Agro-ecological farming methods, not industrial-scale agriculture will be needed to ensure food security and protect food supplies from the impacts of climate change, argues Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. Original post: Agro-ecology methods are key to food security
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The oil company says up to 40,000 barrels of crude oil was spilled 75 miles off the coast of the Niger delta See more here: Nigeria on alert as Shell announces worst oil spill in a decade
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The year 2011 has presented the world with a shocking increase in irregular weather and disasters linked to climate change. View post: Earth systems disruption: Does 2011 indicate the "new normal" of climate chaos and conflict?
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Global Ideas spoke with Volker Homes, a specialist in species conservation at WWF Germany, about how Africa's national parks can adapt to climate change and better protect its wildlife. See the original post: Africa 'hugely threatened' by loss of species
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Mother Nature has a unique but simple way of taking care of herself-a sort of "no BS" attitude towards unnatural manipulation that has routinely come back to bite many people and corporations where it hurts. Originally posted here: Environmental Law Offers New Opportunity for Paralegals
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Scientists and the public usually rejoice when a new species is discovered. But biologist Bryan Stuart has learned the hard way that the discovery of new species, especially when that species is commercially valuable, has a dark side-one that could potentially wipe out the new species before protections can be put in place. Read more: The dark side...
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Thomson-Reuters – December 21, 2011 ALBANY, N.Y., Dec 21 (Reuters) – State court administrators have requested millions of dollars in funding to help legal-aid offices in New York City come into compliance with a new law ... See the rest here: New York – Courts ask for more money to lift burden on public defenders
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Thomson-Reuters – December 21, 2011 ALBANY, N.Y., Dec 21 (Reuters) – State court administrators have requested millions of dollars in funding to help legal-aid offices in New York City come into compliance with a new law ... More: New York – Courts ask for more money to lift burden on public defenders
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Businesses will have to wait longer for a decision in the Brinker case. As we reported last week, the California Supreme Court allowed the... Read the original here: Brinker Decision Delayed
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Businesses will have to wait longer for a decision in the Brinker case. As we reported last week, the California Supreme Court allowed the... Originally posted here: Brinker Decision Delayed
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