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The EU has called on European governments to include data on CO2 emissions from farming and forestry in their efforts to tackle climate change. Go here to read the rest: EU brings farms and forests into low-carbon plans

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A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to define a five-word phrase in the Endangered Species Act has conservation groups and scientists up in arms. Read the original: Feds, Conservationists Clash Over Endangered Species Act Definition

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It's always lively and noisy in the forest of Nantu in the morning, with birds singing, macaques shrieking and jumping, and allo or white-tailed hornbills occasionally flapping their wings vigorously. Originally posted here: Nantu's forest facing endless threats

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KINGSTON, March 12, 2012 (IPS) - News of Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo's newest attraction shocked Jamaican authorities. Link: A Growing Illicit Trade Threatens Jamaica's Wildlife

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Our closest nonhuman relatives, the great apes, are in mortal danger. Every one of the six great ape species is endangered, and without more effective conservation measures, they may be extinct in the wild within a human generation. More here: Without data, fate of great apes unknown

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MEXICO CITY, Mar 12, 2012 (Tierramérica) - It takes 1,600 litres of water to produce one kilo of bread. This is the type of calculation used to measure a water footprint, the total volume of freshwater used to produce the goods and services consumed by people and communities. Read the original here: Mesoamerica Ignores Its Water Footprint

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Many meat-eating animals appear to lose their ability to taste sweet flavours over time, a finding that suggests diet plays a key role in evolution. Read more: Meat-eaters lose taste for sweets

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Despite the fears of rural residents, the wolves that have migrated into Germany in the last decade only rarely kill livestock, a new study has found. More here: German Wolves Prefer Wildlife to Livestock

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A controversial US$3 million research prize, seen by many African countries as the first science award 'given by Africans for Africans', has been formally adopted by UNESCO after years of wrangling - but it remains uncertain whether the prize will be awarded any time soon. Read more here: Future of UNESCO science prize still in doubt

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Remote camera traps, which have become a hugely important conservation tool on land during the past decade, have now gone underwater. More here: Camera traps go under the ocean, seeking sharks