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That's how much cheese would be paid as an annual dividend for investing 1,000 euros, or about $1,400, in a Dutch fund designed to promote biodiversity. More here: Dutch biodiversity fund would pay out in cheese

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(CNN) -- As the Horn of Africa suffers its worst drought for 60 years, there are reports of growing conflict between people and wildlife over the region's limited resources. See the original post: Elephants and livestock battle for water in East Africa

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Finnish state forester Metsähallitus says FSC certification does not provide sufficient benefits for it to pilot the certification scheme. Read more: Finnish state forester shuns FSC certification

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Four traditional owner groups have agreed not to hunt dugong for the next five years and limit their take of green turtles to 20 a year. Read the original post: Aboriginal clans agree to stop hunting dugong

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An endangered species of horse -- known as Przewalski's horse -- is much more distantly related to the domestic horse than researchers had previously hypothesized, reports a team of investigators led by Kateryna Makova, a Penn State University associate professor of biology. More here: Endangered horse has ancient origins and high genetic diversity, new study finds

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The long held view that adaptation and mitigation are mutually exclusive approaches for reducing the impacts of climate change has been questioned in a recent study, with the beginnings of an integrative approach in many forestry projects in Latin America showing improved outcomes at the local level. Read the original: Climate Conversations - Combining adaptation and mitigation in...

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Clouds could be made more reflective and oceans fertilised to increase carbon dioxide absorption under ideas to be discussed at Australia's first high-level climate engineering conference later this month. See more here: Australia to broach radical global warming solutions

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The South Asian region which includes Bhutan, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri-Lanka and Maldives is home to over one and one-half billion human population, one fifth of the global population. See the original post here: Adapting to climate change impacts in South Asia

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MEXICO CITY, Sept 8, 2011 (IPS) - Maize, Mexico's staple food as well as a symbol, has the potential to adapt to climate change and mitigate its effects without any need for genetically modified seeds, according to agricultural scientists. Read the original post: Traditional Maize Can Cope with Climate Change

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HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad chapter of World Wildlife Foundation-India (WWF) on Thursday launched its 'Cities for Forests Campaign' in the city to raise awareness about the need for urban forests. Read the original here: WWF launches new urban forests campaign