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JAKARTA, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says he will dedicate the final three years of his presidency to protect his country's rainforest. Read the original here: Indonesia pledges forest conservation

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WASHINGTON -- Animal keepers at the National Zoo's conservation center in Virginia sent 26 black-footed ferrets to "boot camp" Wednesday to prepare the critters for life in the wild as part of an ongoing effort that has fueled the recovery of a species once declared extinct. See the rest here: Zoos help restore nearly extinct ferret in US...

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Following a logging crisis in 2009 where a number of Madagascar's remaining forests were illegally cut, the African nation has turned to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to help regulate 91 species of rosewood and ebony. Continue reading here: Madagascar asks CITES to regulate rosewood and ebony

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WINDHOEK, Sep 29, 2011 (IPS) - Climate change is increasingly playing a role in North-South trade, as carbon emissions are being used as an excuse to protect markets, with poorer countries likely to lose out. More here: Climate Change Will Impede North-South Trade

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Canada's environment minister says his government is not surprised that its own advisory panel on business and environmental issues is warning that greenhouse gas emissions could cost the Canadian economy up to $43 billion each year by 2050 if it fails to come up with a domestic plan to tackle global warming. Original post: Ignoring climate change could...

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Dear CPDA Member: For about a generation, many of us gave up dreams of being a judge because it was unlikely that past administrations would appoint a defense attorney or public defender. The last administration actually appointed public defenders to the bench and the present administration is seeking judicial applications from a diverse group of applicants, including defense...

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SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., flanked by the state’s top law enforcement leaders, today pledged “maximum state support” as local officials begin California’s historic realignment to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s prison-reduction order. “The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered California to reduce its prison population without delay and realignment is the most viable plan to...

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Note: You must log in with your CLARAWEB.US  User Name and password to view this program. You can click on the little box on the lower right above to expand the screen and press your ESC key to reduce the size back to normal. Ethics in a DUI Setting: Four Scenarios and Resources for Answers  Jose Varela, Marin County...

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For over 30 years this nonprofit public interest law firm (Prison Law Office, San Quentin, California) has been in the forefront of legal efforts to enforce the Constitution and other laws inside the walls of California’s prisons. With a small staff of attorneys and support personnel, the Prison Law Office represents individual prisoners, engages in class action and...

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The Tennessean – September 29, 2011 The Tennessee Board of Probation and Parole’s decision to free Gaile Owens illustrates broader understanding of domestic violence and its effects on victims than existed a quarter century ago, advocates and legal experts said Wednesday. The “battered woman defense” is…[For full story: http://defender411.us/p2HeiO ] View original post here: Tennessee – Court attitudes...