unveiled a wetlands protection plan on Thursday, but Democratic rival John Kerry questioned Bush's environmental credentials.Thu, 22 Apr 2004 15:40:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/11/27/292436/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/11/27/292436/index.htmImagine a new financial market--let's call it the Conservation Exchange. Here, global moguls and Miami retirees alike could invest in new commodities based on the day-to-day labor of trees, rivers,...Mon, 27 Nov 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/04/26/258760/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/04/26/258760/index.htmThere are seven of us dragging our luggage through the airport in Rio de Janeiro, preparing to board the first of three planes that will eventually deposit us on a bumpy grass landing strip in the ...Mon, 26 Apr 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/08/05/66278/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/08/05/66278/index.htmIn the largest judgment against an oil company for violating price controls during the 1970s, a Washington federal appeals court ruled that Exxon must pay the U.S. government $900 million for overc...Mon, 05 Aug 1985 04:01:00 EDT