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The international target to halve the number of people who do not have access to safe drinking water has been met, five years before the 2015 deadline, the UN announced on Tuesday. See the article here: Millennium development goal on safe drinking water reaches target early

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A UN team has arrived in Australia to investigate possible damage to the Great Barrier Reef by the mining industry. See the original post here: UN team examines mining threat to Great Barrier Reef

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The fringes of Antarctica are being invaded by alien plants and tiny animals, scientists have found. Originally posted here: Alien invaders threaten Antarctic fringes

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NARA, Japan, March 5 (UPI) -- A Japanese researcher says thousands of strands of spider silk spun into a set of violin strings can yield a "preferable" timbre for many musicians. Originally posted here: Violin strings made from spider silk

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Microbes are being failed by existing conservation efforts. We need a global strategy to ensure their survival Go here to read the rest: Let's protect Earth's unseen life

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MANILA, March 6 -- The AEON Environmental Foundation announced today the opening of nominations for the 2012 MIDORI Biodiversity Prize. Here is the original post: MIDORI 2012 prize for biodiversity now open for nominations

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Arbio was begun by Michel Saini and Tatiana Espinosa Q. in the Peruvian Amazon region of Madre de Dios. The project focuses on a protective response to the increased encroachment and destructive land use driven by development. Continue reading here: Innovative program seeks to safeguard Peruvian Amazon from impacts of Inter-Oceanic Highway

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A banana and plantain fungus which has spread across the world originated in South East Asia, new research has found. Follow this link: Global march of banana fungus revealed

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Progress breeding giant pandas in captivity masks a conservation failure: the species' natural habitat is vanishing Continue reading here: Panda breeding success ignores their disappearing habitat

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London (CNN) -- Brazil stands at a crossroads in its efforts to preserve the Amazon rainforest, as the government considers controversial legislation governing land use. See the original post here: Brazil vote sparks fears for future of rainforest