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"REDD is the new beast in the forest," said Patrick Anderson of the Forest Peoples Programme in Indonesia here at Climate Change Mitigation with Local Communities and Indigenous peoples workshop in Cairns, Australia. Excerpt from: The New Beast in the Forest Brings Hope and Threats to Indigenous Peoples

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Right to Hunt Amendments to be Decided by Voters in Idaho, Nebraska and Kentucky This November Read this article: Right to Hunt Amendments to be Decided by Voters in Idaho, Nebraska and Kentucky This November

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A pilot version of an online mapping tool has been launched in Africa which enables researchers and policymakers to identify how climate change vulnerability, conflict, and aid intersect. Follow this link: New map overlays conflict, climate change and aid in Africa

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A third of the population of 200 might already be dead - with the remainder in severe danger, say conservationists Read the original: Rare Sumatran orangutans dying as fires rage in Indonesian swamp forest

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Acrobatic starlings in the evening sky are becoming a rarer sight. It's a warning against treating nature as an optional extra Read the original here: The sad decline of the swirling starling

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"Our elders are the best source of information. Better than science or the internet," said Petr Kaurgin, a Chukchi reindeer herder from the remote Turvaurgin nomadic tribal community in north-eastern Siberia. View original post here: Wisdom of Elders Better Than Science or the Internet: "They still know how to cook mammoth"

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News of job interviewers demanding Facebook passwords from applicants caused a media storm. Top news outlets published numerous reports about job applicants being asked... Read more: Asking For Facebook Passwords Is Risky

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MSNBC News – By Alan Boyle Sympathetic jurors show a characteristic pattern of brain activity when they decide to be lenient on a criminal, and the strength of that pattern can vary from juror to juror, ... Read this article: Scientists judge a jury’s brains

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MSNBC News – By Alan Boyle Sympathetic jurors show a characteristic pattern of brain activity when they decide to be lenient on a criminal, and the strength of that pattern can vary from juror to juror, ... Read the original: Scientists judge a jury’s brains

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Your small business' identity means a lot to your bottom line. But when another entity infringes on your trademark, it may not always make good business sense to pursue a legal enforcement action. Trademark enforcement actions can be costly, and may not be worth the potential benefits , one trademark expert writes for Inc. magazine. Suing for trademark...