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[NEW DELHI] Researchers are working on 'nano-film' packaging materials to extend the shelf-life of fruit and vegetables and reduce huge post-harvest losses in South Asia. Excerpt from: Researchers look to nanotech to keep fruit fresh

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SAN FRANCISCO DE MACORIS, Dominican Republic - An elusive songbird that wings its way each year from austere mountaintops of the northeastern U.S. to the steamy forests of the Caribbean has inspired the creation of what conservationists hope will be a new model for nature reserves in a country that has long struggled with deforestation. View post: Saving...

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WI: DNR Set to Make Record Land Acquisition Read the rest here: WI: DNR Set to Make Record Land Acquisition

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European governments are backsliding on commitments to make fishing sustainable, campaigners are warning. See the original post: EU fishing reforms face weakening

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A species of bee not seen in the UK for a quarter of a century is being reintroduced to the countryside. Read the original here: 'Extinct' short-haired bumblebee returns to UK

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Manipadma Jena interviews ACHIM STEINER, executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Continue reading here: Q&A: A Green Economy Without a Pricetag on Nature?

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Construction on the museum, which will be dedicated to the study of marine life and shipwrecks, is set to begin soon Here is the original post: Kenya to build Africa's first underwater museum

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The survival chances of meerkats is being threatened by inbreeding, according to a new study. View post: Meerkat survival 'threatened by inbreeding'

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Climate change may have a more unpredictable effect on the distribution of cold-blooded animals than scientists had previously thought, a new analysis shows. Read more from the original source: Cold-blooded climate change surprise

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UXBRIDGE, Canada, May 25, 2012 (IPS) - Climate-heating carbon emissions set a record high in 2011, in a 3.2 percent increase over the previous year, the International Energy Agency reported this week. Read more here: Global Temperatures Rising on a Devastating Trajectory