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SAKARA, Rwanda - In a remote corner of eastern Rwanda, farmer Louis Ntiricakeza hacked at the trunk of one of his banana trees with a small, rusty machete. View post: Bananas grown with coffee to combat climate change

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(Reuters) - Opponents of Monsanto's new genetically modified sweet corn are petitioning national food retailers and processors to ban the biotech corn, which is not labeled as being genetically altered from conventional corn. Original post: Food companies petitioned to ban new Monsanto GMO corn

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(The Weekly Standard) A food versus fuel debate has raged for the past few years as ethanol consumes more and more of the U.S. corn supply. See original here: A mess we made: The biofuels fiasco

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A new global ranking of climate change finds most Asian countries including Bangladesh, India, Philippines, Vietnam and Pakistan will face the greatest risks to their populations, ecosystems and business environments. See original here: Bangladesh, India vulnerable to climate change

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PERTH, Australia, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Of the species of life on Earth that will be affected by global warming, seaweeds in our oceans may be especially vulnerable, Australian scientists say Read the original: Seaweeds said vulnerable to climate change

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It is definitely celebration time for environment stakeholders especially the Federal Ministry of Environment now that Nigeria has been granted the green light to benefit from the $4 million (N600 million using official rate) from the United Nations (UN) Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) programme. Go here to see the original: Now That the Nation...

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Nairobi, Kenya - The role of forests in providing timber and other wood products must not overshadow their important contribution to feeding many of the world's poorest communities, a group of international forest organizations and secretariats said Wednesday The rest is here: FAO: Forests, potential solution to fight against hunger

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Beyond the headlines from the UN population report lies a clear message: consumption is still a far bigger threat to the planet Continue reading here: Population is just a sidekick to the real big baddie - consumption

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A chance meeting at the 2011 1000 Islands Wine and Food Festival has vaulted Brockville sculptor Terry Schaub into some rarefied territory. Original post: Little things, big impact for local sculptor

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Federal wildlife officials on Wednesday issued a final ruling designating about 140 square miles of critical habitat for endangered black abalone along the California coast. Here is the original post: Protection zone established for endangered black abalones