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New Delhi, India - The seed is the first link in the food chain - and seed sovereignty is the foundation of food sovereignty. If farmers do not have their own seeds or access to open pollinated varieties that they can save, improve and exchange, they have no seed sovereignty - and consequently no food sovereignty. See the...

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[MEXICO CITY] Slash-and-burn agricultural practices, banned by governments because of the risk of uncontrolled fires, provide better growing conditions for valuable new trees than more modern methods of forest clearance, a study suggests Read the original: Slash-and-burn 'improves tropical forest biodiversity'

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If you stand with your back to the sun and inspect the place on the ground where your shadow is cast, you might spot the tiny larvae of the threatened Bay checkerspot butterfly. Link: Crossed Fingers for a Threatened Butterfly

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GAINESVILLE, Fla., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Satellite tracking of threatened loggerhead sea turtles has revealed two previously unknown feeding "hot spots" in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. researchers say. Link: Turtles tracked to feeding 'hot spots'

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(Reuters) - In the village of Pithauli, surrounded by ripening mustard fields, a woman hauls a cow carcass on a trolley, drops it in an open field, then runs and hides in a nearby hut as dozens of vultures swoop down. Read more here: Nepal's vulture "restaurants" for endangered birds

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JAKARTA - Conservation group WWF said it spotted 18 critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins in Indonesian waters off Borneo island Tuesday and called for greater protection of the species' habitat. See more here: 18 endangered dolphins spotted off Borneo: WWF

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From a hill overlooking lush pastures on Chiloé Island in Chile, Gicella Saldivia and her family manage a small organic farm and restaurant. Follow this link: Could the Wind Turbines of Chile Harm Blue Whales?

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ScienceDaily (Feb. 6, 2012) - Boise State University biologists have uncovered why the chemical defenses in birch, a common type of tree found in North America, are toxic to snowshoe hares. Go here to see the original: Why Common Tree Is Toxic to Snowshoe Hares

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ScienceDaily (Feb. 6, 2012) - Several periods of field work during 2008 have led to the discovery of a new species of bamboo-feeding plant lice in Costa Rica's high-altitude region "Cerro de la Muerte." More: New Species of Bamboo-Feeding Plant Lice Found in Costa Rica

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Ladybirds native to the UK and other European countries are declining fast as the invasive harlequin species spreads, scientists have shown. Originally posted here: Ladybird decline driven by 'invading' harlequin