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Johnny Langenheim explains how an innovative method is sustaining corals and why on World Oceans Day we need to pledge for more such projects See the article here: Biorock giving new life to coral reefs

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The eyes of the world will be focused on the health of our oceans when World Oceans Day is celebrated on Friday, 8 June See the rest here: South Africa: World Ocean Day Celebrated With Clean-Ups

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Cod, haddock and herring could be fished in more numbers, but conservationists say policy will damage stocks Continue reading here: EU plans to increase fishing quota

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LONDON, June 8 (UPI) -- Golden and sea eagle populations have been declining in the British Isles for 1,500 years because of human activity, a report released Friday said. Read this article: Eagles on decline in Britain for centuries

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Rachel Hall was part of a Unicef UK group that prepared a list of priorities that young people want to be taken up at the summit. She explains what they expect from world leaders More: Speak up for children at Rio+20 Earth summit

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WASHINGTON, Jun 7, 2012 (IPS) - The World Bank this week released its new environment strategy for the next decade, 2012 through 2022, saying the policy framework was crafted in response to "calls from governments and the private sector for new approaches to development in light of unprecedented environmental challenges". Original post: New World Bank Environment Strategy Boosts...

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Elephant numbers in areas surveyed by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in Central Africa halved between 2006 and 2011, hinting at the carnage wrought by the surging commercial ivory trade and demonstrating a need to boost protection efforts, said the Bronx Zoo-based conservation group. More here: Elephant numbers halved in Central Africa in 5 years

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Denmark's Baltic island of Bornholm has become a new home for the European bison, an endangered species that was almost wiped out in the last century. Read more: Denmark's Bornholm island gets rare bison from Poland

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Climate change, ageing plantations and a shortage of young farmers risk strangling Africa's cocoa industry, a top official from a bloc of 10 producer nations said. See the rest here: Climate change, ageing trees threaten African cocoa output

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Florida’s highest court must decide if the Miami-Dade County public defender’s office can decline cases because of its overwhelming workload. BY JIM SAUNDERS – THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE — Grappling with whether poor people are ... See the rest here: Florida Supreme Court hears Miami-Dade public defender’s case