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Genetic engineering has failed to increase the yield of any food crop but has vastly increased the use of chemicals and the growth of "superweeds," according to a report by 20 Indian, southeast Asian, African and Latin American food and conservation groups representing millions of people. Read more: GM crops have not lived up to their promises, say...

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The collapse of Sun Biofuels has left hundreds of Tanzanians landless, jobless, and in despair for the future Continued here: UK firm's failed biofuel dream wrecks lives of Tanzania villagers

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The WWF and International Rhino Foundation last week announced that the Javan rhino was now extinct in Viet Nam and that only 40-50 were left in the world, all in Indonesia. Viet Nam News reporters Thu Huong and Hoa Tran spoke to conservationists about the need to protect remaining critically endangered species. Continue reading here: Time running out...

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MEXICO CITY, Oct 28, 2011 (IPS) - Local communities in Latin America should go to court more often to fight for access to drinking water, regarded as a universal right, and combine legal action with social protests and political lobbying, experts say. Go here to see the original: Communities Should Go to Court Over Water

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ScienceDaily (Oct. 28, 2011) - The tropical rainforests (TRFs) harbour a multitude of living resources. Excerpt from: Tropical Rainforests Original Generators of Biodiversity

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Scotland's internationally important seabird colonies are continuing to have poor breeding seasons, RSPB Scotland has warned. Originally posted here: Scotland's 'seabird cities' continue to struggle

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Hoodia gordonii, or bitter ghaap, is one of many South African indigenous plants that has been used traditionally and is now the basis of a growing commercial industry. Read this article: Hungry for hoodia knowledge

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Governments are ignoring a vast store of knowledge -- generated over thousands of years -- that could protect food supplies and make agriculture more resilient to climate change, says a briefing published today by the International Institute for Environment and Development. Read more: With food and climate change, policymakers risk betting on the wrong horse

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Map It Out with MyTopo.com Read more from the original source: Map It Out with MyTopo.com

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By ADAM LIPTAK – The New York Times – October 30, 2011 WASHINGTON — Anthony Cooper shot a woman in Detroit in 2003 and then received laughably bad legal advice. Because all four of his bullets ... Read the original here: Supreme Court to Weigh Effects of Bad Plea Advice