Mr. Pres, tear down that wall!!!

Quoted: Opponents say the 12-to-15-foot-tall steel fence and its construction will disrupt the habitat of jaguars, pygmy owls and other sensitive fauna in the wildlife refuge, and encourage illegal immigrants to use more remote, ecologically delicate terrain.

Includes a list of UNESCO WH forests, with introductory information on each.

Quoted: Ranging in size from 18 hectares (Vallée de Mai, Seychelles), to 8.8 million hectares (Lake Baikal, Russia), World Heritage forest sites now have a total surface area of over 76 million hectares...Given these figures, it is clear that the World Heritage Convention is uniquely positioned amongst international conventions, programmes and agencies to play a leading role for in-situ conservation of forest biodiversity.

Quoted: Within the fence area, scientists have observed a strange phenomenon: above the native vegetation, the sky is rich in rain-producing clouds. But the sky on the farmland side is clear.

This is fascinating. A team of researchers led by Udaysankar Nair and Tom Lyons have proposed three possible explanations.

Quoted: Well-managed landscapes and seascapes are at the basis of sustainable development and human security. They are critical to addressing underlying causes of biodiversity loss, and an essential requirement for meeting the Millennium Development Goals.

Quoted: The UN and other international organisations collect large amounts of statistics each year from all over the world...With Globalis, we have made these statistics available in a simpler and more visual format. The tool contains a large database where we have explained and categorised new UN statistics...

A harmful side effect of the move toward biofuels.

Quoted: Dr Richard Leakey said that growing pressure to switch from fossil fuels to biofuels could result in further destruction of the animals' habitats.

Very clear audio clips of frog sounds. You can see (and hear) why these frogs are such hits when it comes to mating.

Quoted: Listen to the calls of some frogs of Madagascar...

Quoted: Wilson identifies five grave threats to biodiversity (a term he coined), using the acronym HIPPO, and makes his TED wish: that we will work together on the Encyclopedia of Life, a web-based compendium of data from scientists and amateurs on every aspect of the biosphere.

A promising reforestation project in China, geared toward restoring biodiversity and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Quoted: On this World Forestry Day, we examine how a small forestry project in rural China – the first in the world to meet international standards on curbing climate change – can start a global chain effect on revitalizing forests...the trees planted will also remove approximately 160,000 tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere within the first 30 years of implementation.