While concern for forest loss commonly focuses on rain forests, satellite imagery provides the basis for a new study that concludes that the greatest loss from 2000 to 2005 actually occurred in boreal forests in places like North America.
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While major humanitarian groups continue to need cash donations to pay for food, water and medical supplies for Haiti’s injured and displaced by the earthquake, other relief efforts are now well underway. Many involve getting clothing and personal supplies to Haitians. Americans with clothing and other goods to recycle can direct their gently use wares to Haitian relief, even if they are facing financial constraints themselves .
Here are some of the ways almost anyone can help:
Tags: · Finish Line, Foot Solutions, Haitian donations, Haitian refugees, Naika, recycle shoes to Haiti, Samaritan's Feet, Scott Nagy, shoe donations to Haiti, Soles4Souls, South Dakota State University, tax deductible donations, used shoes
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