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21 June 2012 - The UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) has brought together thousands of people from all walks of life to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to help shape new policies to promote prosperity, reduce poverty and advance social equity and environmental protection. Read the original post: Rio+20: Interview with Ed Norton, UN Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity

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LOS ANGELES, June 21 (UPI) -- The greater Los Angeles area will heat up an average 4 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit by mid-century due to climate change, a climate expert says. Go here to see the original: Study: Hotter future for Los Angeles

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(CNN) -- At the start of the 1980s there were more than a million elephants in Africa. During that decade, 600,000 were destroyed for ivory products. Today perhaps no more than 400,000 remain across the continent, according to Samuel Wasser of the University of Washington, who is widely recognized as an authority on the subject. Read more: Will...

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ScienceDaily (June 21, 2012) - Don't let the hobbling, wobbling, and blubber fool you into thinking elephant seals are merely sluggish sun bathers. In fact, scientists are benefiting from these seals' surprisingly lengthy migrations to determine critical information about Antarctic melting and future sea level rise. The rest is here: Elephant Seals Help Uncover Slower-Than-Expected Antarctic Melting

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BANGKOK, Jun 21 2012 (IPS) - The Kiriwong community in southern Thailand is confident of handling climate change, thanks to lessons learned from a natural disaster that hit its village 25 years ago. Go here to see the original: Disasters Hold Climate Change Lessons for Thais

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[GABORONE] Botswana urgently needs policies to facilitate climate change adaptation to protect the Okavango Delta, the country's most lucrative tourist attraction, according to a new study. Continue reading here: Climate change threatens Botswana's main tourist attraction

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Researchers have measured the swimming speed of the ocean's slowest shark. See more here: Slowest Greenland sharks hunts sleeping prey

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The U.K. will require London Stock Exchange-listed companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions starting in April 2013, according to the British government. The rule may be extended to all large companies in 2016. Continue reading here: UK to require carbon emissions reporting by London Stock Exchange companies

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A new study suggests that human weight gain globally is not just bad for health but also bad for global warming See the original post here: Global Shift to Obesity Packs Serious Climate Consequences

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World leaders have spent 20 years bracing themselves to express 'deep concern' about the world's environmental crises, but not to do anything about them Read the original post: Rio+20 draft text is 283 paragraphs of fluff