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CUSCO, Peru, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Ecological tourism can protect the biodiversity of areas not officially protected but important to the ecology of the Peruvian Amazon, researchers said. Read more here: Researchers: Ecotourism a positive force

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BRUSSELS, Belgium, November 22, 2011 (ENS) - Europe's natural biodiversity heritage is showing "an alarming decline," according to new research published today by the European Red List, a part of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. See the rest here: Europe Expands Protected Areas But Biodiversity Battered

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Not found alive for over a century the evocatively named Neptune's cup sponge (Cliona patera) has been rediscovered off the shores of Singapore. Researchers with the environmental consulting DHI Group found the species during a routine dive. Continue reading here: Bathtub-sized marine sponge rediscovered after a century of extinction

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Is the northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) the most interesting endangered species in the world? Maybe it is, maybe it isn't-but it has definitely attracted the attention of the Dos Equis beer commercial spokesperson known only as "the Most Interesting Man in the World." Continue reading here: Can the Most Interesting Man in the World Help Save This...

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Researchers develop a unified theory of ecosystem change by combining spatial modelling and food web analysis Continue reading here: A new model for understanding biodiversity

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(Reuters) - Greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 could rise more than forecast to between 6 billion and 11 billion tons above what is needed to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius, a United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) report showed on Wednesday. Read more: Emissions cuts off course to halt global warming: UNEP

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(Reuters) - Global climate talks need to focus on the growing threat from extreme weather and shift away from political squabbles that hobble progress toward a tougher pact to rein in greenhouse gas emissions, the head of the U.N. climate panel said. View post: Science not politics must drive Durban climate talks

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[NEW DELHI] India has proposed that the climate talks in Durban next week should be refocused onto technology transfer, equity and trade barriers See more here: India pushes for tech transfer at Durban climate talks

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Sea-level rise is bad news for many island nations, but it may not be severe enough to prevent Chagos islanders from returning home four decades after they were expelled by UK authorities. See the rest here: Chagos islands in sea-level rise controversy

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The Coalition for a GM-Free India, which represents various citizen groups, has called for scrapping of the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill introduced in the Parliament on Tuesday. Follow this link: Call to scrap Biotech Bill