Namibia Coast National Park

SUBHEAD: Namibia has become the first country to designate its entire coastline a national park.By Mark Rowe on 12 February 2011 for the Telegraph -(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/8318338/Whole-coastline-of-Namibia-is-designated-a-national-park.html)Image above: Gate to Skeleton Coast Park. From (http://media.photobucket.com/image/namibia%20coast/Charles_Ansdell/Namibia%202010/

Indonesia cheats on reforestation

SUBHEAD: Indonesia using $1 billion in forest protection funds to clear cut forests.Image above: Peat forest leveled for palm oil in Riau, Indonesia. From article (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wak1/661247561/).By Brian Merchant on 23 November 2010 for TreeHugger.com - (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/11/indonesia-use-1-billion-forest-protection-funds-cut-down.php)t was a trailblazing '

NOAA rebuilding Fisheries

SOURCE: Kenneth Taylor (taylork021@Hawaii.rr.com)SUBHEAD: NOAA policy encourages catch shares to end overfishing and rebuild fisheries.[Editor's note: Here in Hawaii NOAA would be working with the Western Pacific Regional Management Council. In accordance with full disclosure, I, Juan Wilson am now completing a contract to provide WesPac with maps of traditional ahupuaa and moku areas. A