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CHANGWON, Oct 21, 2011 (IPS) - Luc Gnacadja, in his second three-year term as executive secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), is widely seen as delivering on his commitment to manage the world's drylands. The rest is here: 'Soil is Key to Global Warming, Food Security'

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(Reuters) - A U.N. committee has completed the draft design of a fund to help developing countries tackle climate change, paving the way for its launch in 2013, the U.N.'s climate chief said on Friday. Read this article: U.N. committee completes draft design of climate fund

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Several projects in biotechnology around the country risk being hampered by the absence of a regulating bill still awaiting presidential assent, months after it passed reading in the National Assembly. See more here: Nigeria: Absent Law Hampers Biotechnology

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MEXICO CITY, Oct 20, 2011 (IPS) - Wild cotton in Mexico has been contaminated with genetically modified material, posing a risk to biodiversity, experts say. See the original post: Transgenic Cotton Harbours Hidden Dangers

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 Note: You must log in to view this streaming self-study video program. SVP Cases: Release Planning, Gathering and Presenting It To Evaluators and at Trial Craig Osaki, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Brandy Beltas, Paralegal/Attorney, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office Originally presented on July 9, 2011 at the CPDA Defending SVP Cases Seminar in Berkeley, California...

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The New York Civil Liberties Union today called on NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly to take steps to protect the free speech rights of Occupy Wall Street demonstrators in New York City by ending the blanket videotaping by the Department of peaceful protesters, allowing the demonstrators to pitch tents and set up portable toilets, and preventing further mass arrests...

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By Gary Mandinach, Attorney at Law, California Appellate Project, Los Angeles, California 1. People v. Moses (2011) Cal.App.4th , reported on September 21, 2011, in 2011 Los Angeles Daily Journal 14260, the Fourth Appellate District, Division 4 held that a probation condition barring the defendant from possessing “sexually explicit movies, videos, material, or devices,” which was modified to...

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Released: 10/20/2011 11:00 AM EDT Newswise — (Boston) — Robert L. Spangenberg, a pioneering champion of legal rights for the poor and advisor to states and bar associations on the subject of legal aid for the indigent, is returning to the Boston University School of Law faculty after four successful decades of working to improve the access to...

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Businesses everywhere, take note: employers in San Francisco may soon be seeing some financial incentives for hiring felons. The city is considering a new legislation where employers will get a $10,000 tax break for felon employees. San Francisco is not the first city to consider this type of legislation. Philadelphia has had similar rules on its books since...

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A lawsuit has yet to be filed, but the Steve Jobs turtleneck is now at the center of a bizarre fashion controversy. Knitwear Corp., manufacturer of the St. Croix line of men's knitwear, is accused of lying about the turtleneck's origin . Interviews with top executives imply that Steve Jobs wore St. Croix mock turtlenecks. A website promotion...