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The theme of 7th Conference of the Pacific Community - Climate change and food security: Managing risks for sustainable development - is one that hits home for Pacific Island delegates gathered in Noumea, New Caledonia this week.Monday 7 November 2011, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Noumea, New Caledonia - Read the rest here: Climate Change Impact On...

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Report finds Britons more concerned with keeping warm than worrying about the environment Here is the original post: Hard-up UK puts climate change on back burner

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Involving local groups has been a key factor in halting the loss of forest cover in the Asia-Pacific region, a UN study has concluded. See original here: Locals 'can play key role in helping forests recover'

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Rio+20 dates rearranged to avoid jeopardising the attendance of 54 Commonwealth leaders, including David Cameron Read more: Rio Earth Summit postponed after clash with Queen's diamond jubilee

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UNITED NATIONS, Nov 6, 2011 (IPS) - Unless civil society activists launch their own programme of action at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro next summer (Jun. 4-6), the event will be little more than an expensive talkfest. Excerpt from: A Rio+20 Activist Manifesto and Action Plan

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Despite its being gazetted as a noxious weed in April 2010, and its threat to biodiversity, agriculture and human health, parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus) continues to spread across as no government institution or department is yet to act to contain it. See the original post: Unchecked killer weed now threatens Kenya

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JOHANNESBURG - The first time scientists explored deep in the Indian Ocean, they found a new species of glowing squid. Now researchers who are departing from South Africa on Monday with even better equipment are hoping for similar success. Excerpt from: Scientists to explore Indian Ocean's depths

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Mercury News – By Tracey Kaplan -11/05/2011 Long overshadowed by freethinking San Francisco, Berkeley and now protest-roiled Oakland, Santa Clara County has been eclipsing its lefty neighbors lately — with criminal justice policies that critics blast ... Continued here: California On crime policy, Santa Clara County takes a cutting-edge — some say risky — approach

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By JULIA REYNOLDS – Monterey Herald Staff Writer – 11/05/2011 01:30:13 AM PDT One month into the state’s prisoner realignment, Monterey County officials are already discovering unforeseen problems. Monterey County Jail Chief Jeff Budd reported that 33 ... See the rest here: California – Monterey County jail sees realignment in action – officials find gaps one month into...

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California had a broken prison system before realignment. The Fresno Bee – Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 Just where do people serving a term in state prison go at the end of their sentence? When they have done ... Read more from the original source: California Criminal Justice Realignment Editorial: Be cautious, not alarmed about state parole changes