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Is helping indigenous people develop community forestry good for development, or is it better to let foreign companies log the native forest and replace it with rubber plantations? Read more from the original source: Cambodia: forestry and development, it's not always clear cut

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ScienceDaily (Nov. 10, 2011) - Humans play a far greater role in the fate of African elephants than habitat, and human conflict in particular has a devastating impact on these largest terrestrial animals, according to a new University of British Columbia study published online in PLoS ONE this week. Excerpt from: More Than 50 Percent Decline in Elephants...

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GLAND, Switzerland, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The International Union for Conservation of Nature, based in Switzerland, says its update of an endangered species list indicates "the health of biodiversity." Read the original here: Indigenous People Are Key to Conserving Forests: World Bank Study

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GLAND, Switzerland, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The International Union for Conservation of Nature, based in Switzerland, says its update of an endangered species list indicates "the health of biodiversity." Visit link: Endangered species list is updated

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NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Climate change-related Health costs from 2000 to 2009 exceeded $14 billion, with 95 percent of the cost due to lives lost prematurely, U.S. researchers say. The rest is here: Climate change-related health cost high

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ScienceDaily (Nov. 10, 2011) - Evergreen trees at the edge of Alaska's tundra are growing faster, suggesting that at least some forests may be adapting to a rapidly warming climate, says a new study. Original post: Trees On Tundra's Border Are Growing Faster in a Hotter Climate

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The popping of champagne corks in Canberra this week was quickly drowned out by the rumble of a bomb going off in London, where the International Energy Agency announced we have just five years to avoid dangerous global warming of more than two degrees celsius. Original post: The climate deadline is closer than we think

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NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Evergreen trees at the edge of Alaska's tundra are growing faster, suggesting forests may be reacting and adapting to rapidly warming climate, researchers say. Excerpt from: Forests advance with warming climate

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When you grow coffee, dead, brown leaves are not what you want to see. But they have been a scourge recently for coffee farmer Ahmed Nsubuga. More here: Climate Change Raises New Challenges for Uganda's Coffee Farmers

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University of Leicester research into greenhouse gas emissions from oil palm plantations provides robust measures now being used to inform international policies on greenhouse gas emissions. More: European Biofuels Are as Carbon Intensive as Petrol, New Study Suggests